Chevrolet Silverado - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Chevrolet Silverado owners have reported a total of 8,783 problems for their cars built in the 22 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Chevrolet Silverado. The 1999 Chevrolet Silverado cars have the most problems reported (1,683 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Chevrolet Silverado

🔍 Common problems of Chevrolet Silverado

The following chart shows the 29 most common problems for Chevrolet Silverado cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's service brakes, hydraulic (2,810 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (705 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Chevrolet Silverado

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Service Brakes
2,810
  Electrical System
705
  Power Train
643
  Engine And Engine Cooling
568
  Air Bag
486
  Steering
447
  Structure
398
  Tire
308
  Vehicle Speed Control
281
  Suspension
272
   
  Visibility
265
  Equipment
237
  Air Brake
205
  Parking Brake
179
  Gasoline Fuel System
160
  Other Fuel System
148
  Seats
135
  Seat Belt
129
  Exterior Lighting
103
  Latches/locks/linkage
93
  Wheel
80
  Unknown Or Other
66
  Electronic Stability Control
36
  Diesel Fuel System
13
  Interior Lighting
6
  Traction Control System
4
  Child Seat
3
  Forward Collision Avoidance
2
  Firerelated
1


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