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Tough and Reliable
Erick Matthews, 12/31/2016
2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 4dr Double Cab SB (5.3L 8cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
3 years in and it's been my most favorite truck yet. It's well designed inside and out. GM really stepped up their game when it comes to the way the truck is put together. Comes with a bigger, tougher axle than my previous 2011 F-150. Great shifting transmission. Handles heavy loads with ease. I've gone over the payload rating by hundreds of pounds and it sat level, handled fine. The ride isn't as smooth as the Ram 1500 but I prefer a leafspring design as they tend to handle hauling and towing duties better. The new 5.3 lives up to the hype when it comes to reliability. GM appears to taken care of the oil consumption that the 5.3 was known for 5 or 6 years ago - zero oil consumption between oil changes. I disabled cylinder deactivation since new as recommended by most GM guys and my fuel economy wasn't affected. The interior is decent for an LT. Simple controls like a truck should have and it's amazingly quiet, especially compared to a 2016 F-150 I recently test drove that had a lot of wind noise. On to the cons: When temps dip below zero I get a rattle from the plastic piece on the dash near the window. Did a little research and it looks like a easy 5 minute fix. There's also the frame rust issue. It's a wax dipped frame, which is how every truck manufacturer used to treat their frame. I spray my frame every winter with fluid film and have zero rust despite long salty winters in the rust belt. I wish GM would paint the frames. In their defense, my 2011 F150's e-coated frame developed a lot of rust by the time I traded it in for this Chevy. The 07 Tundra I owned before the Ford had a nice painted frame and still developed very aggressive, flaky rust despite washing the salt off regularly. That's how I learned to fluid film my frames. It's been effective in keep things rust free. I've had to make 2 dealer visits so far, both times it was for recalls. I'm fine with that, as I would rather own a vehicle made by a company that actively fixes defects. I'm more concerned by companies that refuse to issue recalls (Ford).
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2014 Silverado do not buy
David R., 11/08/2021
2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 4dr Crew Cab 5.8 ft. SB (5.3L 8cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I’ve drove GM products for 30+ years and this is by far the worst. Several issue from the start and I wish I would have sold it years ago. 4 years old and the paint started peeling from doors and roof GM would not warranty this which is now known to be a very common issue. Fuel injectors have been replaced 3 times in 5 years from failure along with fuel pump. Radiator replaced at 100,000 miles. Transmission went out at 115,000. Non stop list and now at 145,000 the engine is knocking. All on a truck that was well maintained and maintenanced by GM dealer. My own fault for keeping it this long but I’ll never by another GM truck again.
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Issues turning on
Jessica, 06/27/2018
2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Z71 LT 4dr Double Cab SB (4.3L 6cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
When I first purchased my truck, everything was doing well until the recall! I sent my truck for all the repairs and even the steering loss. In May of this year I started having problems with the A/C which the cold air won’t come out and bought a anti-freeze bottle to reboot that cold air. Then after having the steering loss repair it started having problems turning on my truck!!! First it came out with low battery and then StabiliTrak. So every time I turn on it has trouble to turn on. I called the dealership and they were like all your recalls are close and they cannot do nothing. They only thing they can do is to do a diagnostic test and see what is wrong with the truck. This is their fault for not the owners! We have a 1997 Chevy suburban that this works plus the A\C works on cold and heat!!! Plus we have another truck Tahoe 2010 still works with no damn issues!!
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Goodbye Chevy.
Colt, 09/06/2017
2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 4dr Double Cab SB (5.3L 8cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Where do I begin? I bought my 2014 Silverado Z71 brand new from Cavender. Paid about 42K. Started off ok. Then I had to take it back to the dealer for recall after recall after recall. Something like 12. I lost count. I did all my service at Gunn. When my truck was under warranty I was treated pretty well by the service dept. Unless you count the time they 'Couldn't duplicate' a squeaking bed or the exhaust that made a chirping noise when switching from 4 to 8 cylinders (and they told me, after replacing the entire exhaust system, that it would probably happen again and there was nothing they would do if it did). Oh but once my warranty was out, most service staff I dealt with treated me worse. Noticably. For instance, after 3 years 8 months and only 33K miles on my truck (mind you this was a couple months ago. The truck was very well taken care of) my a/c started only blowing hot air. In the middle of the summer. After looking online and seeing that THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THAT MODEL, I naturally took it back to Gunn for help. They said it could be the condenser or a hose. But, in order to FIND the problem, they had to run a dye through the system and charge the system. Which cost me $250. Again, this is a known issue for Chevy. The manager tells me that the condenser needs to be replaced. How much would that cost? $1300 more!!! I lost it. So I left. I don't have that kind of money to spend on a basically BRAND NEW TRUCK. Right after that, another recall. Turns out the steering wheel might lock up while I'm driving... So that was the nail in the coffin. My dad has the same truck but 2wd. My uncle, brother, and cousin all drive Chevy's. I defended Chevy when friends would make fun of all the issues. Not anymore. I gave you guys way more chances to make things right than I should have. So, in conclusion, I got rid of that piece of sh*t and put my hard earned money into a 2017 Ram. Good riddance, Chevy.
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Need better quality control
jenga70, 04/20/2014
2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 4dr Crew Cab 5.8 ft. SB (5.3L 8cyl 6A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
I traded in my 2002 Trailblazer this winter for the new 2014 Silverado for my daily driver, hunting and hauling the boat around. I bought this in February and it was very cold. The morning after after I brought it home, the truck would not start, just a click sound, full electrical power and battery was good. A few more attempts with the key and it started. This happened multiple times. Read on some truck forums that there was a bad batch of starters. I had the dealer replace the starter and no issue since. I rated reliability as poor as this 'new truck with less than 40 miles' could have left me stranded in woods when it was dangerously cold.