Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 151
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 19
- Years with records
- 1999–2018
- 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 151 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
- 2 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- fuel pump · 34 records
- engine light · 18 records
- check engine · 17 records
- control module · 14 records
- failure mileage · 13 records
- fuel lines · 13 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 40 |
| 100–150k mi | 38 |
| 1–30k mi | 23 |
| 30–60k mi | 23 |
| 150–400k mi | 17 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
Flex fuel sensor malfunction, causing check engine light to go on and inability to remote start car. Verified with local third-party shop that nothing else would be causing this. Did not take into local dealership as have had previous issues with incorrectly fixing a voluntary recall so we utilized the third party shop instead. Located a gm special coverage bulletin (#14289) from 2014 that included our make/model…
ODI 11307196
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. During an oil change, it was noticed that the fuel line was rusted out. The vehicle was taken to rocket chevrolet [redacted], located at [redacted], shelby, oh 44875) where it was confirmed that the fuel line was rusted out and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was called, but no one answered the phone. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was…
ODI 11288663
Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
There has been loss of power braking at low speeds. The brake pedal has a vibrating feel as it is pressed. The pedal will go down all the way to the floor with very little braking power. I took my truck in for the recall work for the same issue which had no effect. I had a prior problem with a fuel injector going out with less than 50,000 miles on the truck. This caused loss of power in situations where power is…
ODI 11289513
Fuel/Propulsion System
Warranty ended in july 2019. Check engine light came on in nov 2019 with a p050d code. Vehicle only has 32,0000 miles. Took it to dealership (autonation chevrolet in gilbert, az) and was told two fuel injectors were the cause and needed replaced. The dealership said one of the injector fuel rods and gasket was installed backwards at the factory. I pushed for gm to pay for the repair since no previous injector work…
ODI 11290127
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
Fuel injector or fuel pump does not work properly. On two (2) different occasions, months apart, my engine has lost power and the vehicle stalled. Both times at low speeds 10 - 15 mph and low rpms. This has nearly caused me to crash into one vehicle and for another to almost hit me from behind as my car died while making a right hand turn off a busy road. I have had the vehicle towed in twice, but the dealership and…
ODI 11254187
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
I was driving down highway when engine lost power and stopped. It was transported to dealership. The fuel injectors, fuel rails , and catalytic converter need to be replaced.
ODI 11222868
Air Bags · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Takata recall. Air bag light came on. Cluster reads service airbag system
ODI 11220403
Fuel/Propulsion System
Takata recall. While driving on a city street, truck suddenly lost power and shut off in the middle of an intersection, while i was turning.i tried several times to start it but nothing. I believed it to be the catalytic converter, and had it towed to a muffler shop. After fixing the problem truck still would not crank. I had to have it towed once again to my residence. Before this i would have to make 2-3 attempts…
ODI 11219166