2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
- 14
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 14 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 9 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Steering
Vehicle stabilitrack and traction control lights came on. Engine warning light came on. While attempting to turn the vehicle onto a highway acceleration ramp, the car steering wheel locked and the engine died. Could not unlock the power steering. I was towing a horse trailer well within the gross weight for the vehicle. I had a horse in the trailer at the time. I also had children in the car. After a few minutes, i…
ODI 10449642
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
The a/c fan quit. It smelled like burning plastic. Luckily i was able to exit the freeway safely and i have enough electrical knowledge i was able to determine a way to continue safely. It was a fire hazard waiting to happen inside the cab. The resistor was extremely hot and the wiring harness was melted. There were no blown fuses. I pulled fuses to reduce the chance of fire. I have previously attempted to deal with…
ODI 10419288
Engine And Engine Cooling
Around the time my truck hit the 42000 mile mark the oil low indicator warning illuminated on my instrument panel. I took it in to the dealer since it was well under warranty. The dealer began an oil consumption test and the truck continued to go through oil regularly. Sometimes just half a quart but sometimes as much as 1 1/2 quarts. The dealership did work on the engine 6 months into this issue but that did not…
ODI 10415080
Engine And Engine Cooling · Seats
Every 2500 mile after a oil change i get a low oil engine light and have to add a quart in a half of oil to top it off again. After doing gm's oil consumption test three times gm tells me that the dealer that i was bring my truck to for the oil consumption test stated that i was drive my truck to hard are i was pulling something. *tr
ODI 10451840
Engine And Engine Cooling · Tires
2007 chevorlet silverado 1500 2wd v8 4.8l, engine fire. Fire department & insurance company both do not believe there was fraud or arson. Total loss. The vehicle was parked outside of my residence on the residential driveway at about 3:50a.m. We heard a blow which was the tire in the front driver's side. We called police plus fire department. The engine front part of truck plus the 2 tire's in front and engine…
Fire reported
ODI 10300353
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
2007 chevrolet silverado 1500 5.3l engine. At 40,000 miles, the camshaft and a couple of lifters were replaced due to wear and eventual tapping. Again at 90,000 miles, the camshaft and a couple of lifters (lobe 4) were replaced due to lifter wear and breakage causing engine tapping. On the second occurrence, after the lifters had started tapping (and 900 miles from home) a piece of a lifter broke off and caught in…
ODI 10342542
Engine And Engine Cooling
2007 chevrolet silverado 1500 extended cab with 4.8 liter engine. I left the truck idling for about ten minutes. When i came out to the truck, the engine compartment was fully involved in fire. The truck was approximately 6 months old and had about 6500 miles on it. Fire marshall was unable to determine the cause of the fire. Truck was declared a total loss by insurance company. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10240567
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that flames erupted from the engine compartment approximately six hours after he parked the vehicle. As a result, the fire destroyed the vehicle. The insurance investigator was unable to determine the cause of the fire. As of february 11, 2008, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 8,000.
Fire reported
ODI 10217725
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle lost power. The driver was able to safely pull off the road. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to the dealer. The dealer found a short in the cap and rotor, in which a hole was completely burned through the rotor. The vehicle was under warranty and repaired at no cost. The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer.…
ODI 10213260
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact noticed a knocking noise. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the piston and wrist pin were replaced. After receiving the vehicle back, he heard the knocking again. The vehicle was taken back to the dealership where pistons and lift pins were replaced again. The failure occurred again. The vehicle was taken to an authorized…
ODI 10359343
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet silverado 1500. While the contact was driving approximately 55 mph, a loud chime sounded inside of the vehicle. The stabilitrak information center displayed a message that read "reduce engine power". Immediately, there was a significant reduction in the engine power. Also, the vehicle began to jerk violently. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where unknown repairs…
ODI 10343188
Abs Warning Light · Engine And Engine Cooling
Reduce engine power along with service brake light comes on. Vehicle shuts down, leaving vehicle with no steering. Ecu was reset. Next day, problem continued several times. Vehicle finally shut down in the middle of the road. *tr
ODI 10205400
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet suburban 1500. Upon starting the vehicle there was a knocking noise in the engine. When he noticed that there was no oil in the engine, he added oil. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who confirmed that there were no oil leaks in the engine. The failure continued to recur every 1,000 miles and each time the vehicle was missing approximately 1 or 2 quarts of oil. Each…
ODI 10346369
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
Engine suddenly loses power at highway and passing speeds with no warning at all. *jb
ODI 10183844