2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 electrical system problems
81 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 81 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 60 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 60 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 8 fires, 4 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
The evening of march 10 2013 around 1700 hour my brother a single man, was fatally killed in his 2007 chevrolet silverado k1500 pick-up truck, approximately 1 mile from his home on a paved country road. He was pr0nounce dead @ 1730 hour. The cause of the accident has not been determined, yet the report will show that he was traveling on a down hill slope where he swerved off the pavement to the right and then over corrected back on to and crossed the pavement on the left and then back across the hi way on the…
This problem pertains to a 2007 chevy silverado. The blower motorshut off while I was driving. I saw smoke come out from under the dashboard by the passenger side. The connector that was attached to the resistor for the blower motor was melting due to extreme heat. The black wire was glowing bright red and was melting the plastic on the connector. After a phone call to the dealership where the truck was purchased, I found out that chevy already new about the problem and that they had seen it many times.
Other problems reported for the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- Air bags 479 complaints
- Engine 73 complaints
- Brakes 70 complaints
- Body & structure 55 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 27 complaints
- Seat belts 26 complaints
- Lighting 25 complaints
- Steering 20 complaints