2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: brake failure

Filed Jul 1, 2026 · Brakes · TX

In September 2004, I filed a complaint on my 2019 chevrolet Silverado was making a noise from under the steering wheel (like a click noise at least twice) also the brakes were changing the movement when I pressed the brakes. One night the brakes completely went out while driving at 55 mph. I tried everything from pumping hard but the pedal went all the way to the floor with no result. I related the gas until the vehicle came to a stop. From there I placed the vehicle on park in the middle of an intersection. When the traffic light turned green I placed the vehicle on D and it moved but still with no brakes. I parked on the side of the road and called a wrecker to tow my truck home. It was could not be driven. After filling a complaint the local dealership called me and fixed it free of charge. Last week the noise on the steering wheel came back and the brakes are acting funny again. I have my two daughters ages [XXX] and [XXX] in my truck and I am requesting another inspection to my vehicle before another accident can happen. IT is unsafe INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Sep 16, 2025 · Electrical · 30,000 miles · NY

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the power steering and brakes failed to operate as needed. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle and continued driving; however, the failure persisted. During the failure, the power steering, brakes, and coolant sensors all failed to operate simultaneously. The contact inspected the vehicle and became aware that the braided ground strap to the sub frame was corroded and needed to be replaced. The contact replaced the ground strap twice. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who also determined that the ground strap was corroded and needed to be replaced. The dealer replaced the part once, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The manufacturer referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

Filed Jun 30, 2025 · Brakes, Electrical · TX

I have a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ. 5.3 Ecotrac 8 transmission with 89,000 miles. I bought it used and have had it 12 months, but only drove it 9 before it malfunctioned causing severe electrical & mechanical problems. I was driving the truck when the EPB, service engine, stabilitrac, ECBM warning lights came on, also driving over 43 miles an hour could cause a crash due brake failure This caused the emissions. transmission, & throttle to shut down Truck would not shift out of low gear. It would shift to park but did not recognize it was in park which kept the accessory on running down the battery, the tail gate would not open, and the information system shut down. I got sick and was in the hospital for 5 weeks, the truck was vandalized. The body repair shop took it to the chevrolet dealership in long beach to have it inspected. I did not tell them the vehicle had malfunctioned, throwing code U0101 and another code. I wanted the dealer to find the problem, the truck had not been driven since it was parked from the malfunction. All they came back with was I had a burnt cylinder and would be 9000 to fix due to maintenance, we maintained this truck changing the oil every 3000 miles with Castoroil synthetic oil, regularly checking and maintaining transmission, brake , all-fluids. Supposedly they ran a diagnostic, if they did they would have found these warnings and that main code U0101 would have showed up. When it happened Onstar ran the diagnostic and told me to take it immediately to a dealership. That dash should have lit up like a christmas tree that’s how many light were going off. The dealership never said a thing about these lights. Now i’ve read where Chevy had a problem with the EPB and only put them on this model from 2019 to 2022 because of this. I found on other sites recalls that included what happened to my truck, but not in your web sight. There was major design and manufacturing flaw with this model and year. I’ve read complaints on this.

Filed Feb 14, 2025 · Brakes · MA

While driving going at a speed of 60 mph on the highway my brakes stopped working, anti locks weren’t working. ABS light came on and it also said brake system failure and to Go at max speed 65 mphs. This put myself and my daughter greatly at risk!Vehicle could not stop. Now the system shows no issues and all warning dashboard lights are off (ABS) I did find a recall online for this same issue for 2019 Chevy Silverado 1500

Filed Dec 6, 2024 · Brakes, Electrical · FL

Twice the vehicle has malfunction at high rates of speed no brakes no steering and almost caused serious injury to myself and young son the second occurrence I record the last 15 seconds safely to have proof of exactly the speed of disengaged control. For this very reason. Vehicle has been at dealership since 10/28 I’ve had to rent a car 1700.00 and more than 30+ days no diagnostic or response to purchase this defective vehicle with number of same occurrence of brake electric emissions and transmission malfunction.

Filed Oct 30, 2024 · Brakes · NC

A couple months ago, my wife was backing down a sloped driveway the brakes gave out and would not stop the truck. She had to push the brake extremely hard to get it to stop and the service brake assist light came on briefly. It then went off and the truck's brakes came back. It happened to her one other time in a similar situation going slow in a driveway. Today I was driving and was slowing down coming to a stop sign moving forward when the brakes gave out so I had to push the brakes extremely hard to come to a stop which felt like they were fighting back and I almost hit the person in front of me. The service brake assist light also came on. There are known recalls on this part in prior years of this same vehicle and others. This recall should be expanded to 2019 Chevy Silverado's as well. I should not have to pay to fix a known issue.

Filed Sep 18, 2024 · Brakes · 80,000 miles · NM

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 MPH and slowing for a traffic signal, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle was not slowing as intended. The contact stated that the check engine and service brake warning lights were illuminated. The contact pumped the brake pedal; however, the brakes failed to operate as needed. The contact had the vehicle towed to a local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the brake sensors and the brake master cylinder had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Filed Jul 9, 2024 · Brakes, Steering · TX

The brake system went out last month on my vehicle. While driving down a road approximately 35 mph I went to stop the vehicle and realized my brakes went out. I had to continuously pump the brakes to avoid hitting the car in front of me. When I hit the brakes several codes came up on my dashboard. Then the brakes began working again but the lights on the dashboard stayed on so I went to a parts house and they checked the codes. There was a code for the brake sensor. They cleared the codes at the parts house I did not order the sensor because the warning lights went off and I had no more problems with the brakes. Sunday, July 7th, I started the truck in a parking lot. As I was backing out of the parking spot the power steering went out and I almost hit the car parked next to me. Again the dashboard lit up with codes. I had no choice but to drive the truck to my house with no power steering. It was difficult to drive the truck back home and then to the Chevrolet dealership the next morning. I presently have the truck at the Auto nation Chevrolet. When I brought the truck in to the service department they hooked up the scanner to download the codes on the vehicle. Vehicle had several codes for the brake system, Telematics communication, engine control module, power steering control module and Body control module. The service Manager stated that they would need to charge me $200 to diagnosis the problem. They would need to keep the truck there 3-5 days. I am waiting on their diagnosis to determine the problem but I believe there is a safety issue involved with this vehicle and the repairs should be addressed by the manufacturer before someone gets hurt.

Filed Jun 11, 2024 · Brakes · 60,000 miles · LA

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the message "Brake Failure" was displayed. The traction control, ABS, and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that while approaching a red traffic light and depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal was stiff and failed to respond as needed. The contact drove over the curb and onto the median, where the vehicle stopped. The contact was able to drive to the residence at slow speeds, and the contact turned off and parked the vehicle. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, 10 minutes later, the message was no longer displayed, and the warning lights were no longer illuminated. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 20V055000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) because the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Filed Mar 23, 2024 · Brakes · GA

While traveling on the [XXX] at 70mph the truck started making a loud noise and started feeling like all tires were flat. Getting off the road the routors were very hot. Getting back on the interstate to get to an exit, a message appeared that said brake failure. There were no brakes when pedal was applied. It was towed to the Integrity Chevrolet in Chattanooga, Tn. A case was opened with General Motors #[XXX]. GMC reported to us that the truck which we bought with 5900 miles (driven by a salesman), had had the brakes reprogrammed 4 times which we were unaware of. They reprogrammed the brakes, put on new brake pads, milled the router and replaced the brake fluid, informing us this was needed, charging us $1210. GMC refused to pay because the dealership said it was normal wear and tear. Truck has 38,000 miles. Brake pads showed 62% front and 78% back life. We have emails as documentation. I was unable to upload but can forward if email address is provided. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) . The contact stated this is the 5th time the brake system has been reprogrammed, (4xs before we purchased it unaware of this and on March 11th).

Filed May 5, 2023 · Suspension · AR

On my 2019-Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the ball joint in the front upper control arm broke and caused the wheel to separate from the truck while driving. The truck is available for inspection where I had to have it towed to the dealership repair center. Fortunately, no other vehicles were on the same road as me when it happened, and I was on a local road not going very fast, but it could have killed me and others. It most definitely put our safety at risk. Because of a faulty control arm causing the ball joint to break, it also broke my CV Axle, Tire Rod End, cut the brake lines and ruined the tire and wheel. Because the brakes did not work, I am fortunate the tire/wheel on the ground helped the truck to stop. The dealership says there is no GM recall so it is not covered and the federal safety agency Recall 21V718 is not real which I never received a notification about either. We are waiting on insurance and dealership to complete the full inspectection with an estimate and they too agree I am lucky to be alive. There were no warning lamps or messages. This must be addressed with GM immediately before more people die from this faulty control arm.

Filed Dec 15, 2022 · Brakes · LA

The Truck is having random BRAKE FAILURE to the degree that it will not STOP and the dash lights - up with several warnings ie; ABS , Traction Control , Speed Limited . Took the vehicle in to the local dealer and they looked at it , charged $140.00 to tell us that it needs a $2000.00 Brake Master Cylinder assembly. I am aware that this truck has had multiple BRAKE issues that G.M. was aware of and dealers have thrown many different things at it to try to correct the issue from Software Update [s] , the first one caused more issues , to replacing the Master Cylinder Assembly under warranty because of glitches ! It is not right for G.M. to ask the owner of a vehicle with KNOWN SERIOUS BRAKE ISSUES to pay for the unit to be repaired. This has been going on for the last 13-15 months !!!