2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 engine problems

73 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 73 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 70,000 miles 54 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 6
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 54 complaints that include mileage. 43% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	17
20k to 40k miles	4
40k to 60k miles	2
60k to 80k miles	9
80k to 100k miles	5
100k to 120k miles	5
120k to 140k miles	5
140k to 160k miles	1
160k to 180k miles	2
180k to 200k miles	2
200k+ miles	2

What the data shows

Of the 54 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that flames erupted from the engine compartment approximately six hours after he parked the vehicle. As a result, the fire destroyed the vehicle. The insurance investigator was unable to determine the cause of the fire. As of february 11, 2008, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 8,000.

Reported at 8,000 miles, January 2008 Fire

When I try starting the truck it makes a clicking sound like it wants to turn over and then won't. Sometimes it never happens and other times it may take three or four times of trying to get it to start before it will. The service engine light came on and continued to stay on. Took it to a chevy dealer and was placed on the diagnostic computer and I was told codes found were po174 and po171. Smoke test was performed on evap system and induction system.

Reported at 114,900 miles, October 2020

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