Major Problems with 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 AIR BAGS Victims: 20

2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 5 Mileage: 14000 miles

2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 SEAT BELTS Victims: 1 Mileage: 4900 miles

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Problems with AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, BODY and SERVICE BRAKES are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Chevrolet Silverado 1500 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that while driving at low speeds and making a...	239 ~ 21442 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER cracked dashboard on passenger side of truck where passenger airbag is stored. ...	74 ~ 52116 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i own a chevrolet 2011 1/2 ton truck and i noticed days after i bought it that the right column...	28 ~ 45024 miles
ENGINE the automatic belt tensioner pulley is in the process of going out. the pulley itself is slowly suffering from a...	20 ~ 71956 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that while driving the vehicle would lunge violently...	18 ~ 57019 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL the truck i purchased has a max towing package that is supposed to safely tow 10 600# in crew cab...	17 ~ 78296 miles
POWER TRAIN 2011 chevrolet silverado. consumer states transmission clunk and a leaky (water) drivers cabin and expresses discontent in regards to gm...	13 ~ 28732 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i was driving and was pulling into a parking spot and the vehicle accelerated instead of slowing down and coming...	9 ~ 50371 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl*the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that while driving at low speeds and making a...	9 ~ 18496 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that there was a presence of...	8 ~ 71241 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet silverado. the contact stated that the check air bag light illuminated and the...	7 ~ 40487 miles
SUSPENSION rear axle has a gvwr of 3950 lbs the vehicle a 2plus 1 rear spring pack 3 different spring suppliers...	4 ~ 28419 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING passenger side headlight keeps going out after only a few months of having a new bulb put in by myself	3 ~ 80333 miles
STEERING steering column broke in passenger side impact. full loss of control of vehicle. can spin steering wheel in complete circle.	3 ~ 48667 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM traction control light goes on & there's nothing wrong with it all over internet people have problems with system this	2 ~ 80300 miles
TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet silverado 1500 equipped with goodyear wrangler at/s size 265/70/17 tires. the contact stated...	2 ~ 21000 miles
WHEELS conditions: heavy misting rain 32 deg f lowering temperature daytime. this is to report a design defect of the windshield...	2 ~ 18750 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that when depressing the brakes he would feel...	2 ~ 3545 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY windows fog up under certain conditions especially in summer humid nights and days. seems there is moisture in hvac unit.	2 ~ 48844 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION rear axle has a gvwr of 3950 lbs the vehicle a 2plus 1 rear spring pack 3 different spring suppliers...	2 ~ 35750 miles
STRUCTURE 2011 chevrolet silverado. consumer states transmission clunk and a leaky (water) drivers cabin and expresses discontent in regards to gm...	2
VISIBILITY the defroster stopped working without warning. within 6-10 seconds max you are unable to see. bf...	2 ~ 11700 miles
DIESEL > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving 65 mph the exhaust fluid light illuminated. the vehicle...	1 ~ 60000 miles
SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that the stitching on the front driver side...	1 ~ 86000 miles
RIM > WHEELS tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact noticed that the air pressure was depleting in all...	1 ~ 55000 miles
INTERIOR/UNDER DASH > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that the dashboard was cracked and forming into...	1 ~ 40000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated while driving various speeds fuel leaked continuously onto...	1 ~ 48000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING this is a dealer demo vehicle first 2235 miles were demo. during my first morning (12hours after picking up at...	1 ~ 2260 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER i own a chevrolet 2011 1/2 ton truck and i noticed days after i bought it that the right column...	1 ~ 50 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet silverado. the contact stated that the check air bag light illuminated and the...	1 ~ 6700 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN on 2/23/11 i purchased a 2011 chevrolet silverado 1500 and drove 40 miles home when i activated onstar 2/24/11 i...	1 ~ 44 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES while making a left turn passenger side door opened. immediately before the door opened warning beeper went off. *ln...	1 ~ 2524 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that when driving 20 mph and above the...	1 ~ 6 miles

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