Chevrolet Silverado 1500 / 2011

2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems

Owners have filed 698 complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with NHTSA. Air bags account for 44% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of structure at 10.3%. A further 16.5% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints698

Crashes32

Fires6

Injuries51

Deaths2

What owners report breaking

Air bags 44.0% · 307

Unknown or other 16.5% · 115

Structure 10.3% · 72

Engine 5.7% · 40

Electrical system 3.7% · 26

Suspension 2.7% · 19

Electronic stability control (ESC) 2.6% · 18

Power train 2.4% · 17

Severity

Of those complaints, 32 describe a crash, 6 describe a fire, 51 report an injury and 2 report a death.

Reading the numbers

Across the 29 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 in this data, 2011 sits 16th by complaint volume. 2014 draws the most.

Filings have fallen off, 50 in the last three years against 109 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 72,226 miles.

In owners' own words

"Takata recall" there has been active recall for well over a year now on my truck and the dealer keeps telling me when they get the parts to fix it they will contact me to bring it in. How long does it take or how many more lives have to be affected before this will be fixed. I am scared to drive my truck always worried about these air bags. I have been on dealer list for over a year to have fixed. Can you help Air bags

Takata recall we have only recently purchased this vehicle,and noticed the air bag light was on. So by looking at the nhtsa website,the info was there that stated there was a recall,but the replacement parts weren't available,as a new owner of this vehicle,how can I be assured to know that I will be contacted when the parts are available??Also what can I do to keep my family safe until the repair is complete?? Air bags

The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving 45 mph, the contact crashed into a tree. The seat belt failed to retract without warning and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000. The vin was unavailable. Air bags · reported at 70,000 miles

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Safety recalls

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Other Chevrolet Silverado 1500 years

2008 1,094 complaints · 54.3% air bags 2009 553 complaints · 41.6% air bags 2010 451 complaints · 43.7% air bags 2012 278 complaints · 20.9% air bags 2013 392 complaints · 21.2% air bags 2014 2,200 complaints · 18.6% steering

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