2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500

692 complaints filed with NHTSA.

692
Complaints
32
Crashes
6
Fires
51
Injuries
2
Deaths

NHTSA Safety Rating

4/5
Overall
4/5
Front Crash
5/5
Side Crash
4/5
Rollover

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS305
UNKNOWN OR OTHER115
STRUCTURE:BODY56
ENGINE38
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM24
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)18
POWER TRAIN16
SUSPENSION16
SERVICE BRAKES13
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL11
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM10
SEAT BELTS8
STEERING8
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS8
STRUCTURE6

Recalls (4)

10V64300017/12/2010

SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE

GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT, CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO LD AND GMC SIERRA LD VEHICLES. THE REAR AXLE CROSS PINS WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND COULD FRACTURE AND BECOME DISPLACED WITHIN THE REAR AXLE. SHOULD THE PIN SHIFT OUT OF POSITION, IT CO

11V00700006/01/2011

SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE

GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, COLORADO, EXPRESS, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; AND GMC CANYON, SIERRA, SAVANA, YUKON AND YUKON XL VEHICLES. THE REAR AXLE CROSS PINS WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND COULD FRAC

21V05400005/02/2021

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, PR, AS,

21V05000005/02/2021

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL, and 2009-2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500 and Sierra 3500 vehicles originally s

Recent Complaints

20240118CrashAIR BAGS

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE AIRBAG WENT OFF AND CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO A POLE

20230622CrashAIR BAGS

The truck brakes or something locked up and cause me to crash the truck. Police report was filed and insurance company has appraised the truck. No warning lights or anything came on.

20230622CrashSUSPENSION

The truck brakes or something locked up and cause me to crash the truck. Police report was filed and insurance company has appraised the truck. No warning lights or anything came on.

20230622CrashSTEERING

The truck brakes or something locked up and cause me to crash the truck. Police report was filed and insurance company has appraised the truck. No warning lights or anything came on.

20220827CrashAIR BAGS

Today I rear ended a car with the 2011 Silverado. The drivers airbag in the steering wheel did deploy but not fully, never made contact with me at all. I have kept the truck updated with any recalls done.

20210426FatalAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS SON CALLED HIM AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE AIR BAGS HIT HIM ON THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD WHEN THEY INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, HOWEVER MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE CONTACT'S SON DIED THE DAY AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS STILL AWAITING AN AUT

Mileage: 145,282

20210426FatalAIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS SON CALLED HIM AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE AIR BAGS HIT HIM ON THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD WHEN THEY INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, HOWEVER MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE CONTACT'S SON DIED THE DAY AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS STILL AWAITING AN AUT

Mileage: 145,282

20210208CrashAIR BAGS

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONT IN CRASH AT APPROX. 40MPH ON A CITY STREET. AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AIRBAGS WERE REPLACED AT A GM DEALERSHIP DUE TO RECALL TOO.

Mileage: 130,000

20200311FireSTRUCTURE:BODY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF IT SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE CAB/ BED AREA. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED HOWEVER THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT. THE FIRE CAUSED THE SIDING TO AN ADJACENT HOUSE TO MELT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED

Mileage: 96,000

20190714CrashAIR BAGS

WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD AT ~45 MPH,I STRUCK A DEER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT COME OUT OF THE CENTER STEERING. AIR BAG DUST WAS COMING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE STEERING WHEEL, NO AIR BAG. I WAS VERY CONFUSED. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS PUSHED IN ~2.5 INCHES. I AM FORTUNATE THAT I DID NOT HIT ANOTHER CAR, SINCE THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONED ON DEPLOYMENT.

Mileage: 144,000

20190714CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD AT ~45 MPH,I STRUCK A DEER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT COME OUT OF THE CENTER STEERING. AIR BAG DUST WAS COMING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE STEERING WHEEL, NO AIR BAG. I WAS VERY CONFUSED. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS PUSHED IN ~2.5 INCHES. I AM FORTUNATE THAT I DID NOT HIT ANOTHER CAR, SINCE THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONED ON DEPLOYMENT.

Mileage: 144,000

20190714CrashSEAT BELTS

WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD AT ~45 MPH,I STRUCK A DEER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT COME OUT OF THE CENTER STEERING. AIR BAG DUST WAS COMING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE STEERING WHEEL, NO AIR BAG. I WAS VERY CONFUSED. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS PUSHED IN ~2.5 INCHES. I AM FORTUNATE THAT I DID NOT HIT ANOTHER CAR, SINCE THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONED ON DEPLOYMENT.

Mileage: 144,000

20190524CrashAIR BAGS

I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT 45MPH ON A 4 LANE ROAD. ANOTHER VEHICLE DID NOT YIELD AND I STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN THE SIDE WHILE HE WAS STATIONARY. DURING IMPACT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

Mileage: 168,000

20190517CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, AN ELK RAN INTO THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO POWER CHEVROLET (1422 N. COAST HWY, NEWPORT, OR), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE TORSO, KNEES, HIP, AND NECK, WHICH CAUSED HEADACHES AND NAUSEA WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REP

20190208CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE TOP CONTROL ARM BROKE WHEN I HIT A POLE ON THE REAR OF MY TRUCK. IT SNAPPED OFF AT THE BALL. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND SIDE SWIPED A POLE AT ABOUT 5 MPH. SHOULD NOT HAVE SNAPPED A PART IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK! THERE IS A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CORROSION UNDER MY TRUCK. EVEN BEHIND THE REAR TAIL LIGHT WHICH SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN EXPOSED, THERE'S RUST. THIS TRUCK HAS MORE RUST THAT TRUCKS THAT ARE 30 YEARS OLD.

Mileage: 105,000

20190208CrashSUSPENSION

MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE TOP CONTROL ARM BROKE WHEN I HIT A POLE ON THE REAR OF MY TRUCK. IT SNAPPED OFF AT THE BALL. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND SIDE SWIPED A POLE AT ABOUT 5 MPH. SHOULD NOT HAVE SNAPPED A PART IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK! THERE IS A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CORROSION UNDER MY TRUCK. EVEN BEHIND THE REAR TAIL LIGHT WHICH SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN EXPOSED, THERE'S RUST. THIS TRUCK HAS MORE RUST THAT TRUCKS THAT ARE 30 YEARS OLD.

Mileage: 105,000

20181215FireUNKNOWN OR OTHER

TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK BROKE AT THE BRACKET.

Mileage: 160,000

20181108FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DEFROSTER BECAME INOPERATIVE. GOODYEAR PERFORMED AN ASSESSMENT OF THE VEHICLE DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WITHIN THE DEFROSTER HOUSING HAD MELTED. BOB VALENTI CHEVROLET (3050, 72 JERRY BROWNE ROAD, MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT 06355, (860) 536-4931) WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR, WIRING HARNESS, AND TRANSISTOR WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 97,428

20181108FireVISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DEFROSTER BECAME INOPERATIVE. GOODYEAR PERFORMED AN ASSESSMENT OF THE VEHICLE DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WITHIN THE DEFROSTER HOUSING HAD MELTED. BOB VALENTI CHEVROLET (3050, 72 JERRY BROWNE ROAD, MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT 06355, (860) 536-4931) WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR, WIRING HARNESS, AND TRANSISTOR WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 97,428

20181011CrashSERVICE BRAKES

BRAKES FAILED ON I-26 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. SPEED WAS BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. TWO CARS WERE HIT. EXAMINATION SHOWED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING AT LEFT FRONT. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION BY INSURANCE ADJUSTER FOUND FLUID APPEARED TO BE LEAKING FROM BRAKE LINE. HE WAS NOT SURE IF IT WAS FROM RUBBER HOSE OR METAL TUBING. HE DID SEE CORROSION. VEHICLE HAS UNDER 59K MILES AND IS REGISTERED IN NY. DATE OF ACCIDENT WAS 10/5/18. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT ABRA ASHEVILLE F150, 611 BREVARD RD ASHEVILLE, NC 2880

Mileage: 59,000