Chevrolet Silverado 1500 / 2017
2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems
Owners have filed 957 complaints about the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 20.1% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes at 18.2%.
Complaints957
Crashes50
Fires18
Injuries28
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 20.1% · 192
Service brakes 18.2% · 174
Electrical system 12.9% · 123
Engine 11.9% · 114
Unknown or other 8.0% · 77
Steering 6.1% · 58
Air bags 3.0% · 29
Fuel/propulsion system 2.9% · 28
Severity
Of those complaints, 50 describe a crash, 18 describe a fire and 28 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 in this data, 2017 sits 10th by complaint volume. 2014 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 283 in the last three years against 386 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 42,819 miles.
In owners' own words
Transmission and torque converter problem. Vehicle available. Transmission malfunctioning and sometimes violent vibration at highway speeds. Taken to dealership several times and charged a lot of money but dealer says even though they know they built them wrong they wonât replace it. Vehicle inspected by dealership and confirmed. Class action lawsuit is still active on this 2017 model as faulty transmission Power train
Is available upon request. Transmission chugging, quite often. Pulsing after turning a corner trying to resume speed. Difficulty shifting when cold. Noticed this happening occasionally, but this problem is definitely getting worse, happening daily. I only have 27,000 miles on this truck. I stopped by the dealership and was told to change the transmission fluid myself since the warranty was up. Very disappointed. Power train
I have a problem with the transmission since truck was new , while going with foot off gas about 55 60 mph and slower speeds the truck transmission bangs as if the truck is being rearended occasionally happens while accelerating but most of time when not the dealer keeps downloading trans info and states no problem found. Going straight ahead. Last happened sat but ongoing for 3 years please help Power train · reported at 23,777 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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