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16 hours ago, Paintor said:

You are still driving a vehicle that completely shut off while you were driving it?

 

Trade it and take the loss. Your life is more important.

 

Get on Ebay and search for 2014+ Silverado-Sierra rear axles.......look at allllllll those front crashed trucks with super low miles they are selling rear axles from.

 

Trade it.

 

 

You have a point. I’m just taking the risk of keeping it until it happens again. So far, ever since I did that ground fix, I haven’t had any issues. Mind you—if it shuts off again, I will not hesitate to trade it in. I just made the mistake of buying a first-year truck instead of getting a 2015.

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On 11/14/2017 at 9:53 AM, ObscureGlock said:

You have a point. I’m just taking the risk of keeping it until it happens again. So far, ever since I did that ground fix, I haven’t had any issues. Mind you—if it shuts off again, I will not hesitate to trade it in. I just made the mistake of buying a first-year truck instead of getting a 2015.

Trust me, your not missing out. I am having a barrage of electrical issues (among other things) with my 2015. The most recent one including it completely shutting off while I was making a left hand turn across a hiway.... I am 4000 km over my bumper to bumper warranty so Chevrolet has already told me that there is nothing they are willing to do for me, under warranty.
I like the truck, but its about to get traded in on a new Dodge lol

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10 hours ago, 15silveraaado said:

Trust me, your not missing out. I am having a barrage of electrical issues (among other things) with my 2015. The most recent one including it completely shutting off while I was making a left hand turn across a hiway.... I am 4000 km over my bumper to bumper warranty so Chevrolet has already told me that there is nothing they are willing to do for me, under warranty.
I like the truck, but its about to get traded in on a new Dodge lol

LMFAO a new Ram? Bottom of reliability list huh? Good luck hahaha

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LMFAO a new Ram? Bottom of reliability list huh? Good luck hahaha

I know six people who work at the same place, my old business. They drive 2010 up Rams, 2 approaching 200K miles. These trucks aren’t HWY queens either, they spend lots of time on ROWS. No rattles, wind noise, or ripped leather. All have tunes, throttle boosters loud exhaust and get beat on. One did need lifter work due to the V-4 nonsense, sounds no different than a GM to me. Here no complaints about vibrations or electrical problems. I don’t think one brand is anymore trouble free than the other anymore.


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So did the OP change his battery out yet?  Born and raised in Florida, no battery ever lasted more than two years until very recently, now we replace them every three.  Have gotten six years out of one AC Delco original equipment battery.  It's replacements didn't last a year each.  Heat is no friend of reliability.

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We're going thru a phase where batteries don't last very long.  Give it a few years and then we'll be seeing 3-5 years again, instead of 2-3 years needing to replace batteries. 

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17 hours ago, HondaHawkGT said:

LMFAO a new Ram? Bottom of reliability list huh? Good luck hahaha

I work with a few people that drive 14+ rams for their work trucks and they dont have any issues with them ever. Where as my Chevrolet, It will shut off making a left hand turn across a hiway.... Dont get me wrong, I do like the Chevy, but any truck that will randomly shut off with no warning or reason is a pretty big red flag in my books. I am certainly not the only one having these issues either and so far I havent found anyone that has come up with a fix either.

KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

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There’s a problem with some 15s GM electrical. My son had a 15 suburban that did the same thing. He was brave and bought a 17 Denali XL suburban. They love it so far.


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Yeah id say thats brave lol. I mean if i was to buy another one the chances id get another lemon would be small, but if I stepped into a Ram I would have to worry about chipping the paint just by looking at it 

 

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Hey all, sorry for the long delay in response. Well, after a few months, I haven’t had any electrical issues since I did the ground fix. Just installed my Flowmaster 40 series and my air aid MIT + K&N filter. At this point, I’m just going to take it day by day. There are so many mechanical points that still need to be resolved, but taking it to a dealer so they can plug a computer isn’t going to cover it. 

 

I want to thank all of you for your insight and tips, it did not go unnoticed. As time goes on and any more problems come about, I’ll try to resolve them. I’ll be keeping this truck for a while, as the 2019s are absolutely gross. 

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