Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#11647484March 10, 2025
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the tailgate suddenly opened independently. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the electric tailgate release. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V060000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11647492March 10, 2025
ENGINE
A few months ago the main oil cooling hose broke while I was on the freeway at 65 mph. I lost power to the vehicle and prompted to shift to neutral and to shut vehicle off. I did, after exiting the vehicle, I noticed all engine oil had been exited from motor. I thought the worst, new motor... Dwayne Lanes in Arlington had told me everything was fine, the had inspected the pan and looked to be no damage. Fast forward to last week, same issue repeats, minus the oil. Lost power on a 2 laned back road, extremely nerve racking! Now the dealership says I have metal debris in my oil, and a replacement is required. This is referenced as uncommon, but how could that be if there is a national shortage on the DFM/6.2L L87 V8. Purchased this vehicle with 18,000 miles, 2021. 2025 has 56,000 miles. I drive less than 9,000 per year. GM knows there is an issues, this is extremely dangerous and costly for the consumer. Hope DOGE looks in to this
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11647523March 10, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
Transmission Went out at 45100 miles Breaks don’t work pedal gets stiff and will not engage breaks truck rolls can not drive due to breaks still doing this. Service Break system light will flash. Truck only has 55000 miles as of now Dealer replaced transmission with receipt to prove paid out of pocket. Breaks still not in working order do to dealer not being able to figure out the problem. Truck is not drivable Safety hazard Breaks not working and transmission slipping almost caused an accident while traveling at 55 mph truck loses speed tractor trailer almost slammed into my truck lucky tractor trailer was able to swerve over to other lane avoiding an accident Truck only has 55000 miles
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11647530March 10, 2025
ENGINE
While returning home from my son's graduation. I came to a stop at a stoplight. Before I could come to a complete stop my check engine lights came on and beeped indicating I had low oil pressure. I looked at my guage and it was sitting at 0 psi. I gave the truck some gas to try to bring the oil pressure up and it seemed to work. But the damage was already done. It had a steady knock. I pulled over to check my oil level. It was full. I was able to make it home and to the dealership. I told them what had happened and they replaced the engine. This was at around 20,000 miles. 1 year later, 8,000 miles later. Driving home from work I noticed a tick sitting at a stop light. Drove it home and parked it, knowing my past expirience I didn't want to risk being stalled on a busy highway. Dealership just told me I need another engine. First 10,000 miles, my transmission went bad. 20,000 the motor went bad. 28,000 another motor. Instead of fixing the problem they just replace parts.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11647201March 9, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES
The brakes feel squishy and it is difficult to stop at low speeds. Yes it is available for inspection upon request. Safety being put at risk by not being able to stop in time possibly causing crash. The truck was taken to a mechanic who found a code stating low vacuum pressure on brake booster but they could not find a leak anywhere and cleared the code. It is unknown if the component has been inspected by the manufacturer. Yes there has been a warning light before. It is unknown when exactly this problem started.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11647203March 9, 2025
POWER TRAIN
transmission make noise
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11647277March 9, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
Vehicle has left me stranded multiple times, once over 2000 miles from home at only 26k miles on the vehicle with catastrophic engine emissions and electrical failures. Costing me thousands in lodging and months of my time. My vehicle has stalled multiple times on interstates and busy roads with no shoulders putting me and other drivers at risk.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11647123March 8, 2025
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
The first thing that happened was the transmission, driveshaft, and rear end all blew at the same time while I was on the freeway. I had to swerve over and get out of the lane I was in and part of the driveshaft was still sitting in the road and cars were hitting it. There was no lights or anything until it happened. I got out of the passenger side of the vehicle and looked under the truck and there was a flame coming out of the rear end. I was able to extinguish it. It was inspected by delta transmission and they said that the rear end gave out first and damaged the rest. Not even 2 weeks later the second thing that happened was my engine gave out. I was driving on the freeway and the engine stalled out on me and I barely got off an exit before the truck stopped moving. I had to get it towed to a shop where they told me that the 2 rods on cylinders 1 and 7 had given out and that I needed a new engine. Again no warning lights or anything until it happened. This all happened in February of 2025.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11646934March 7, 2025
ENGINE
The engine started making a strange sound while driving. Was taken to dealership were it was found that the engine was going bad due to a lifter failure. The engine only has 64,000. miles on it and was maintained by dealerships for routine service.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11646985March 7, 2025
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the engine started misfiring and the vehicle was shuddering. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with cylinder #4 lifter failure and a bent push rod. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred while driving. The vehicle was taken to a Toyota dealer, where it was diagnosed with a bent push rod. The vehicle was then taken to Spradley Chevrolet (2146 U S 50, Pueblo, CO 81008), where it was diagnosed with cylinder #4 lifter failure and a bent push rod. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered to partially cover the repair. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11647030March 7, 2025
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Vehicle Message "Reduced Acceleration Drive with Care" . My car then ran like it was in 1st gear for my drive home. Next morning couldn't go into reverse so I had to have my buddy help me tow it. Went to the dealer and they said that it's "an ongoing issue with GM that they haven't addressed with several vehicles and the part (Valve Body) is on backorder with no ETA. With this horrible safety issue you would think GM would just take the hit and change out the entire transmission instead of making people wait so long without their vehicles.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11647041March 7, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, VISIBILITY/WIPER
The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that the instrument panel was inoperable. The contact stated that the instrument panel failed to function properly while attempting to activate the windshield wiper. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the fuse block had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11647061March 7, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission shuddered and the vehicle hesitated. Additionally, the contact stated that the transmission vibrated, and the vehicle jerked forward. The contact stated that while parking in a parking lot, the vehicle jerked forward and crashed into an accessible parking sign, causing a dent in the front bumper. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the failure was not duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 1,600.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11647087March 7, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
When putting my vehicle in park and turning vehicle off keys won’t come out and stay stuck. Problem continues to only get worse and I have to wait to remove key. Battery sometimes dies as I am very busy and don’t have time to sit there and play or wait for key to come out 10+minutes. In the heat vehicle is off as I am trying to remove key and I have a baby in the car seat in the heat. This is extremely frustrating and dealership won’t do anything about it. This is my only vehicle and I can’t afford a rental car while I send it in so I continue to deal with it. Sometimes I have to leave keys attached hoping no one steals my vehicle or belongings. I have taken to a mechanic and they cannot firguee out the issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11646659March 6, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The sudden rear wheel lock up recall that GM has released for the 2020+ Silverado's with the 10-speed transmission does not go far enough. The recall simply reprograms the PCM to alert the driver 10,000 miles prior to the valve in the valve body failing, puts the vehicle into limp mode, and extended the warranty on the valve body to 15 years or 150,000 miles. GM states there is no fix available and this is not correct. NextGen Drivetrain has developed a fix for this per their website [XXX] ). On their site they also provide videos of trucks experiencing the lock up where it seems that the vehicle downshifts to 2-nd gear at high speeds and creates a violent jolt. This is extremely troubling to me as these vehicles are meant to tow, and I am very fearful that this issue will happen while towing a long trailer while my family and I are traveling and putting them in danger of an accident. It is very concerning to me that NHTSA would allow for this type of a "FIX". I am not sure if you have seen the videos of this issue happening, or know that a fix does seem to have been developed. I ask that you please reopen this investigation and revisit the way GM is handling this recall, and look into the fix that NextGen drivetrain has developed. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11646671March 6, 2025
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the vehicle stalled. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle however, the check engine warning illuminated. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle and had the vehicle towed to the dealer. The vehicle was diagnosed, and it was determined that the engine lifters had failed and caused the camshaft to fracture. The contact was advised that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11646677March 6, 2025
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, and while driving at various speeds on several occasions, the tailgate opened inadvertently. Additionally, when the vehicle was parked, the contact observed that the tailgate had opened, and the vehicle would not start due to a drained battery. The contact believed that the tailgate failure had drained the battery. The contact then removed the rear panel from the tailgate and unhooked the switch to stop the tailgate from draining the battery. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11646746March 6, 2025
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the tailgate was independently unlatched. The contact stopped and parked the vehicle. The contact stated that the tailgate opened and closed independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a tailgate module failure. The contact was informed that the tailgate module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure reoccurred two months after the repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 67,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11646793March 6, 2025
BACK OVER PREVENTION, SEAT BELTS, ENGINE
The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while the vehicle was stationary, the seat belt fasteners retracted; however, after adjusting the seat belt the seat belt failed to retract properly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for repair, but the failure persisted. On a separate occasion, the rearview camera displayed a half-moon shape and blocked the visibility of the driver. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer informed the contact that the issue was normal, and the vehicle was not repaired. On another occasion, the contact stated while the vehicle was stationary, there was an abnormal ticking sound coming from the vehicle. While the contact was driving 75 MPH, the vehicle started to lose motive power. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and the engine seized. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and was diagnosed with engine and lifter failure. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 25,537.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11646822March 6, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The six speed transmission 6L80 failed with less then 60k miles and before it's first service due at 72k miles, I have already had the transmission repaired so the original transmission components are not available for inspection. My transmission failed when I was driving across the Coronado bridge in San Diego CA. This bridge has no shoulders to safely pull over. I had my truck towed to Cummings Chevrolet in National City CA. and they confirmed the transmission needed replacing. Yes the check engine light did come on but it was already too late to save the transmission.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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