2017 Chevrolet SILVERADO 1500 problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
711 owner complaints analyzed
6 distinct recall campaigns
44,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2017 model year. Data snapshot: . 309 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Power Train is the most frequently named component, appearing in 187 of 711 complaints (26.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 212 | 29.8% |
| Transmission and shifting | 186 | 26.2% |
| Steering behavior | 64 | 9.0% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 43 | 6.0% |
| Engine operation | 36 | 5.1% |
| Fuel system concerns | 16 | 2.3% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 187 |
| Service Brakes | 174 |
| Electrical System | 118 |
| Engine | 114 |
| Unknown Or Other | 77 |
| Steering | 57 |
| Air Bags | 28 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 28 |
Power Train: 187; Service Brakes: 174; Electrical System: 118; Engine: 114; Unknown Or Other: 77; Steering: 57; Air Bags: 28; Fuel/Propulsion System: 28
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 90 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 89 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 52 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 40 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 30 |
| 150,000 and above | 8 |
Under 25,000: 90; 25,000 to 49,999: 89; 50,000 to 74,999: 52; 75,000 to 99,999: 40; 100,000 to 149,999: 30; 150,000 and above: 8
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (90). 402 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 31 |
| 2018 | 45 |
| 2019 | 58 |
| 2020 | 88 |
| 2021 | 87 |
| 2022 | 92 |
| 2023 | 103 |
| 2024 | 81 |
| 2025 | 81 |
| 2026 | 44 |
2016: 1; 2017: 31; 2018: 45; 2019: 58; 2020: 88; 2021: 87; 2022: 92; 2023: 103; 2024: 81; 2025: 81; 2026: 44
Pattern summary
Power Train leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 212 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 186 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 64 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 11041158 · 2017-10-30 (October 30, 2017)
HARD BRAKE PEDAL. LOSS OF ALL POWER ASSISTANCE. 2017 CHEVY 1500 34K FIRST DID IT HIGHWAY SPEED THEN I GOT IT TO REPEAT AT SLOW SPEED MULTIPLE TIMES. IT WOULD LOSE ALL BRAKES AFTER TWO OR THREE LIGHT APPLICATIONS OF THE BRAKES. VERY UNSAFE I ALMOST REAR ENDED SOME ONE I'M FAIRLY STRONG IT TOOK BOTH FEET PUSHING AS HARD AS I COULD TO SLOW VEHICLE AND WHIP AROUND CAR TO AVOID IF MY WIFE OR SON WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT VERY DIFFERENT OUT COME THAN A TRIP TO CHEVY
Owner-reported narrative. 34,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11041158 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11042982 · 2017-11-03 (November 3, 2017)
THERE'S A BOX UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN THAT CAN VIBRATE LOOSE AND FALL BY YOUR FEET WHILE DRIVING. IT FALLS RIGHT BESIDE THE BRAKE AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SAFELY BRAKE WITHOUT IT SWINGING AROUND. IT CAN BE REPLACED BUT IS CAPABLE OF VIBRATING LOOSE OVER AND OVER.
Owner-reported narrative. 9,176 miles reported. Look up ODI 11042982 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10970796 · 2017-04-05 (April 5, 2017)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY AND MADE A CLUNKING SOUND. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30.
Owner-reported narrative. 30 miles reported. Look up ODI 10970796 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11010028 · 2017-07-21 (July 21, 2017)
AT NIGHT, WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE GEAR AND THE BACKUP CAMERAS IS ACTIVATED, THE SYSTEM CHANGES THE CENTER DASHBOARD DISPLAY SCREEN FROM NIGHT BRIGHTNESS TO FULL DAYTIME BRIGHTNESS. IF LOOKING AT THE SCREEN WHEN THIS HAPPENS, NIGHT VISION IS LOST BY THE GLARE. IF NOT LOOKING AND IN A DARK AREA, IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE MUCH OF ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE DISPLAY SCREEN. WHILE THE SCREEN IS SHOWING WHAT IS BEHIND THE VEHICLE, IF A TURNING MOVEMENT IS NEEDED WHILE BACKING, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING BESIDE THE VEHICLE (LIKE…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 11010028 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11019100 · 2017-08-23 (August 23, 2017)
I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Z71 PICK-UP TRUCK SINCE FEBRUARY 2017. SINCE NEARLY DAY ONE, THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED VIBRATION AND WOBBLE LIKE SHAKING NOTICEABLE AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BECOMING MORE NOTICEABLE ABOVE 60 MPH. AT CERTAIN INSTANCES THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO EXPERIENCE A MILD BOUNCING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM FOUR TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF OWNERSHIP (APX. SIX MONTHS AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION) AND APPROXIMATELY 10,000 DRIVING MILES AND THE ISSUE STILL IS ONGOING. THE …
Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11019100 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11021111 · 2017-09-01 (September 1, 2017)
STEERING WAS DANGEROUS. PULLED TO LEFT . TOOK TO DEALER WHERE PURCHASED. LOOKED AT IT. DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. HAD TRUCK 7 MONTHS. LESS THAN 300 MILES. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. GOING DOWN ROAD, IT PULLS TO LEFT.
Owner-reported narrative. 25 miles reported. Look up ODI 11021111 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11080897 · 2018-03-22 (March 22, 2018)
PURCHASED MY 17 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 ON 11/28/17 AND RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/1/17. THIS WAS DUE TO A SEVERE SHUDDERING & SHIFTING IN THE TRANSMISSION & SEVERE SHAKE IN THE FRONT END AT 70-90MPH. THEY BALANCED & ROTATED THE TIRES, SAYING THE ISSUE WAS FIXED, I PICKED THE VEHICLE BACK UP ON 12/4/17 BUT THE ISSUE WAS NOT FIXED & AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE HAD ALSO OCCURRED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK ON 12/7/18 WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION & SHAKING IN THE FRONT END, AS WELL AS THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE PROBLEM ELECTRI…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11080897 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11081123 · 2018-03-23 (March 23, 2018)
WASHER PUMP BURNT, DEALER REPLACED WASHER BOTTLE & WASHER PUMP. PURCHASED DEC 2016, LAST 6 MONTHS LIVED IN ARIZONA. DIDN'T USE. TRIED USING MAR 20TH, WASHER DIDN'T WORK. NUMEROUS 2016-2017 COMPLAINTS ON LINE REGARDING THIS. DEALER REPAIR REPRESENTATIVE SAID MOTOR BURNT UP; HAD TO BE REPLACED. APPEARS WIRING CAUSED MOTOR TO BURN UP PER PRIOR CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. YOUR SYSTEM WILL NOT ALLOW PDFS TO BE ATTACHED. CALL ME AND I'LL EMAIL THEM TO YOU!!!!!!!!!
Owner-reported narrative. 39,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 11081123 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11022309 · 2017-09-08 (September 8, 2017)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ONLY STALLED WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS VERY HOT OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AT LEAST THREE TIMES PER MONTH SINCE BEING PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 2017. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (ED BUZARTH CHEVROLET IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA) FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-[phone…
Owner-reported narrative. 13,350 miles reported. Look up ODI 11022309 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11164038 · 2018-12-29 (December 29, 2018)
TRUCK WAS DROPPED OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP, FOR LOSS AND STICKING OF POWER STEERING. THEY COMPLETED SOME TESTS REPLACED A PART AND DID A FULL TEST DRIVE. I PICKED UP THE TRUCK, DROVE HALFWAY HOME BARELY MADE IT COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AGAIN.
Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11164038 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11254187 · 2019-09-09 (September 9, 2019)
FUEL INJECTOR OR FUEL PUMP DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. ON TWO (2) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, MONTHS APART, MY ENGINE HAS LOST POWER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. BOTH TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS 10 - 15 MPH AND LOW RPMS. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO ONE VEHICLE AND FOR ANOTHER TO ALMOST HIT ME FROM BEHIND AS MY CAR DIED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN OFF A BUSY ROAD. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED IN TWICE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP AND GM BOTH SAY UNLESS THEY CAN DUPLICATE THE ISSUE THEY WILL NOT FIX OR REPLACE ANYTHING. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE R…
Owner-reported narrative. 27,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11254187 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11341487 · 2020-07-26 (July 26, 2020)
A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING FROM DEALER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SOLID. BROUGHT TO DEALER. VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AND RUNNING ROUGH..DEALER DIAGNOSED ISSUE AS FAULTY FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. THEY REPLACED THE PART THROUGH MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CANE ON BLINKING SAME ISSUE VEHICLE SHAKING AND RUNNING ROUGH. TOOK TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THEY DIAGNOSED AS BAD FUEL INJECTOR. THEY CLAIMED THE ECM WENT BAD CAUSED BY THE BAD FUEL INJECTOR. THEY REPLACED ECM AND FUEL INJECTORS COSTING THOUSANDS. THEY CONVINCED ME I…
Owner-reported narrative. 49,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 11341487 at NHTSA ↗