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2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 engine problems

43 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
43 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
112,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 112,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 8 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 112,000 miles
Based on 30 complaints that include mileage. 17% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles8
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 30 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 112,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

The fuse relay block on my 2011 chevrolet silverado 1500 with only 56,000 miles nearly caught fire when the rear window defroster and heated mirrors would not turn off even with the key removed. The problem was traced to a bad ground on circuit g200, this is part of the switch circuit that controls the mirrors and defroster. GM has designed a circuit that has the ability to turn itself on even when the car is off and the key removed! But even worse GM refuses to pay for the parts or labor to repair my truck.

Reported at 56,000 miles, March 2016 Fire

Engine power reduced, service traction control, service stabilitrak, these warning lights came on and as my truck slowed down no matter how much gas I gave it. Also the check engine light came on. I shut truck off and waited a couple minutes then started truck up . It ran for a few minutes then the same 3 warning lights came on along with the check engine. Light. Is there a recall or a technical service bulletin (TSB) for this issue. I did read that there might be a TSB campaign # [xxx] for this issue.

Reported at 83,500 miles, February 2017

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