Chevrolet Silverado 2500Years to avoid, problems & recalls
Based on 4,094 NHTSA owner complaints across 30 model years, the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 years to avoid are 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2024, and the strongest years are 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2017. The Silverado 2500 has 44 safety recalls on record.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Charles from Port Chester, New York, CC0.
Chevrolet Silverado 2500 years to avoid
Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Silverado 2500 median. Tap a year for its full report.
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Most common Chevrolet Silverado 2500 problems
All model years combined: 4,094 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 709 | 72 |
| Service brakes | 689 | 57 |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 617 | 48 |
| Power train | 422 | 18 |
| Air bags | 373 | 65 |
| Steering | 280 | 17 |
| Engine and engine cooling | 245 | 17 |
| Engine | 240 | 22 |
| Tires | 172 | 7 |
| 27 other systems | 1111 | 107 |
Chevrolet Silverado 2500 recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
Showing the 12 newest of 44 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.
NHTSA investigations of the Silverado 2500
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureOpen
- Air Bag MalfunctionNo recall
- NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESLed to recall 08V-441
- NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESNo recall
- TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER FAILURENo recall
- TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER FAILURENo recall
- CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILURE - STALLLed to recall 07V-521
- HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILRESLed to recall 05V-005
- HYDRAULIC PUMP SHAFT FAILURESNo recall