Chevrolet Silverado 3500
Owners filed 1,074 complaints across 32 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 3500. The 2000 drew the most (80); the 1996 the fewest (1).
Model years32
Complaints1,074
Recalls104
Fires23
Deaths5
Every Chevrolet Silverado 3500 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | — | — | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 2 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2024 | 49 | 3 | — | 2 | Power Train | Fatalities reported | |
| 2023 | 15 | 1 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2022 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2021 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2020 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 1 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2019 | 22 | 7 | — | 1 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2018 | 19 | 6 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2017 | 13 | 6 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2016 | 51 | 6 | — | 3 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2015 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2014 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2013 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2012 | 23 | 4 | — | 1 | Tires | Fatalities reported | |
| 2011 | 29 | 5 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2009 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2008 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2007 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2006 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 5 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005 | 46 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2004 | 41 | 1 | — | 5 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2003 | 42 | 1 | 1 | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2002 | 50 | 2 | — | 4 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2001 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2000 | 80 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1999 | 47 | 1 | — | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1998 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1997 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors | Routine | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine |
Which Chevrolet Silverado 3500 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2000 is the weakest year on record, with 80 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It carries 2 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.