Chevrolet Silverado 1500 / 2020
2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems
Owners have filed 1,037 complaints about the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 22.6% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of power train at 20.8%.
Complaints1,037
Crashes20
Fires15
Injuries18
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 22.6% · 234
Power train 20.8% · 216
Electrical system 10.0% · 104
Service brakes 9.4% · 97
Unknown or other 7.0% · 73
Steering 6.8% · 71
Fuel/propulsion system 3.1% · 32
Vehicle speed control 2.5% · 26
Severity
Of those complaints, 20 describe a crash, 15 describe a fire and 18 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 in this data, 2020 sits 8th by complaint volume. 2014 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 661 in the last three years against 259 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 15,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Front main bearing failure. I have 97,000 miles on my truck. I have the 6.2 engine in it. I see online that GM is having a lot of issues with this engine. My dealer is trying to help me deal with GM, but GM does not want to replace my engine. They want me to pay for it. This issue could have been bad if I was driving at highway speeds with my 2 young daughters in my vehicle with me. Definitely a safety issue. Engine
My vehicle only has 20k miles on it and Iâm already replacing a lifter and camshaft due to the active fuel management system. At the time of taking my truck in there are three other trucks for the same issue. This is known issue at my dealership and this time Iâm covered under warranty, but they told me to be prepared to repair this again and next time will be out of warranty and around 5k to repair. Engine
Wiring harness defect an on going defect required repair in General Motors products should be a recall. Dealership said a manufacturing error. Now public who buys these vehicles have to pay for General Motors defect. Cylinder cause check engine light to come on. Repairs by Kunes GMC of Beloit WI. invoice [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) Engine
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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