2007 Chevrolet Silverado problems
Owners have filed 253 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado with NHTSA. Air bags account for 15.8% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 15%.
Complaints253
Crashes11
Fires14
Injuries16
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Air bags 15.8% · 40
Electrical system 15.0% · 38
Structure 9.1% · 23
Power train 8.3% · 21
Service brakes 8.3% · 21
Service brakes, hydraulic 5.5% · 14
Engine 4.7% · 12
Steering 3.6% · 9
Severity
Of those complaints, 11 describe a crash, 14 describe a fire, 16 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 19 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado in this data, 2007 sits 11th by complaint volume. 1999 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 22 in the last three years against 115 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 55,612 miles.
In owners' own words
Vehicle was involved in head on collision that totaled it. Other vehicle was an older model van, do not know extent of damages to it. My concern is the air bags did not deploy was told by gm that crash did not meet criteria for deployment!!!!! A head on collision at 50 mph that totaled 2500 series chevy truck. Hard for me to believe I now own a 2008 chevy 1500 series , do I need to concerned? Air bags · reported at 91,112 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the vehicle hydro planed and the contact crashed into the road barrier. No air bags deployed upon impact. There were four injuries and a police report was filed. Injury details were not available. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 102,000. Air bags · reported at 102,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that there was a large crack that extended from the driver side instrument panel to the passenger side air bag housing. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the defect was common based on the age of the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 82,000. Air bags · reported at 82,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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