2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Lemon Law Case Study: Pennsylvania
A 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD With Recurring No-Start and Communication Defects
Our client purchased a 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD in Pennsylvania (purchase date December 2024). Documented service history describes a vehicle that reportedly has no power to anything and will not start, the same issues reported again with several communication codes in the history including DTCs U0155, U0265, U1122, U1607, U0101, U0140, U0146, U160F, U1611, U197F, U0155 & U0131 and replacement of the serial data gateway module, and a later visit where technicians found a visually damaged plug on the back side of the fuse box, which was then replaced. Intake primary problem category: Electrical/ Technology. Current mileage on the odometer: 11,000. The client contacted Easy Lemon for legal assistance under the lemon law.
“The vehicle reportedly has no power to anything and will not start.” Case notes continue: “The same issues from the prior visit was reported again. The technicians found several communication codes in the history including DTCs U0155, U0265, U1122, U1607, U0101, U0140, U0146, U160F, U1611, U197F, U0155 & U0131, and replaced the serial data gateway module.” Later: “Technicians found a visually damaged plug on the back side of the fuse box, which was then replaced.”
What Went Wrong
- No power / will not start: the vehicle reportedly has no power to anything and will not start (November 4–10, 2025 visit).
- Recurring no-start with communication DTCs: the same issues from the prior visit was reported again; technicians found several communication codes in the history including DTCs U0155, U0265, U1122, U1607, U0101, U0140, U0146, U160F, U1611, U197F, U0155 & U0131, and replaced the serial data gateway module.
- Damaged fuse-box plug: the same issues from the prior visits were reported again; technicians found a visually damaged plug on the back side of the fuse box, which was then replaced.
- Primary problem category (intake): Electrical/ Technology.
What the Documented Service Visits Showed
November 4–10, 2025 — No Power / Will Not Start
The vehicle reportedly has no power to anything and will not start.
November 17–December 18, 2025 — Recurring No-Start / Communication DTCs / Serial Data Gateway Module
The same issues from the prior visit was reported again. The technicians found several communication codes in the history including DTCs U0155, U0265, U1122, U1607, U0101, U0140, U0146, U160F, U1611, U197F, U0155 & U0131, and replaced the serial data gateway module.
December 26, 2025–January 7, 2026 — Recurring Issues / Damaged Fuse-Box Plug Replaced
The same issues from the prior visits were reported again. Technicians found a visually damaged plug on the back side of the fuse box, which was then replaced.
$21,000 Cash and Keep Secured
Easy Lemon secured a $21,000 Cash and Keep settlement for our client. Under a Cash and Keep outcome, the manufacturer pays a cash settlement and the client retains the vehicle. Our client paid nothing out of pocket† for legal representation.
Key Case Facts
- Vehicle: 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD
- Purchased in: Pennsylvania
- Purchase date: December 2024
- Current mileage: 11,000
- Primary defects: no power to anything and will not start; several communication codes in the history including DTCs U0155, U0265, U1122, U1607, U0101, U0140, U0146, U160F, U1611, U197F, U0155 & U0131; replaced the serial data gateway module; visually damaged plug on the back side of the fuse box; Electrical/ Technology
- Settlement type: Cash and Keep — $21,000 cash recovery, client retains the vehicle
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