- Electronic power steering assist malfunctioning. Available for inspection - Vehicle jerks steering to the left or right at highway speeds, causing near miss accidents. - Dealer performed alignment and did not know how to fix. They were able to replicate the issue. - No other inspection - "Service Power Steering Drive With Care" message intermittently displays and almost immediately goes away. No check engine light or other warning lights.
2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500: jerking or lurching
5 of the 123 complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 describe jerking or lurching.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Jerking or lurching by model year
- 20251
- 20246
- 20233
- 20222
- 20211
- 20202
- 20182
- 20165
- 20151
- 20112
- 20091
- 20081
- 20061
- 20042
- 20033
- 20021
- 20013
- 20002
- 19981
What owners say
My 2016 Chevy at a stop light started jerking and then just shut off and wouldn’t start again. I had to have it towed and was told at the repair shop that it was the CP4 fuel pump that went. Of course I had them do all the repairs and they found metal shavings all through out the fuel system. I was without my truck for weeks and had to pay ridiculous cost of almost $13,000. With how often this is happening this should all be reimbursed to me and GM needs to step up and take care of it along with the federal safety agency.
At around 27900 miles all of a sudden the steering wheel has 3 to 4 inches of free play. It is sloppy at all speeds, it is was hard to maintain the lane especially at highway speeds while going over a bridge deck where the blacktop meets the concrete, the truck would jerk to the right or left. I called my dealership bonner chevrolet in kingston pa. I was able to drop it off and told them my problem and that was a service bulletin pit5501c for it. They put adhesive on the bolt for the steering box. Now less than 3000 miles the steering is sloppy again. How many more complaints does there have to be to have the gear box replaced? Does someone have to get killed or seriously injured?
Jerking of transmission/ gears. Gearing up and down. Shaking at higher speeds.
Around 35,000 miles the steering became very sloppy. 4-6 inches of play before responding. The defective steering box also activates stabilitrack while driving on clear road conditions jerking the vehicle to the left. Took the truck the wilson county chevrolet buik gmc in lebanon tn. They performed service bulletin '#pit5501c. Problem came back a few days later. They said the steering box and pitman arm needed to be replaced but was not covered under warranty. I do not feel safe driving the truck while it jerks me all over the road. Gm needs to step up and fix the issue on hundreds of trucks affected by this steering issue!!!
Service bulletins that may apply
- This service bulletin provides information on the harmful effects of ethylene glycol in transmission fluid.
- This service bulletin provides information on some vehicles that may rock or move slightly forward or...
- GM is receiving damaged (cracked or broken) transmission cores returned to the reman facilities
- This service bulletin provides information on Driveline Clunk Noise and what is acceptable and what is...
- This bulletin provides information on the harmful effects of water or ethylene glycol in transmission fluid.
- Power train
- Power train
- This Warranty Admin service bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers Not Required and for Dealers Required...
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 jerking
Is jerking or lurching a common problem on the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500?
5 of 123 owner complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 (4%) mention jerking or lurching. The model year with the most reports is 2024.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500?
There are 0 recalls and 129 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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