A 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Trail Boss left quite the impression last night at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
During the second intermission of last night’s Detroit Red Wings vs St.Louis Blues contest, a brand new 2019 Silverado Trail Boss broke down on the ice during one of the intermissions. The truck was supposed to drive around the ice in some kind of promotional capacity, but instead, it ground to a halt after just barely making it to the blue line.
Unfortunately, the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Trail Boss broke down at the worst possible time with crews getting set to resurface the ice ahead of the upcoming third period. The Zambonis even had to maneuver around the stricken Silverado as workers tried to fix the issue, leaving a patch of untreated ice. Ford’s North American SUV Communications Manager, Dan Jones, was in attendance and tweeted that the Silverado needed to be towed off the ice by a one of the Zambonis, but that turned out to be a lie as the truck’s 5.3-liter V8 eventually restarted and it was ignominiously driven off the ice. Definitely not the promotional value Chevrolet was hoping to generate when it signed up to be the official vehicle of the Red Wing’s new home area.
Seriously laughed out loud when this pickup stalled out during intermission of the Red Wings game. They eventually got it started but the zambonis had to go around it! 😲😂😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/lTsVbjeWd4
— Jared Purcell (@JaredPurcellDET) November 29, 2018
The 2019 Silverado Trail Boss has been making cameo appearances at other major sporting events this fall. As the official vehicle sponsor of Major League Baseball, Chevrolet gifted one to World Series MVP Steve Pearce after the Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in game five earlier this month. Chevy has been in partnership with the MLB since 2005.
As a refresher, the 2019 Silverado Trail Boss is currently only available with the 5.3-liter V8, which is a shame because the Z71 off-road package, two-inch suspension lift, locking rear differential, skid plates, Rancho shocks, and Goodyear DuraTrac off-road tires would be perfectly paired with the Silverado’s optional 6.2-liter V8.
The Red Wings managed to beat the Blues that evening.
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No, the Wings won. 4-3. Was at the game.
It was there on the ice for a long, long, long time.
Could you tell what happened and what they finally did to get it running?
I’m sure this is the worst nightmare for the people arranging vehicle product placement. It must be just as nerve-racking to drive concept cars or launch vehicles out onto a stage. What a publicity nightmare if things go wrong!
I was at this game too. It was out there for a couple minutes and they eventually drove it off. It wasn’t that interesting.
KARMA for Miss Machete Mary slashing jobs and killing A merican communities while Toyota and Honda, and the Euros, can somehow invest more in plants in the U.S. and support local American communities and still make a profit.
GM will still have more car models than Ford, which will only the Mustang on an Explorer platform.
You want someone to blame, then blame Trump for his idiotic trade wars that have already cost GM and Ford about $1 Billion each.
Have a feeling an angry employee might have had something to do with this. lol
Good for him, because GM seems to be the only one making excuses why it has to build vehicles in China and M exico when the Japanese and Europeans are building more plants and vehicles in the U.S. Toyota might be more American than GM right now.
KARMA for Miss Mary B arra for slashing jobs and killing A merican communities. Toyota and Honda, along with the Europeans, seem to have no problem investing in America and making a profit at the same time. Only GM has the “we have to make it in C hina and M exico” excuse.
Of the five closures, one was in Canada, two were transmission plants and final two were plants that produced cars supposedly that were not profitable in America…The better “beef” to have is when they announced they would build the new Blazer in Mexico vs the closures…
Updated to reflect. I crosswired the score, that’s my bad.
GM IS JUST HAVING A BAD TIME MAYBE ONE DAY THEY WILL HAVE SOMEBODY IN CHARGE THAT WILL TAKE THE COMPANY TO A HIGHER LEVEL MAYBE JOHAN
Miss Mary Barra is a complete failure. Everything is going bad under her. This is what happens when you let affirmative SJW propaganda and pressure overcome common sense, logic, and facts.
So many comments come to mind, but the incident speaks for itself.
Man! It’s GM is under some sort of spell! One bad piece of news after another! ?♂️ Is there anything else that could possibly go wrong?!
One chance to make first impression.
Oh it made a first impression. Just not a good one.
GM’s mediocre trucks had one and only one thing they could hope for to beat RAM on this generation and that was quality and reliability. Well, that put a big hit with this.
Hey Mark , do you really want to go there ? Dodge Ram or Ram what ever you want to call them have never been known for reliability. Their vehicles have always been at the bottom of the list. The company has been sold so many times over the years it’s hard to keep up.
Ram trucks have been in my family (like Cadillacs) just as long as ive been alive and thats been 35 years without major issues. I dont feed into consumer reports or whatever else you have to get my car knowledge. Do YOU really want to go there? Let’s not even mention the half baked “all new” (looking already a generation old) and cheap interior.
Well if your daddy tells you something you have to believe him.
“Well if your daddy tells you something you have to believe him.”
No, you NEVER listen to anecdotes. You find the quantitative evidence that can be tested and proven, and you follow that.
Ah, and the Ford communications guy feels the need to make up a complete lie and tweet that the Chevy was towed off the ice. Why do people feel so comfortable just spouting lies on social media? Just goes to show how little credibility and integrity he has.
Don’t believe anything in the fake news media. All lies and political propaganda.
Miss Mary Barra is part of the fake news.
You all know it was a GM truck that broke. NOT a RAM. I find it so funny that here is a GM truck broke but people here are making fun of RAM owners and a FORD guy.
Let me say it again IT IS A GM TRUCK THAT IS BROKE !!!!!!!!
How is this not a GM problem, HOW.
And I am a GM guy.
Hmmmm…
Perfect timing, as I wouldn’t rule out sabotage from a disgruntled GM employee.
At least it restarted, unlike my Ecoboost that ate its timing chain
Sounds like a combination of insult to injury and bad karma
LOL. That’s the funniest thing I’ve heard all week. As they say, Karma is a Bitch. I hope Miss Mary was in the audience because I think we’re beginning to see her stamp on the company and from where I sit, it sure isn’t looking pretty. Hopefully she had a front row seat and her horrified face got caught on a video of the failure that’ll soon go viral.
I could say the same for my1995 Chevy pickup with 250,000 miles on my 5.7 engine no major problems for 23 years
Come on now, that transmission and that fuel pump aren’t original, are they?! That would have been the longest lived GM transmission and fuel pump in history!
250,000 on a GM product is very easy to do. My S10 Blazer had 401,000 on the original motor, tranny and fuel pump. Only reason it died was a failed thermostat gasket! ugh
Had 3 Pontiacs that hit 325,000 all original and running when traded in. Actually never owned a GM that didn’t hit 300K.
Had a ’96 with 142K. No power train problems whatsoever…..
The interior however was absolute dog sh!t. We went through about 3 interior door handles on the drivers side, and the dash was falling apart when we sold it.
That’s what happens when you try to lay off 14700 workers
All new vehicles are trash
You may have something there.
I’m been GM guy, but I’ve been losing interest in the brand. When I spend 1-2 years wages on a vehicle, I NEED utmost confidence that the vehicle will not break down for a very long time. When US manufacturers value lowest total product cost over anything, the consumers don’t win until they walk away from sub-par quality. I really like GM vehicles, and I don’t think the quality is terrible, but it’s obviously not good enough, the US brands can’t compete with Honda and Toyota, specifically where they compete in the passenger car market. Why can’t they understand that quality wins?
Stop using the “U.S. versus them” bs. Toyota and Honda are probably more American than GM at this point. They are design, building, and researching in the U.S. with American workers and know-how. Many of the global vehicles that are developed un Toyota and Honda are done in the U.S. Lexus is an American brand from California and until recently all Lexus were built in the U.S. by American workers and shipped to Japan. Americans can build quality just GM thinks it should screw Americans over and build crap in China and Mexico. Karma.
Honda did indeed announce a new product will be produced in America as GM was “unallocating” plants.
More American???
Come on now, other than supporting some labor in the US, Toyota and Honda are STILL Japanese companies, so if you buy one, you basically just wrote a check to Japan!
I guess since they look like a ford now they gonna act like one.
Like the saying goes, I’d rather push a Chevy than drive a ford
I work in the auto industry for a Japanese auto maker. I can assure you everything Mary said is wrong. The Japanese cars are of much better quality because the Japanese make it there first priority. Ever heard of “The Toyota Way”? American auto makers have been trying to copy it for years. And Lexus was made in Japan until recently. It’s in there name. Lexus means luxury exports to the United States.
Bought one chevy in my life had zero miles. Damn computer went up 6 times. Screw GM as a whole i’ll rock ford all day every day
C heap
H eap
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V alve
R attles
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L eaks
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T ime
NOT SURPRISED. GM JUNK.
BUILT IN FORT WAYNE?
GM JUNK
GM really does have terrible quality I’ve been a Toyota guy my whole life and decided when I wanted my dream truck I was going to go after the Chevy ZR2 and you know what I bought it and I’ve had it at the dealer at least 8 times three different dealers all with the same conclusion: all the thunking noise is coming from my rear end that I’m hearing is a completely normal Chevy sound… I mean what the f!?? They sure got me now I’m stuck with this piece for a while. I guess it looks good though.
Even with the closures, GM will still have the most plants in the US. Regardless, you think any brand isn’t made of cheap foreign components, aside from the main body parts, powertrain, etc…? If you do, you’re fooling yourself.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automotive_assembly_plants_in_the_United_States
I love Chevy. Grew up watching Dale crush every other car. Had a 12 Silverado and loved it. Bought an 18 and it’s been to the dealer 3 times already. Quality sucks. Little things on the interior, and the leaf springs clunk when making turns. Just dirt they say. The thing inspires no confidence. Toyota is to dam expensive. I’ve always loved ram styling and you can still get a diesel with a manual trans. That’s where I’m going next
Can’t get the Chevy started and can’t get the Ford to stop?
I got it! Let’s give Mary an award like Auto news! I mean she’s great??
WTH? “Americans prefer suv’s” Mary said so and that’s why there 2 Mercedes, 4 Hyundais, 4 Altimas and 2 Toyotas and I lost count of the damn Accords in the parking lot here at the doctors office.
Leave this country if you buy foreign cars you’re communist. American-made American built live in America buy American………
They can’t get the Chevy to start and the brakes on the Ford’s won’t let them stop? Lol
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Richard wallis
It would be one hell of a country if all we had to do is look at 1947 Toyotas
I had a chevy suburban ,was told it the tires that were making noise throughout the powertrain. Brand new vehicle zero miles on it. I told them i thought it was the rear diff,but not being ASE certified what do i know. 36k miles later i replaced the tires and WAALA,noise was still there,took it back with new shiny tires and they road tested it.
They reluctantly inspected the rear differential,free of charge of course.
WAALA,the differential gears were messed up.
They replaced gears and it was like new ,no noise and smooth Chevy ride.
It most likely ran out of gas, as brand new vehicles rarely have any in them for events, especially considering this one was on ice!
I have bare bones 2007 Silverado. Only things I’ve replaced other than pads, rotors & tires, are the front wheel hub assemblies or wheel “bearings”. That was the after my odometer turned over 100k. I don’t baby my truck either. I haul sand, concrete, tow with it, you get the picture. Best truck I’ve ever had. However, my boss’s daughter bought one of these fancy new ones. Has some weird shifting issues. The ASE “certified technicians” don’t have a clue how to fix it. So, she is stuck with it. In my opinion, there is just too much fancy electronics and too few quality parts being made by ALL the manufacturers these days. Bottom line, you are lucky if you don’t get a lemon. And to all you Ford fans, my Boss’s son worked at some Ford plant about a year ago. He said every truck that came off the line failed in one way or another. He told his Dad when they would fix the problem, another failure would occur. This process would continue indefinitely. He said he wondered if any of these trucks would ever leave the facility. Don’t even get me started with Ram nd Chrysler. I’ve been nickled and dimed to death by that brand. As for me, I’ll stick with my old Chevy. Gonna drive her until her wheels come off.
Interesting read..
How does Toyota stack up to an American truck?
https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/chevrolet-silverado-vs-toyota-tundra
Karma is a biotch eh Mary.
Just wait until they start doing this in traffic.