Chevrolet Silverado 1500 / 2015
2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems
Owners have filed 1,426 complaints about the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with NHTSA. Service brakes account for 24.5% of them — the clear leader, ahead of electrical system at 11.4%.
Complaints1,426
Crashes83
Fires20
Injuries42
Deaths2
What owners report breaking
Service brakes 24.5% · 349
Electrical system 11.4% · 163
Steering 11.2% · 159
Power train 9.4% · 134
Unknown or other 9.1% · 130
Engine 9.0% · 129
Air bags 4.6% · 66
Structure 3.2% · 45
Severity
Of those complaints, 83 describe a crash, 20 describe a fire, 42 report an injury and 2 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 in this data, 2015 ranks 3rd by complaint volume — 2014 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 202 in the last three years against 407 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 52,000 miles.
In owners' own words
I was backing up at low speed after a 25 minute drive and went to stop, pushed brake pedal and it was hard and didnât slow the vehicle. I stood on the pedal to stop from backing through my garage door and wheels made a dragging sound and stopped. Put it in drive to check the brakes and same thing happed, brakes hard and no stopping power. Put truck in park and shut it off. Started it back up and brakes were fine. Service brakes
I pulled into a parking lot, and into a parking spot. I put the truck in reverse to back up and straighten the truck, when I started to pull back in the brake pedal became hard to press. I had to stand up on the brake pedal to keep from hitting the car parked in front of me. It also happened another time while backing out of a parking spot when someone walked behind the vehicle, and I had to stand on the pedal. Service brakes
Vacuum pump. My vacuum pump went out as I was driving home on the highway. Every few presses of the brake pedal it would go all the way to the floor and it took much longer to stop. It was scary and I am very thankful I didn't get in a wreck. I got it fixed at my Chevrolet dealer. The cost for repair was $600. Worst part is my vehicle, a 2015, ony had 27,000 miles on it. Still feels new and the brakes failed. Service brakes · reported at 27,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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