Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Engine Problems
- 422
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 22
- Years with records
- 1999–2020
- Stored years
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 422 stored complaint records:
- 9 indicate a crash
- 8 indicate injury
- 17 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- check engine · 17 records
- failure mileage · 13 records
- warning indicators · 12 records
- indicators illuminated · 11 records
- diagnosed repaired · 10 records
- traction control · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 92 |
| 1–30k mi | 87 |
| 30–60k mi | 85 |
| 100–150k mi | 82 |
| 150–400k mi | 27 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Service Brakes
I was driving down the road, gave it gas to go around a vehicle and it felt like the vehicle shut down. Esc caution, check engine light, and brake warning/caution all illuminated. Vehicle began to slow down drastically and if i hadn't gotten off the road quickly i would have been hit. If i had been turning into traffic from a stop and that happened i would have been hit. Pulled the vehicle over, turned it completely…
ODI 11308877
Engine
Tl* the contact owned a 2018 chevrolet silverado. While the vehicle was parked and unoccupied at the contact's resident, the vehicle spontaneously caught fire without warning or impact. A police report was filed. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the fire. There were no reported injuries. The contact called j.b.a. Chevrolet (7327 ritchie hwy, glen burnie, md 21061) but vehicle was not…
Fire reported
ODI 11308136
Engine
Very hard shift in the morning se jalonea muy fuerte en la maana y siempre hace los cambios muy fuerte. Cuando paro en un stop se siente que bronca hacia delante
ODI 11307801
Engine
Its a brand new pickup track when i got it after one year a issue came up with caramel looks like leaking under the truck, radiator coolant got mix with engine oil. No warning light , engine might overheat or engine might lockup. The dealer replaced the radiator and just flush the line. I heard so many complaint about this issue. But never heard any recalled.
ODI 11306902
Engine
2014 silverado 1500 quality issues my 2014 silverado 1500 needs a new $1,840 radiator/oil cooler. The truck has 48,000 miles purchased new 5+ years ago, so it exceeds the 5 year warranty period. At my last 5,000 mile oil change, the oil was found to be 2 quarts low with oil in the coolant. Gm has refused (twice) to assist in the cost of repairs because i did not use a gm auto service for my oil changes. I had the…
ODI 11309034
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on a highway stabilitrack turns off then few seconds later traction control turns off then i get either a cylinder misfire or throttle body code. Truck then goes into reduced power mode with rough idle. I can clear the codes with obd reader and it runs fine for a while.
ODI 11301255
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Service Brakes
On january 22, 2020 i started the vehicle with using the mychevrolet phone app. I got into the truck and pushed the ignition button. The following three warnings appeared on the instrument panel: 1) brake system failure 62 mph top speed, 2)service trailer brake system, 3) service esc abs, brake, traction control, and check engine lights illuminated. I turned the vehicle off and turned it back on again using the…
ODI 11306901
Engine
At 44,000 miles the oil pan leaked. Took it to chevy dealership, had it fixed. I have 47000 miles on it now. Same issue happened, took it to chevy dealership, the dealership said it was the oil pan and has to order a whole new oil pan. Then the dealership calls me back and tells me i have bad oil cooling lines, but wants me to pay for it. No way, sorry. Chevy needs to stop making cheap junk. Truck is 3 yrs old and…
ODI 11300726