10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
24,023 miles

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problem #50

Dec 192020

Silverado 1500

  • 39,200 miles
I turned on the rear defrost to the vehicle. Within about 30 seconds, I saw smoke rising from the center part of the rear window as if the defroster had started a fire. I immediately turned the rear defrost off and the smoke ceased. Within a mater of seconds, the right panel of the rear window popped very loudly as it shattered, presumably from the fire. I was driving on a rural road when this occurred. I do have a power rear window on the vehicle and there is a recall already in Canada for Chevrolet Silverado's of my model year with the rear power window having fires started by the rear defroster.

- Boerne, TX, USA

problem #49

May 272020

Silverado 1500

  • 100,000 miles
A/C condenser failure: As I live in a climate that experiences snow and below-freezing temperatures more often than 80 degree days, I only us my air conditioning maybe 5 months of the year. I went to use my A/C this summer and realized it was blowing warm air. I did some research and decided to just add more R-134A with dye to troubleshoot the problem. I found using a uv flashlight that the A/C condenser has a pretty large crack in it in the same location as on the Chevy Suburban's and Tahoe's. it is visible through the grill towards the drivers side. As the quote for the job at the dealership is well over $500, I decided to just roll my windows down all summer and replace the A/C condenser myself over the winter. I am currently gathering my parts to do so. Apparently it is a 4-6 hour job, but aside from plowing, school, and work, I should be able to eventually get it done. This is frustrating that a (at the time) 4 year-old vehicle has so many defects that I will eventually have sunk $5K+ into for uncommon repairs on a 100K mile, 4 year-old truck.

- Chetek, WI, USA

problem #48

Aug 262020

Silverado 1500

  • 65,310 miles
A/C condensor cracked like thousands of others. $1000 repair. Chevrolet recalled SUVS with the same system but not trucks. When will Chevrolet make this right

- Enterprise, AL, USA

problem #47

Aug 222020

Silverado 1500

  • 65,000 miles
Constantly having freon leaks in the same place and appears to be a problem for thousands of others

- Enterprise, AL, USA

problem #46

Aug 252020

Silverado 1500

  • 47,000 miles
The transmission always runs hot. I took it when it was under warranty to get fix and was told the transmission should run about 250' I don't think this is true now my warranty is over and the problem never went away

- Chicago Heights, IL, USA

problem #45

Jul 042020

Silverado 1500

  • 192,866 miles
Dive line vibration, not from out of balance wheels. It occurs around 70 mph and lives in and out. The shake/vibration is always present but gets fluctuates at a continuous speed. Goes from a slight floor vibration to the entire center console shaking water out of its cup. Feels like the wheels are going to come off the back. It can be seen that the rear end is shaking left to right from the drivers mirror.

- Allegan, MI, USA

problem #44

May 282020

Silverado 1500 8-cyl

  • 54,000 miles
The Silverado "myllink" information center changes screens randomly while driving. This creates a distraction to the drive as they return to the desired screen and setting. The screens and functions change every minute or so.

- Port St Lucie, FL, USA

problem #43

Feb 012020

Silverado 1500 8-cyl

  • 80,000 miles
My truck shakes from the moment we pull off from a stop and shakes until we get up to 70mph. We had an alignment and that did not fix anything. GM is fully aware of the issue and has done nothing except put out a service bulletin for diagnostics that costs an arm and a leg! we cannot drive this vehicle because we are afraid we will lose control. This happens on paved and dirt roads and inside city limit streets (30 mph) and interstate roads (60mph+). we are also afraid to drive the truck fearing that it would get worse and the driveshaft might drop. $60K truck sitting in our driveway wasting away.

- Rose Hill, KS, USA

problem #42

Apr 022020

Silverado 1500 8-cyl

  • miles
I'm having the transmission replaced in a 2016 Silverado! I'm 61 years old and take care of my vehicles. After reading car blogs, I see there are many complaints about the same thing! the truck jerks so violently that I'm afraid I've been hit by another car or that I may move forward and hit another vehicle. This is ridiculous that GM is aware of this and have not fixed this issue. I work hard for my money and do not feel that I should be responsible for this replacement. Please help!

- Groves, TX, USA

problem #41

May 082019

Silverado 1500 8-cyl

  • 40,000 miles
The fuel pump and ac compressor failed just outside of bumper to bumper warranty.

- Fort Pierce, FL, USA

problem #40

Mar 142019

Silverado 1500

  • 35,000 miles
Driving at 2 miles an hour or 65 miles an hour I have an issue with a bad vibration and a shaking coming unknown source. It feels like I'm hitting potholes that are a foot deep when traveling down the road it happens in various times I could be traveling on the highway and it scares me to the point where I have to pull over the vibration is in a floorboard the gas pedal the brake pedal it continues to get worse everyday I've had it to the shop one to two times a month for over a year. When traveling on a regular county road it happens it happens on the highway it happens in parking lots the vibration that I'm feeling from the floorboard into the gas pedal the brake pedal is a all-the-time thing at a idle it has a bad vibration coming from the motor the shop cannot find out none of my problems I've had it in the shop and spent thousands of dollars on in and no one source of vibration and unknown source of why it feels like I have a flat spot where I'm hitting potholes all the time from the front end I've had three sets of tires on

- Oregon City, OR, USA

problem #39

Nov 222019

Silverado 1500

  • 39,750 miles
First off the brakes have failed on me a bunch of times. I brought it to the dealer before the recalls started and they said it was normal. The problem got worse causing two low speed accidents with no damage but scary. Note I have two kids in the car. Been in for multiple recalls. One accident happened in a drive thru and one in my driveway. Both were front end collisions but no damage. Second the truck shakes at higher speeds.starting at 24mph up to 80. My kids teeth shatter in the back. That's how bad it is. Dealers said there is no fix for that so I started by re balancing my tires and after that didn't work I got new tires. Still have the issue and its more of a headache to bring it into the dealer cause they don't want to fix it or can't. currently on 40,000 miles on my truck and already had a multitude of issues with oil pump failure, steering column replaced due to moving horizontal. Seat issues they couldn't fix so had to replace the bracket and brakes are ongoing.

- Wheeling, IL, USA

problem #38

Mar 022019

Silverado 1500

  • 62,000 miles
Faulty air conditioning condenser has cracked at the driver side weld. The system now leaks and does not cool the cab of the truck.

- Richlands, NC, USA

problem #37

May 202019

Silverado 1500

  • 32,300 miles
At speed above 50 miles an hour there is vibration in the vehicle and it get wore the faster you go and at 80 miles an hour there is a roar and the whole vehicle is vibrating badly and I am afraid to drive the vehicle. This is a big problem and Chevrolet has had my truck for 5 work days and has yet to figure out what it wrong.

- Monroe, GA, USA

problem #36

Jun 112019

Silverado 1500

  • 50,000 miles
Air conditioning compressor had cracked. This is a known problem on these vehicles and GM does nothing about it. Im sure there are thousands of complaints. Truck is 3 years old with 50K miles. Fair to have to pay a $1,000+ for gms neglect? please step in here, a lot of people are getting hurt by this. No recall has been issued and clearly it warrants one. Thank you for your time.

- Massapequa, NY, USA

problem #35

May 012019

Silverado 1500

  • 68,000 miles
Ac condenser leaks freon on welded area. Recharded 3 times, first last about a week, second about 3 days and third 1 day ! now it will cost $800 + to replace it!

- Weymouth, MA, USA

problem #34

May 162019

Silverado 1500

  • 66,700 miles
The A/C in my 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 stopped working on 5/15/2019 I took the vehicle to the dealer on 5/16/2019 to have looked at. I was told that there is a pinhole leak in the condenser. I was charged $120 to have the problem diagnosed. The cost to repair was estimated at over $900 what upsetting is that I'm now finding out that this is a known problem that GM is totally aware of.

- Wilmington, DE, USA

problem #33

Dec 222016

Silverado 1500

  • 2 miles
I have had this hard jerking and slamming of my transmission in my truck since I purchased it brand new. It occurs when going from reverse to drive it will hesitate and not go into gear and then it slams and jerks the vehicle violently with a aloud crack noise of the gears slamming together. It also occurs when I am in between the speed of 40-50 mph. I will be driving down the road and the truck will slam into gear while driving. It also had a very high idol and shakes the truck. I have brought my truck into the Chevrolet dealership for these issue 5+ times now and contacts the GM to help get my issue solved and they just can't not fix the issue. I don't want to get stranded with my family if the transmission decided to break or cause trouble. I have had multiple occurrences of this issue happening.

- Broadway, NC, USA

problem #32

Apr 012019

Silverado 1500

  • 60,000 miles
Air conditioning system leaks from compressors and condensers because the system is not able to contain the pressures. Chevrolet has issued technical bulletin due to the large number of incident. Parts are hard to locate due to the number of faulty parts being replaced.

- Wetumpka, AL, USA

problem #31

Feb 282019

Silverado 1500

  • 15 miles
The radio fail to provide audio warning when the key has been left in the ignition and the door is open-door when the driver does not fasten their seat belt, driver is at greater risk of injury in a crash. Driver can't hear when the turn signal and radio when dead.

- Miami, FL, USA

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