ChevroletSilverado 15002011
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  3. 2011
  4. Suspension

2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Suspension Problems

4
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 4 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi3
100–150k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • December 13, 2018 · 105,000 miles

    Body · Suspension

    My front driver side top control arm broke when i hit a pole on the rear of my truck. It snapped off at the ball. I was in a parking lot and side swiped a pole at about 5 mph. Should not have snapped a part in the front of the truck! There is a massive amount of corrosion under my truck. Even behind the rear tail light which shouldn't have been exposed, there's rust. This truck has more rust that trucks that are 30…

    Crash reported

    ODI 11175134

  • June 4, 2011 · 6,976 miles

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Suspension

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the front end of the vehicle and wheels began to shake violently when the brakes were applied. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated the front rotors were out of round and turned downward. The brake rotors were repaired but the vehicle continued to shake violently. The manufacturer was made aware of the…

    ODI 10456666

  • March 18, 2011 · 1,500 miles

    Rear · Suspension

    Rear axle has a gvwr of 3950 lbs the vehicle a 2plus 1 rear spring pack, 3 different spring suppliers rate this spring pack at 1425l or 1500 lbs each for a combined rate of either 2850 or 3000 lbs per pair. Which makes the factory rating of 3950lbs either 1100 or 950 lbs higher depending on the spring supplier. Using the industry guideline the weakest component controls the gvwr is being violated by chevrolet i have…

    ODI 10426306

  • January 22, 2011 · 200 miles

    Power Train · Suspension

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated when he put the vehicle in gear it made a very loud clanging sound. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing and was told that was normal since all of the new gm vehicles made that noise. The failure recurred repeatedly became progressively worse over time. The contact also stated that the frame and suspension had extensive rust…

    ODI 10494589