Chevrolet Silverado Complaints

32,421 consumer complaints on file.

#11645850March 2, 2025
POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Have had issues since purchase of paint chipping severely / cloudy. Transmission shudder and “jumped forward” when coming to a stop. lighting system “blinked” or went dark and come back up a few seconds later while driving.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11645856March 2, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
The entire camera safety system is glitchy. Whether backing up or not, the side, front, back and top view camera system intermittently works then doesn’t, going days on end without working.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11645869March 2, 2025
STEERING
Steering Assist is Reduced Drive with Care.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11645887March 2, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The tailgate is opening automatically without anyone near the vehicle or keys. It has only started recently and I see similar vehicle models are being recalled for the same issue. My concern is that this could happen while driving down the road, posing a risk to other drivers if there are items in the bed of the vehicle. Prior to the tailgate opening unexpectedly, the button to push on the tailgate that opens it quit working. It will only open with the keys or button in the cab, or now at random times.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11645685March 1, 2025
ENGINE
When driving this vehicle on 1/9/25, I was on my way home with my wife from hospital. She was post c section and in very fragile state. The truck was in turning lane when it started making a strange noise and immediately shut off out of no where. There were no lights or warnings on dash. It was extremely cold and we had no heat. We called several tow truck companies to see who could immediately tow our truck to dealer as we were in a very bad location, freezing cold and almost were rear ended several times due to being in this turning lane. Tow truck arrived, had to completely stop traffic for us to enter into another vehicle to make it home. Mind you my wife could barely walk due to her operation. This was a very horrible experience. We bought this specific truck as a family vehicle because we thought it was reliable and safe. The truck was towed to dealer where it had been serviced since purchased and was confirmed that the engine would need to be replaced. We looked online and seen that many people had same issue but no official recall has been put out. We called the GMC recall center and they have been attempting to get us a replacement vehicle as we have a newborn and other children and now have no family vehicle to drive. The recall center has told us there has been an engine ordered but they do not have a date when it will arrive. We are almost two months into this situation with no answers or resolutions still having to make a payment on a vehicle we cannot even drive, nor are we able to purchase a new one because of this.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11645689March 1, 2025
POWER TRAIN
I have a 22 5.3L V8 trail boss 86k miles was running great prior.Truck gears started slipping and was able to get it home. Started the next day and check engine light came on and no reverse. Was able to get it to the dealership with the reduced engine power warning. I dropped it off Friday 2/21 and was immediately diagnosed with the bad valve body issue/code. Service was very vague with me at first and gave me 2 options Valve body replacement with an estimate of $3100.00 or a full transmission of $8,000.00. No mention if this was common when asked. Makes sense as to why they did not drop the pan when I asked if they checked the fluid. If this is a common issue I feel as they were trying to lure me into a new transmission for the extra money. That doesnt give me a great feeling with the dealership or chevy in general. I went with the valve body replacement and he said he would order the parts. I called this past week just for an update and asked about parts and then they alluded that they were on backorder from GM not another dealership and he thought he mentioned that. There is no way to track the parts? No loaners available I rely on my truck a lot for work and transporting my family of 4 around. Not very optimistic after reading thats this is a major problem. Has anyone else experienced the brevity when asking for answers? Has anyone else had to pay for this out of pocket? Im expecting the worst and hoping for the best but not really sure where to go from here other than wait.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11645764March 1, 2025
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SUSPENSION
The car while I’m driving, when I start driving it has a kick could be transmission
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11645495February 28, 2025
ENGINE
The contact's brother owns a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while following his brother who was driving approximately 45 MPH, the contact became aware that his brother’s vehicle was losing motive power. The contact stated that his brother’s vehicle stalled and had lost power steering assist functionality. The vehicle was stopped and shift into park(P). The contact stated that his brother was not aware of any warning lights being illuminated during the failure. The contact and his brother attempted to restart the vehicle several times however, the vehicle failed to restart. A tow truck company was called, and the vehicle was towed to a local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the engine had seized and needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the cause of the engine failure was not provided. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11645507February 28, 2025
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
The contact owns a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle and shifting into drive(D) or reverse(R), the vehicle failed to respond. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that a transmission valve needed to be replaced; however, the part was not available. The contact continued to drive the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure recurred. Additionally, the contact stated while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed and was accelerating, the accelerator pedal traveled down and remained stuck, causing the vehicle to accelerate unintendedly to 50 MPH. The brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond. A message advising to decelerate and to drive safely was displayed. The vehicle jerked while downshifting to low gear. The contact's son shifted to neutral(N), and the accelerator pedal was no longer stuck. The contact's son was able to pull over to the side of the road. The contact's son resumed driving; however, the failure recurred while driving. The contact's son was able to drive to the residence. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where the transmission valve, six seals, bolts, and unknown parts were replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the contact stated that she did not feel safe driving the vehicle. The contact was in the process of trading in the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and covered the repair under warranty. The failure mileage was 6,893.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11645518February 28, 2025
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While the contact’s brother was driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the engine had seized and needed to be replaced. The cause of the engine failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000. The VIN was not available.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11645551February 28, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
For months now wire harness part number 842-909-97, rear driver side passenger door wire harness. Wire and connector damage from being poorly manufactured, wire cracking and breaking apart. Waiting for new item availability, can't operate door locks, window. Dashboards light stay on. No dealership or parts supplier in country has any availability or previous part number to replace. Waiting on general motors to bring new wire harness to market. No eta and item is listed as backorder .Been an issue for years now. I can't open My back door in fear of not being able to lock the door and have trouble light stay off. I have a three-door vehicle now instead of four.truck is barley 10 years old. Cost a lot of money for this vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11645671February 28, 2025
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
The Def system and turbo system. It will not let me tow nothing. And has started limited my speed to 65mph and says in 55 miles it will restrict to 55mph. I need my truck for work.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11645474February 28, 2025
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
Lifters froze up on #4 piston twice, both times going down the highway. Transmission would jerk after shifting gears, had bad torque converter shudder from 18 mph on up. Can’t pull trailer over 55mph without the whole cab vibrating like crazy
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11645243February 27, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
While pulling out onto a very busy highway in North Dallas, I had to "step" on it in order to make the turn. Immediatley after making the turn I went to "step" on it and the truck shifted into Neutral with heavy traffic. Luckily I was able to coast to a turning lane safely. Once stopped I was able to place the truck in park. However, after shutting off the truck it was never able to restart. This night was an extremely cold night with subfreezing temperatures. Not being able to start the truck meant no heater and myself and my girlfriend quickly became very cold. After calling OnStar we waiting almost 45 minutes for roadside assistance. However, they were only coming to try and jump start the truck and had to request a second roadside assistance to come and tow the vehicle. The vehicle could not be shifted into Neutral and a flatbed truck had to be used and the truck had to be drug up onto the tow truck. When I first stopped the truck and shifted it into Park, the engine was still running and sounded normal. It just could not be shifted into any gears. However, the GM dealership is telling me the engine seized up and needs to be replaced and could take 4-8 weeks just to locate an engine. Although no one was hurt or injured thankfully, the safety risk when this happened could have been very bad and deadly. Not to mention not being able to have heat during extreme cold temperatures is a safety concern. Had the truck not been able to be parked in a safe area, and not being able to be shifted to Neutral, this also could pose a safety risk.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11645246February 27, 2025
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES
I was driving down the interstate stuck in slow moving traffic going 55 in a 70 in Jacksonville, FL. The Chevy suddenly lit up like a dang Christmas tree, parking brake service, check engine light, lane assist, and EVAC all flashing on the screen. Everytime I hit clear it like a new warning popped up. It started to drive super rough as in bumpy, loud and hesitant. I parked it, turned it off. Waited maybe an hour since I went to class, then came back to start it. Issue was still there. I took it to the dealership who seemed more interested in buying it than repairing it, they said it could be a number of things and estimated 10k even though they couldn’t tell me exactly what was wrong. They knew, they just wouldn’t say. Anywho, $100 later for a wacky diagnosis, I left to take the truck to an actual mechanic, who stated the lifters failed which caused a bent rod, which then damaged the cam shaft. We had just bought the truck outright for 27k three months prior and only driven it 1,500 miles. It was estimated to be anywhere between 12-15k to fix. Which we didn’t have that money and personal loans are too high so we traded it in and took a loss of 17k while being thankful that no one was injured driving this thing. The truck didn’t even have 80,000 miles yet. It was at 75,000 or 76,000. Truck engines shouldn’t fail that soon or fail at all and this is a common safety issue with this truck. If you have time, google the main issues for this truck and you’ll see several posts about people complaining about their truck doing the same and having to do a computer deletion to get the engine to function correctly to prevent this issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11645314February 27, 2025
POWER TRAIN
Transmission is giving the same issues as the reported diesel transmission problems in same year model. Safety has not yet been put at risk. Due to a 2 month wait time I have been unable to get it inspected by a dealer.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11645318February 27, 2025
POWER TRAIN
These truck have issue they will not shift to park and will give drive a warning of not in park when the vehicle is in park not allowing fully shutoff and killing battery. I have taken truck to dealer and was advise this is a know issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11645322February 27, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the gauges on the instrument cluster were fluctuating, and the power steering warning light and the stabili-trak warning light lights were illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and allowed the engine to cool down. The contact stated that upon restarting the vehicle, the vehicle responded as needed. The contact stated that the failure had been occurring mainly in hot weather. Additionally, the contact stated that if the vehicle was not pulled over to the side of the road until the vehicle cooled down, the vehicle gradually lost motive power. The contact stated that the failure had been occurring intermittently. The vehicle was taken to several independent mechanics, where the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the same assessment was made. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V586000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11645385February 27, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that during cold starts, the transmission was slipping, jerking, and banging. The failure eventually worsened and began to occur after the vehicle was driven and was warmed up. Additionally, while decelerating, the vehicle erroneously lurched forward. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the transmission valve body was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 6,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11645447February 27, 2025
ENGINE
After remotely starting my truck, I was met with a strange noise that was both noticeable and unprecedented. The certified Chevy dealership provided three different estimates for tearing down the engine to verify the faulty lifter. Unfortunately, the dealer and warranty provider are unwilling to accept that these issues are inherent to the AFM system. Given the vehicle's relatively low mileage of 89,000 miles, such repairs seem premature.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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