47 complaints reported

2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

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47
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jun 2020

MY AC QUIT WORKING FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT! NO WARNING NO NOISE JUST STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. IT WORKED ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND THE NEXT MORNING WOULD NOT COOL OFF AT ALL

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2020
May 2020

CHILD LOCK FEATURE FOR BACK DOOR WON'T SHUT OFF AND LOCK WILL NOT WORK! THIS HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS ON OR OFF IN PARK. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2019
Apr 2020

DROVE MY TRUCK AND TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING ON AND IT BLOWS OUT WARM AIR. DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THE AC UNTIL TODAY (4-18-2020). I LOOKED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CONDENSER MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2020
Nov 2019

THIS THE THIRD TIME THAT THE DOOR LATCH IS NOT WORKING ON DIFFERENT DOORS NOT JUST IN ONE 3-4 MONTHS AGO THEY REPLACED ONE OF THE LATCH THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR, KNOW I HAVE THE DRIVER SIDE AND REAR DRIVE SIDE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2018
Oct 2019

POPPING NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF TRUCK. TRUCK HAS SLACK IN REAR AXCEL CAUSING POPPING NOISE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2018
Jul 2019

I HAVE HAD TWO SETS OF CONTINENTAL TIRES PUT ON MY TRUCK AND THE TREAD KEEPS PEELING OFF OF THEM I CONTACTED CONTINENTAL AND THEY'RE NOT WANTING TO REPLACE THEM UNLESS I PAY A PRORATED FEE AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TWO OF THE MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT I'VE HAD THESE PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES FOR A LONG TIME NOW THE FIRST SET OF TIRES FAILED AT 12500 MILES AND A SECOND SET THAT SPELLED AT 10,000 MILES DOT NUMBER IS A32AWD40 P 275 /55 R 20 CROSSCONTACT LX 20 1111T

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2019
Jul 2019

MY FAMILY WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC IN CHARLOTTE AT RUSH HOUR 8-18-18 WE HAD PUSH THE TRUCK ACROSS 4 LANES IT DIED IT STARTED 20 MINUITES LATER AND DONE IT AGAIN DOWN THE ROAD WE PUSHED AGAIN WAITED IT STARTED I DROVE IT HOME 2.5 HOURS WITH NO PROBLEM TOOK IT TO DEALER SHIP THEY SAID COMPUTER SHOWED NOTHING TODAY 7-19-19 IT DONE IT AGAIN AFTER SETTING IN TRAFFIC WE PUSHED OUT OF THE ROAD IT STARTED 20 MINUTES LATER SO THIS TIME I HAD IT TOWED I HAVE TO SMALL KIDS THIS IS NOT SAFE SO ITS AT THE DEALER NOW IT HAS 8000 MILES ON IT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2019
Mar 2019

I AM CONCERNED CUSTOMERS ARE NOT RECEIVING THEIR RECALL NOTICES AFTER BEING TOLD CUSTOMERS RECEIVE THEIR VEHICLES RECALL NOTICES VIA EMAIL. UPPER MANAGEMENT AT ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP GRAY DANIELS CHEVROLET ORDERS THE OVERWRITING OF INCOMING ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED INTERNET LEADS (MERGING LOT SOLDS WITH ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED INTERNET NON-SOLDS OVERWRITING EVERYTHING KEEPS THE NON-SOLDS EMAIL ADDRESSES), TO EMBEZZLE EBE SFE MONEY FOR CORPORATE BONUS'S FROM GENERAL MOTORS; ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP GRAY DANIELS TOYOTA DELETES CUSTOMERS EMAIL ADDRESS AND INPUTS FAKE OR CREATED EMAIL ADDRESSES TO AVOID BAD SURVEYS TO WIN PRESIDENTS AWARD. ARE MY FEARS JUSTIFIED? NEW VEHICLE PURCHASES

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2017
Feb 2019

PURCHASED 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 11/2017. 04/2017, NO COLD AIR BLOWING FROM THE AC. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP THINKING ONLY NEED A RECHARGE SINCE THIS VEHICLE IS FAIRLY NEW. FOUND OUT THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE CONDENSER. THIS COST ME OUT OF POCKET NEARLY $1200!! WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANYONE EXPERIENCED THIS SITUATION?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2019
Jul 2018

THIS VEHICLE, LIKE MANY OTHERS OF THIS SAME DESIGN, HAS HAD A VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE ON 9-14-2017. IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE DEALER FOUR TIMES WITH THE TIRES BEING THE PRESUMED ISSUE. THE VIBRATION HAS CONTINUED EVEN AFTER DIFFERENT TIRES INSTALLED AND RECENTLY THE VIBRATION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BEGIN TO DRIFT TOWARD THE EDGE OF THE ROADWAY WHILE TRAVELLING AT 70 MPH IN A 70 MPH SPEED ZONE IN A CURVE THAT WAS NOT POSTED WITH A REDUCED SUGGESTED SPEED. THE TRUCK HAS CURRENTLY BEEN AT THE GENERAL MOTORS DEALER IN DELAWARE OHIO FOR EIGHT DAYS WHERE THEY HAVE VERIFIED THE ISSUE, HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE A CAUSE AND HAVE NOTIFIED GENERAL MOTORS FOR GUIDANCE. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I HAVE FOUND THAT IT APPEARS TO BE A LONG TERM ISSUE FOR THIS MANUFACTURER THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED. BEING A RETIRED STATE TROOPER WHO HAS DRIVEN MANY MANY MILES IN HIS CAREER, I FEEL THIS SITUATION COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL AND CONTRIBUTE TO INJURIES OR WORSE TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. PERSONNEL AT THE DEALERSHIP HAVE CONFIRMED TO ME THAT THEY HAVE HEARD OF THIS SITUATION AND THAT SOME TRUCKS ARE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT WHILE OTHERS DEVELOP THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM. THIS VIBRATION BEGINS AT APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH AND CONTINUES TO AT LEAST 76 MPH AND IS FELT THROUGH THE SEAT, ACCELERATOR AND STEERING WHEEL. I DO HAVE SOME OF THE "REPAIR" DOCUMENTS BUT THEY ARE INCOMPLETE AT THIS TIME.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2017
Jul 2018

THE FUEL PEDAL FLEXES WHEN ACCELERATING. ITS MOUNTED BY PLASTIC AND IT MOVES WHILE THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2018
Jul 2018

VEHICLE RADIO DISPLAY IS TOO BRIGHT. USING THE DIMMER DOES STILL LEAVES THE RADIO THE BRIGHTEST DISPLAY INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BLINDING THE DRIVER AT NIGHT. THE ONLY OPTION IS TO TURN THE DISPLAY OFF WHICH TAKES 5 SEPARATE INPUTS TO THE DISPLAY CONTROL. ONCE THE DISPLAY IS TURNED OFF ANY OTHER INPUT TO THE RADIO OR HEATING/AC CONTROLS TURNS THE DISPLAY BACK ON AND REQUIRES ANOTHER DISPLAY INPUT TO TURN THE DISPLAY OFF AGAIN.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2018
Mar 2018

MY TRUCK SHUT OFF, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS HAPPENED TWO TIMES WITHIN THREE WEEKS. I HADE TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED BOTH TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T GIVE ME A REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP RETURNED THE TRUCK TO ME AFTER ONE WEEK THE FIRST TIME, TWO WEEKS THE SECOND TIME. THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO RESTART, UNTIL IT SAT FOR A DAY BOTH TIMES. THEY COULDN'T GIVE ME A REASON FOR THE SHUTDOWN ETHER TIME.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2018
Jan 2018

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM I HAVE CHEVY SILVERADO CREW CAB 1500 LT WITH E ASSIST PACKAGE I GOT PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION AND ANY TIME I STOP BY TRAFFIC LIGHT ,STOP SIGN OR STOCK IN TRAFFIC MY CAR GET AUTO OFF BY COMPLETING STOP AND THEN WHEN I START DRIVING MY CAR MY TRANSMISSION IS KICKING MOST OF THE TIME AND MY FAMILY OR ANYBODY INSIDE MY CAR BY THAT TIME THEY COMPLAIN BECAUSE IT'S REALLY BAD FOR EVERYBODY NECK THAT SUDDENLY SHAKE. I JUST AFTER A MONTH TALKING TO DEALER AND CUSTOMER SERVICE I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALER TO CHECK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2018
Nov 2017

DASH CRACKING IN PIECES COULD CAUSE PIECES OF PLASTIC SHARDS TO BECOME AIRBORNE WHEN AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED CAUSING INJURY AND POSSIBLE EYE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN I HEARD IT POP AFTER TURNING ON DEFROSTER. IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN CHEVROLET / GM VEHICLES SPANNING MANY YEARS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2016
Oct 2017

MY VEHICLE IS A PICKUP WITH THE Z71 OFF ROAD PACKAGE. I USE IT WORKING ON FARM AND PASTURE LAND WHICH REQUIRES ME TO DRIVE OFF ROAD IN TALL GRASS AND BRUSH AT TIMES. I NOTICED, AND IT WAS CALLED TO ATTENTION, THAT GRASS AND BRUSH WAS COLLECTING AROUND THE REAR AXLE, DRIVE LINE AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. I GOT UNDER THE VEHICLE AND FOUND TWO LARGE PLASTIC CLAMPS AROUND THE AXLE HOUSING THAT HAVE A LARGE V SHAPED OPENING FACING THE FRONT OF THE PICKUP. THE CLAMPS ARE CATCHING AND HOLDING GRASS AND BRUSH WHICH THEN BUILDS UP AS THE VEHICLE TRAVELS. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH NUMBER ONE COULD CAUSE A FIRE, CAUSE DAMAGE AND FAILURE OF THE DRIVE LINE AND ENDANGERS MY SAFETY BY HAVING TO CRAWL UNDER THE VEHICLE TO REMOVE THE BRUSH AND GRASS. THIS PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEW 6/25/17 TO CURRENT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2017
Oct 2017

REAR FACING CAMERA CAN NOT BE DIMMED. WHEN BACKING AT NIGHT, CAMERA DISPLAY IS SO BRIGHT YOU CAN'T USE YOUR MIRRORS. YOU CAN NOT FOCUS ON ANYTHING THAT MAY BE ALONG SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE OUT OF SIGHT OF THE CAMERA. I HAVE READ THAT OLDER YEAR VEHICLES HAVE A CAMERA DISPLAY DIM FEATURE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2017
Sep 2017

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP TRUCK HESITATES TO THE POINT WHERE YOU COULD GET HIT OR YOU HAVE TO PUSH PEDAL HARD WHICH MAKES VEHICLE JERK OR SPIN TIRES, ESPECIALLY WHEN WET PAVEMENTS. ALSO WILL STUTTER AND VIBRATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. BEEN TOLD IT'S NORMAL FOR THIS TRUCK WITH ITS FUEL SAVING [XXX] FROM 4-8 CYLINDER. NOT SAFE AT ALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2017
Sep 2017

WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE FOR THE PURPOSE OF BACKING UP, THE RADIO SCREEN ILLUMINATES TO A BLINDING LEVEL OF BRIGHTNESS WHEN THE REAR CAMERA VIEW IS DISPLAYED. THIS IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AT NIGHT AND IMPAIRS MY ABILITY TO SEE OUT OF MY WINDOWS. THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT WITHIN THE RADIO SETTINGS TO FIX THIS ISSUE, AND THE ROTATING DIAL TO THE LEFT OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING KNOB WILL DO NOTHING TO DIM THE SCREEN WHEN IN REVERSE. DURING NORMAL OPERATION (NOT IN REVERSE), THE SCREEN IS ABLE TO DIM WITH THE ROTATING DIAL WHETHER PARKED OR DRIVING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SOFTWARE ISSUE THAT IF NOT RESOLVED, COULD RESULT IN DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS TO DRIVING SAFETY, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. IF CHEVROLET/GM COULD IMPLEMENT AN UPDATE THAT WOULD ALLOW A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO PUT A "SOFT" BUTTON INTO THE SETTINGS MENU, I FEEL THAT OVERALL VISIBILITY WOULD BE IMPROVED GREATLY AND TEMPORARY NIGHT BLINDNESS WOULD BE A THING OF THE PAST. MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY TYPE OF GM VEHICLE AFFECTED WITH THIS ISSUE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2017
Aug 2017

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Z71 PICK-UP TRUCK SINCE FEBRUARY 2017. SINCE NEARLY DAY ONE, THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED VIBRATION AND WOBBLE LIKE SHAKING NOTICEABLE AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BECOMING MORE NOTICEABLE ABOVE 60 MPH. AT CERTAIN INSTANCES THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO EXPERIENCE A MILD BOUNCING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM FOUR TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF OWNERSHIP (APX. SIX MONTHS AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION) AND APPROXIMATELY 10,000 DRIVING MILES AND THE ISSUE STILL IS ONGOING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAD CALLED IN A FIELD ENGINEER TO HELP WITH THE ISSUE, TWICE, THEY AS WELL, UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIRES, ROAD FORCE BALANCED WHEELS AND TIRES, REPLACED SUSPENSION BUSHINGS, STEERING GEAR BOX, STEERING BUSHINGS, UNMOUNTED THE BODY FROM THE CHASSIS AND UNBOLTED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, REASSEMBLING IN A DIFFERENT PATTERN, REMOVED CALIPER CLIPS, AND MADE OTHER CHANGES. THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS. FOLLOWING THEIR ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE ISSUE, THE VEHICLE NOW MAKES A CLUNK NOISE WHEN EXECUTING A TIGHT TURNING RADIUS AND DRIVING OVER A SMALL BUMP (SUCH AS A DRIVEWAY APRON). WHEN THE SHAKING / VIBRATION OCCURS, THE VEHICLE FEELS UNSTABLE AND FEELS AS IF THERE MAY BE A LOSS OF CONTROL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2017
Mar 2017

THERE'S A BOX UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN THAT CAN VIBRATE LOOSE AND FALL BY YOUR FEET WHILE DRIVING. IT FALLS RIGHT BESIDE THE BRAKE AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SAFELY BRAKE WITHOUT IT SWINGING AROUND. IT CAN BE REPLACED BUT IS CAPABLE OF VIBRATING LOOSE OVER AND OVER.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2017
Jan 2017

SUNROOF SELF EXPLODED

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2017

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The 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 47 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.