Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD

Owners filed 7 complaints across 2 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD. The 1998 drew the most (4); the 1997 the fewest (3).

Model years2

Complaints7

Recalls0

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Relative volume	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
1998	4		0	—	—	Suspension › Rear	Routine
1997	3		0	—	—	Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump	Routine

Which Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 1998 is the weakest year on record, with 4 complaints concentrated in the suspension › rear.

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.