1995 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › 12v/24v/48v battery › cables. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Fuel System, Diesel1
100
Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery › Cables1
000
Electrical System1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Electrical System
Filed Oct 6, 2015175,000 milesOH

STARTING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO MY SPEEDOMETER WILL SLOWLY INCREASE THE VEHICLES DISPLAYED SPEED UNTIL IT PEGS AT OVER 120MPH. THERE IS NO EFFECT ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED SETTING. IE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT INCREASE IT'S SPEED ALTHO THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATES YOU ARE GOING FASTER. THE RPM DOES NOT CHANGE. AFTER A FEW DAYS IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL READINGS. LAST HAPPENING INDICATED BELOW.

Fuel System, DieselCrash
Filed Jan 12, 201350 milesTX

I WAS DRIVING TO THE CHURCH FOR WED. NITE SERVICES. THE PUMP MOUNTED DRIVER SHUT THE FUEL OFF ON MY 6.5 DIESEL TRUCK, CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING, BRAKES, AND CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO PHYSICALLY WREST THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY, ENDING UP IN THE DITCH. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING WITH GENERAL MOTORS TAKING NO ACTION TO ASSIST MOTORISTS WITH THE PROBLEM. YOUR ASSISTANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery › Cables
Filed Feb 4, 2008129,023 milesWA

BATTERY EXPLODED AND MY POWER CABLES ARE EATEN THROUGH. NOW THE TRUCK WON'T RUN AFTER REPLACE CABLES AND GM TOLD ME IT WOULD $160.00 TO GET REPLACEMENT CABLES. BECAUSE OF DEX-COOL MY INTAKE GASKETS ARE LEAKING ALSO. ALSO THE OIL COOLER IS LEAKING, MY TRANSMISSION LEAK, MY TRANSFER CASE LEAKS, MY FRONT DIFF SEALS ARE LEAKING ALSO. MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS MAKING NOISE WHEN ENGAGE. PEOPLE SPEND GOOD MONEY ON CARS AND GM'S ARE MADE SO CHEAPLY. I'M DONE WITH CHEVY THIS WILL BE MY LAST CHEVY. *TR

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20266200Routine
202528100Routine
2024139410Routine
202347120Routine
202294320Routine
202184610Routine
20201051030Routine
201974760Routine
201852520Routine
201754550Routine
2016123520Routine
2015176660Routine
201440220Routine
201351310Routine
201253300Routine
2011104420Routine
201021510Routine
200961530Routine
2008191440Routine
2007204390Above average
2006177180Routine
20052691150Above average
20043682102Fatalities reported
2003449280Above average
2002351361Fatalities reported
2001300130Above average
2000132340Routine
199981221Fatalities reported
199873230Routine
199764213Fatalities reported
19962000Routine
1995 — this page3000Routine
19943000Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.