Chevrolet Silverado 1500 / 2007
2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems
Owners have filed 1,056 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with NHTSA. Air bags account for 45.4% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of electrical system at 7.7%.
Complaints1,056
Crashes31
Fires17
Injuries41
Deaths4
What owners report breaking
Air bags 45.4% · 479
Electrical system 7.7% · 81
Unknown or other 6.1% · 64
Structure 5.2% · 55
Engine 4.5% · 48
Service brakes 3.4% · 36
Power train 3.4% · 36
Service brakes, hydraulic 2.9% · 31
Severity
Of those complaints, 31 describe a crash, 17 describe a fire, 41 report an injury and 4 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 in this data, 2007 sits 6th by complaint volume. 2014 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 25 in the last three years against 99 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 70,657 miles.
In owners' own words
The dashboard has cracked running from the corner of the passenger side airbag towards the windshield. This happened when the vehicle was parked and not in use. I am very concerned that a vehicle of this age has a defect such as this in the location that it does. I fear that in the event of an accident and deployment of the airbag, the already cracked plastic of the dashboard could become a dangerous projectile. Air bags · reported at 125,000 miles
I believe this is a takata inflator recall issue. The air bag warning light has been staying on since about may 1, 2017. I noticed it on while I was driving on the highway. I have had no kind of impacts or collisions. I just went to the nhtas.Gov site for recalls and found that this vehicle is part of the airbag mfg recall #2049152 and nhtsa recall #16v383. I bought it used last year. Is this vehicle safe to drive? Air bags · reported at 85,000 miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 04/06/17 lj *js *tr Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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