2017 Chevrolet Silverado

Routine

Owners filed 125 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train. No safety recall has been issued.

When it fails
020k40k60k90k120k200k
32,000 milesMedian miles at failure

106 complaints record an odometer reading. Failures cluster around 010,000 miles.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes30
703
Power Train25
000
Engine16
010
Unknown or Other7
000
Electrical System7
000
Steering6
100
Air Bags6
401
Structure › Body5
000
Fuel/Propulsion System5
000
Visibility/Wiper3
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Power Train
Filed Oct 17, 202410,000 milesDE

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that when driving at various speeds, there were rattling and vibrating sensations coming from the vehicle. In addition, when driving at low speeds there was a thumping noise emitting from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed the transmission needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was repaired however the failure persisted. The vehicle was returned to the dealer who reprogrammed and drained the transmission fluid. The dealer informed the contact that when draining the transmission, metal shavings were discovered and that it was common. The failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to a transmission auto body where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be rebuilt. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed there was no recall and the repair was not covered under warranty due to being passed the year allowed. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 10,000.

Power Train
Filed Mar 21, 202489,900 milesMD

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated when the vehicle was started, there was a grinding noise coming from the engine and transmission area. The contact stated when driving the vehicle there was a hard shift when shifting gears. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who performed a diagnostic stating the transmission failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 89,900.

Power Train › Driveline › DriveshaftFire
Filed Oct 12, 202374,000 milesMI

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle made grinding sounds. The contact pulled over on the side of the roadway. Upon inspection, the contact noticed flames coming from the rear differential, and the driveshaft had detached. The contact extinguished the flames with bottled water. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the rear axle had detached and the driveshaft had struck the transfer case. The contact was informed that the rear end and transfer case needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000.

Engine
Filed Oct 11, 202370,000 milesMI

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shut off and the entire instrument panel started flickering. In addition, the wheel would independently turn itself. The ABS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a lot. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
Filed Aug 9, 2023118,000 milesTX

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, the braking system suddenly failed causing the brake pedal to become extremely hard to press and the vehicle would not immediately stop. As a result, the contact crashed into a utility pole. During the incident, no injuries were reported and no police report was filed. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The contact indicated that the vehicle was previously serviced under the NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V761000(Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced that same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 118,000.

Steering
Filed Jul 31, 202391,000 milesMT

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and turning, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 91,000.

Engine
Filed Jul 21, 202392,564 milesIL

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal sound coming from the engine. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled, and the gear shifter became inoperable. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 92,564.

Service BrakesCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 16, 202350,000 milesCO

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V761000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulics, Service Brakes, Electronic Stability Control). The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to reduce speed and stop immediately, which caused the contact to rear-end another vehicle. The contact sustained injuries and received medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow shop. The vehicle has not been deemed totaled. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

Power Train
Filed Aug 16, 202250,676 milesMN

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH when depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle began to shudder. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated he continued to drive to his residence. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the torque converter to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,676.

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac SystemFire
Filed Mar 23, 202268,000 milesMO

The contact own a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact noticed that the plastic piece from the rear defroster window was sparking and smoke was coming from rear window. In addition, the plastic was melting. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear window defroster assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired, The manufacturer was notified of the failure, The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Oct 27, 202144,000 milesWV

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at 70 mph, he hit a deer. Only the trim of the side curtain air bags deployed with a powder substance released from the air bags. The driver and passenger-side air bags did not deploy upon impact. No injury was sustained. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.

SteeringCrash
Filed Sep 23, 202160,000 milesIN

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while driving at 15 mph, the power steering had failed while making a turn and the steering wheel would not turn. The contact crashed into a light pole. The contact hit his head on the seatbelt anchor ring. No medical attention was received. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer but the dealer could not replicate the failure after a test drive. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure occurred on two separate occasions. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact there was no recall for the vehicle's year and model. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 25, 202079,000 milesWI

UPON STARTUP.. ENGINE IDLE WAS ROUGH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CODE P050D WAS FOUND. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THE INJECTORS ARE BAD

Power Train
Filed Mar 24, 20205,000 milesHI

1ST TO 2ND GEAR SHIFTS ARE HESITANT AND ROUGH, SOMETIMES DANGEROUS CAUSING TRUCK TO JUMP FORWARD. USUALLY IN PARKING LOTS. IF STOPPED ON A DOWNHILL ; I TAKE FOOT OFF BRAKE THEN THE TRUCK WILL ROLL LIKE ALL CARS DO, AND THEN WHEN I STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE TRUCK ENGINE WILL REV UP AS IF IN NEUTRAL THEN SLAM INTO GEAR CAUSING ME TO NEARLY REAR END THE CARS IN FRONT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS

Structure › Body
Filed Mar 11, 202087,594 milesSC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, WATER STARTED TO LEAK NEAR THE DRIVER'S SUN VISOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WOODRUFF CHEVROLET LOCATED AT (6007 SC-101, WOODRUFF, SC 29388), WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING ANTENNA TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,594.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 9, 202037,800 milesME

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE SEEMS TO BE ONLY ABOVE 70MPH OR MORE THE TRUCK VIBRATES VERY BAD IN THE SEATS, FLOOR, ARMREST.. 70MPH AND LESS I FEEL NOTHING AND RIDES SMOOTH.. AT 80MPH IT LITERALLY FEELS LIKE YOUR GONNA LOSE CONTROL.. VERY UNSAFE IN MY OPINION

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 9, 20203,000 milesAZ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS ALWAYS LOW. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MIDWAY CHEVROLET LOCATED AT (2323 W BELL RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85023) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND TOLD THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 7, 202019,000 milesFL

MY 2017 CHEVY 2500HD SILVERADO SHAKES HARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 4, 202081,000 milesID

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER BLEW HOT AIR WHEN TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CHEVROLET OF BOISE LOCATED AT (12300 W FAIRVIEW AVE, BOISE, ID 83713), WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONDENSER WAS CRACKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A RECURRING FAILURE FROM 2015 AND 2016 MODELS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE FORWARD DRIVE ENGAGEMENT SWITCH SHOULD NOT BE LEFT ON AUTO, TO AVOID AUTOMATIC SWITCH FROM TWO TO FOUR DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000.*DT*JB

Engine
Filed Mar 2, 2020IN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V328000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED ERIKS CHEVROLET LOCATED AT (1800 S REED RD, KOKOMO, IN 46902 (765) 457-8333) WHO ORDERED PARTS TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

20 of 125 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2017 — this page125030Routine
20165200Routine
201576720Routine
20141241400Do not drive
201364320Routine
201268240Routine
201175220Routine
201062120Routine
200976031Fatalities reported
2008162251Fatalities reported
20071834101Fatalities reported
20061821075Fatalities reported
20053161470Above average
200462215103Fatalities reported
200369513112Fatalities reported
20027101551Fatalities reported
20018771553Fatalities reported
20001,30520112Fatalities reported
19991,6601760High concern
1998279052Fatalities reported
1997272060Above average
1996186030Routine
1995263000Above average
1994210041Fatalities reported
199369000Routine
199240030Routine
199117000Routine
199025000Routine

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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.