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2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
11about this part
Share
1%of 797 total for the year
Median mileage
10,750miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 1% of the 797 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 10,750 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“This vehicle (2016 silverado) has all the characteristics associated with the chevy shake , an unresolvable driveline under seat vibration that is very severe at times. Gm has issued service bulletin pi1354c which I followed at my expense to reduce / eliminate the severe shake that occurs at speeds of 69 ' 79 MPH with no improvement. …”

NHTSA complaint #11015773, filed 2017-08, 20,000 miles

“I had two episodes of sudden unintended acceleration while driving highway speeds on a highway. Truck is weeks old- 1500miles only. Brakes still worked so I was able to stop. Rpms continued to escalate in neutral and park. Had to turn off engine quickly to abort the problem. I'm taking the truck in for evaluation tomorrow. My wife and two oldest sons were in the vehicle.”

NHTSA complaint #10916365, filed 2016-10, 1,500 miles

“A condition exists where, after the driver has used the gas pedal to accelerate, then has removed their foot from the pedal, then presses the cruise set button a brief moment later, and then immediately attempts to decelerate by repeatedly pressing minus - on the cruise control, that the speed control becomes confused and displays multiple different speeds, while maintaining the original speed, even though the driver believes they are decelerating. …”

NHTSA complaint #10863717, filed 2016-05, 45 miles

“I was driving south on interstate 15 freeway I was on the 3 lane in the middle of the road I was driving around 65-70 mph when my 1500 Silverado 2016 loose engine power and started to slow down I couldn’t get out fast enough and I almost got hit by three cars because I was driving so slow I pulled over emergency lines and the truck didn’t even start”

NHTSA complaint #11724492, filed 2026-03

“Son was driving truck in a straight line when it lost all power. Although we have experienced issues during turns that I have noted before here, this is the first incident while driving in a straight line.”

NHTSA complaint #11523643, filed 2023-05

Related service bulletins

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202611%
202544%
2024134%
2023185%
2022122%
2021101%
2020284%
2019182%
2018194%
2017183%
2016111%
2015161%
2014232%
201352%
201231%
2011112%
2010113%
2009112%
2008121%
2007182%
200693%
2005132%
2004203%
2003294%
200251%
2001102%
2000142%
1999183%
1998154%
199792%
1996114%

Other parts of the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Brakes
266 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
194 complaints
Electrical system
119 complaints
Steering
110 complaints
Other or unknown
81 complaints
Engine
72 complaints
Suspension
30 complaints
Fuel system
27 complaints
Body and structure
21 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
21 complaints
Wheels
21 complaints
Air bags
18 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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