Chevrolet Silverado 1500 / 2016
2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems
Owners have filed 1,050 complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with NHTSA. Service brakes account for 24.4% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of power train at 18.1%.
Complaints1,050
Crashes65
Fires12
Injuries24
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Service brakes 24.4% · 256
Power train 18.1% · 190
Electrical system 11.4% · 120
Steering 10.5% · 110
Unknown or other 7.6% · 80
Engine 6.8% · 71
Suspension 2.9% · 30
Fuel/propulsion system 2.5% · 26
Severity
Of those complaints, 65 describe a crash, 12 describe a fire, 24 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 in this data, 2016 sits 7th by complaint volume. 2014 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 190 in the last three years against 300 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 45,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Unknown. There is times when parking my truck. I press on the brake paddle and it sound and feels like my truck jerks at first before it brakes. This has been going on for almost the 8 years Iâve own the truck. Also I have only owned the truck for 8 years and my paint is already peeling off. It doesnât have anything to do with the brakes. I just had my truck serviced the brakes and drums. It still does it. Service brakes
While driving my truck I was in line picking up my kids from school when pulling up close to the car infront of me my brakes got extremely hard and the truck kept slowly moving forward so I pressed harder to make sure I wouldn't accidentally hit the car. I just now saw a recall on the vacuum pump which in assuming is my issue with the harding of the brakes. I have not took it any where to be investigated yet Service brakes
I got a recall done buy a chevy dealership in storm lake iowa, so they say they did it but after a few months of driving I noticed the my truck started breaking different at low speeds just like the recall was for the recall number is n192268490. Just didn't know if there was something I could do so I don't have to pay to get it fixed when it's not my fault the breaks won't work like they are supposed too! Service brakes · reported at 80,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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