2015 Chevrolet Silverado problems
Owners have filed 111 complaints about the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 13.5% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of steering at 11.7%.
Complaints111
Crashes9
Fires2
Injuries11
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 13.5% · 15
Steering 11.7% · 13
Power train 9.9% · 11
Electrical system 8.1% · 9
Unknown or other 6.3% · 7
Exterior lighting 6.3% · 7
Service brakes 5.4% · 6
Air bags 5.4% · 6
Severity
Of those complaints, 9 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 11 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 19 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado in this data, 2015 draws comparatively few complaints; 1999 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 10 in the last three years against 41 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 5,200 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, a fire started on the engine compartment that consumed the vehicle. The vehicle was destroyed. There was a police and fire department report filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000. Engine · reported at 30,000 miles
Vehicle has stalled upon initial acceleration after a stop. 3 Of 4 of the times it happened were after a right hand turn. 3 Of the 4 stalls occurred when vehicle was cold (no correlation with right hand turn). Engine · reported at 11,650 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado. While driving approximately 55 mph, the radio and all the warning indicators on the instrument panel failed to work. The next day, the radio was not working and the vehicle would not start. After a while, the vehicle was driven to a dealer, but they could not duplicate the failure. The dealer kept the vehicle for evaluation. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000. Electrical system · reported at 15,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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