Before leaving the house, it sounded like a static noise was coming from the speakers. I turned the radio off and the noise was still there. I get out of the truck to check the back seat area (where the noise was coming from). I put my ear near the window and it almost sounded like a can of something was being sprayed. It was weird, because nothing was in the back of the cab. Anyway, I thought "that's weird" and drove off, not giving it much thought. As I was walking to the truck at Sam's Club, I hit the automatic start. While loading the groceries in the truck, the noise now sounded like a sizzling, snapping sound. Then, I noticed few snowflakes landing near the back window were causing that sound. Again, I thought "that is so weird"!! I put the cart back, got in the truck and started it. At that point, it smelled like something was burning. I jumped out and opened the back door to get a closer look. While trying to figure out what was going on, smoke started coming up from both sides of the back windshield. I ran to the front to take the keys out of the ignition and then the window exploded!! I was so scared to start the truck again, wondering what else was about to happen. Thankfully, I was able to get it home with no other issues. It's now at the dealership getting looked at. They mentioned no recalls, but a quick google search shows that this is clearly an issue!! In 2019, Canada actually recalled over 159,000 vehicles over the high potential of catching on fire!!! After learning this, I'm so happy it didn't actually catch on fire!!
2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 visibility complaints
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While driving down the highway in a torrential rain the wipers just stopped working. They were cutting on and off and now do not work at all. The problem appears to be in the engine compartment fuse block which is not servicable. It is currently not fixed and could be inspected. We could not see 50 feet in front of us and were blindly following the car in front of us. It hasent been to the dealer yet as the truck is out of warrenty and it would not be covered. This came without any warning lamps or messages.
Rear window defroster caused back glass to explode. Vehicles was remote started before driving even though in settings auto rear defrost was turned off the rear defrosters were turned on automatically after driving for approximately 10 mins and while stopped at a red light i heard a loud bang and looked back to see a little but of smoke and one half of the powered rear sliding window with defrost had complete shattered, immediately i looked down to find the rear defrost turned on and then turned it off. I have heard of a customer satisfaction bulletin and a recall in Canada for this issue. This is a huge safety concern as when it blows it is loud and could cause someone that is driving to get panicked and swerve as well as potential for fire. This absolutely needs to be a recall for US vehicles as well
After starting my truck, my kids and i entered a few minutes later, we smelled a faint burning smell but seemed to have faded. driving 50yards away from my home, my rear window (glass on side of sliding window) randomly made the spider web/Crack effect all over the glass and had started crumbling off.
Vehicle was remote started in driveway. Before the 1st cycle ran out and shut off the vehicle I opened the rear door and black smoke came out and could see smoke emitting from behind the headrests of the back seat by the slider rear window. The rear defrost had started on fire. The rear window on driver side spiderwebbed when I opened the door. Temperature outside was 7 degrees with windchill below 0. No recall listed here in us at this time I could find. Recall #192220470 in canada was listed for 2014-2018 trucks.
The electrical wires in my back window got so hot it shattered my back window. Could smell electrical smoke post incident. Rear defrost was in use. There is currently a recall on exact same truck model and year in canada but currently not in the us. This needs to be addressed before someone gets injured.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the contact heard a loud pop sound. The contact pulled the vehicle over and discovered that the sun roof exploded. The vehicle was driven to premier chevrolet (401 us-59 loop, livingston, tx 77351), but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
Bought this 2017 silverado in feb. 2017 didn't notice the vertical scratches in the windshield until the sun hit it just right. The dealership determined it was a factory defect and replaced it quickly no problem. At about 13,000 miles I noticed that the ew windshield had scratches left by the wiper blades. Where the blades reverse direction the windshield is scratched so bad it appears milky. I took it to the dealer to see about getting it replaced and was told by the service manager that they couldn't do it without an okay from gm. I contacted gm's directly. After they talked to the dealership they told me that the scratches were my fault for " using the wipers without washer solution" I have never ever turned the wipers on without pressing the washer button first period. I was told by the dealer that he called and left messages with the gm customer service rep. And she has not returned his calls. Yesterday while driving on a winding road the sun hit the scratches just right causing me temporarily to lose sight of the road. I was a lifelong gm customer not anymore!!!!
Washer pump burnt, dealer replaced washer bottle & washer pump. Purchased dec 2016, last 6 months lived in arizona. Didn't use. Tried using mar 20th, washer didn't work. Numerous 2016-2017 complaints on line regarding this. Dealer repair representative said motor burnt up; had to be replaced. Appears wiring caused motor to burn up per prior customer complaints. Your system will not allow pdfs to be attached. Call me and I'll email them to you!!!!!!!!!
At night, when shifting into reverse gear and the backup cameras is activated, the system changes the center dashboard display screen from night brightness to full daytime brightness. If looking at the screen when this happens, night vision is lost by the glare. If not looking and in a dark area, it becomes impossible to see much of anything other than the display screen. While the screen is showing what is behind the vehicle, if a turning movement is needed while backing, it is impossible to see if there is anything beside the vehicle (like children) without opening the vehicle windows. If the display brightness would simply remain unchanged when the backup camera is activated, this issue would be resolved. The dealer and chevrolet assistance both state this is how the system is designed to operate and refuse to take any action. They do state the problem "might" be resolved in a future software update.
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