Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2011)

773 consumer complaints on file.

#11624461November 10, 2024
SUSPENSION
Large sections of vehicle frame have completely rusted,rotted tĥrough.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11618001October 4, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Afm Lifters are starting to fail and my frame is completely rotted and needs to be totally swapped out.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11617861October 3, 2024
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, there was an abnormal knocking sound coming from the engine. The vehicle was taken to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the lifters and engine were damaged and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 173,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11617955October 3, 2024
STRUCTURE:BODY
This vehicle is an immaculate condition and the frame is completely rusted out of this. How can they not be a recall?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11616592September 26, 2024
AIR BAGS
The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V050000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated the air bag warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11615412September 19, 2024
STRUCTURE
The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the driver’s side rear sub frame was rusted and had collapsed, and the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that sub the frame needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 144,230.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11609767August 20, 2024
AIR BAGS
See attached document for complaint.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11608676August 15, 2024
AIR BAGS
The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced and was causing the air bag warning light to illuminate inadvertently. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The contact was concerned that the air bags would deploy without the vehicle being involved in a crash. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 168,044.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11607654August 9, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Frame and fuel cross member rotted out.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605407July 30, 2024
STRUCTURE:BODY
Unknown. I doubt this will qualify but it seems to be a very common issue so I feel it is worth bringing attention to. I recently bought a truck from a state action that was a prior police vehicle as stated by the title. Once I purchased it and drove it home I was inspecting it and found a rust spot on the frame. As I cleaned dirt and debris off of it I discovered that the frame from just before the drivers side door all the way to where it bends up at the gas tank was completely rotted out. Specifically the bottom of the frame is fully gone. Doing research into repairs it seems that this generation and brand of vehicle had this problem seemingly universally. Which leads me to think it may have been a defect in manufacturing. Due to the bottom rusting out it’s hard to spot unless you crawl underneath. I’m sure I don’t have to go into detail as to why a compromised frame that people could be unaware of could be dangerous.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11604511July 25, 2024
AIR BAGS
The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V050000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11603911July 22, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I am the original owner of a 2011Chevy Silverado 1500. At this time, the frame of the vehicle is badly rusted, and i was made aware after conducting research that General Motors had failed to properly apply anti corrosion material to the frame, which caused the frame to rust prematurely. The rear crossmember its totally rusted and could pose a problem in the very near future. By failing to apply anti corrosion material to the frame, it caused the acceleration and decay of the entire structure of the frame. This was visibly observed by both a NJ approved autobody shop as well as an independent repair shop where suspension work had just been completed.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11601581July 12, 2024
STRUCTURE
The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The contact stated while performing a routine inspection of the vehicle, the contact became aware that the entire subframe was severely rusted. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11601633July 12, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I put my truck up on a 2 post lift to change the brakes. But once the full truck weight was on the lift the frame started to crack i instantly put it on the ground and took a look and found that there was a crack through the middle of my frame on the side facing me Spanning from the back part where it starts to go up all the way to about the part of the frame under the middle of the drivers door. Then I took a look under it and saw a large hole in the frame where the lift was placed. I proceeded to feel in the previously mentioned hole and found some of the frame was paper thin other parts where about half the thickness of a good part of the frame. After this I took it into my local GM dealer to take a look at it they said that the frame is definitely in a very bad shape but it will hold but it will be an issue in the future. I feel i could be put at risk because I could hit a bad part of road at some point in the future and it could damage the frame more or completely brake.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596568June 25, 2024
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that after a visual inspection of the vehicle, he observed excessive frame corrosion under the driver’s side of the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11596085June 24, 2024
STRUCTURE:BODY
This is the 3rd year in a row that i have to have the frame welded due to corrosion. I finally did an internet search and found this to be a severe problem for owners of Chevy Silverados. In my opinion, a truck frame should last longer than 100K miles. Why did the U.S. hold Toyota accountable when their truck frames rotted out a few years ago, but won't hold GM to the same standard? The dealership said there is nothing they can do about it, i'm hoping out government can. There are too many of these trucks driving around with frames on the verge of cracking or rear shocks falling off. Thank you
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11593777June 11, 2024
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:UREA INJECTION SYSTEM (DEF)
Reduction tank makes truck only go 55 when the tank is full causing truck to not go flow of traffic there is a recall 11001 but gm dealer will not repair and knew about this and still sold the truck without tell customer about this
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11591390May 29, 2024
STRUCTURE:BODY
The frame is rusted and flaking to pieces. Have replaced tailgate latches twice due to rust.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11591428May 29, 2024
STRUCTURE:BODY
This GM vehicle presents a safety risk to the public. The frame of the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has prematutely rusted and corroded. GM fully understands and acknowledges this public safety risk only through a "Technical Service Bullitin" (service bulletin number 19-NA-255) which states that GM is aware of the lack of application of protective coating on this year and model. This "technical" concern urgently must be upgraded to a recall. The truck in its entirety and the public are at risk. The premature frame corrosion caused by the failure to apply protective coating which GM acknowledges, can, and presumably has, result in DEATH. The structural integrity of the entire vehicle should not be categorized as a safety bulletin. An incident due to faulty manufacturing resulting in death, is by definition a recall. Above mentioned vehicle does not meet minimum safety standards or poses an unreasonable safety risk due to defects that could harm consumers, hinder performance, or cause legal issues for the manufacturer.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11583728April 18, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
No. Plastic broke on my dash and from the sun or cheap plastic and popped and hit my child in the head which left a scratch on his head. The whole dashboard has cracked.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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