Chevrolet Silverado 3500Years to avoid, problems & recalls
Based on 1,077 NHTSA owner complaints across 30 model years, the Chevrolet Silverado 3500 years to avoid are 2024, and the strongest years are 2003, 2008, 2011 and 2013. The Silverado 3500 has 45 safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chevrolet Silverado 3500 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 3500 median. Tap a year for its full report.
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Most common Chevrolet Silverado 3500 problems
All model years combined: 1,077 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 183 | 16 |
| Electrical system | 137 | 19 |
| Service brakes | 128 | 10 |
| Power train | 127 | 7 |
| Steering | 87 | 3 |
| Engine | 87 | 7 |
| Engine and engine cooling | 72 | 6 |
| Tires | 71 | 0 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 67 | 1 |
| 23 other systems | 386 | 38 |
Chevrolet Silverado 3500 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 45 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.
NHTSA investigations of the Silverado 3500
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureOpen
- Air Bag MalfunctionNo recall
- NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESLed to recall 08V-441
- NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESNo recall
- CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILURE - STALLLed to recall 07V-521
- HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILRESLed to recall 05V-005
- HYDRAULIC PUMP SHAFT FAILURESNo recall
- REAR AXLE SEPARATION FROM VEHICLENo recall