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2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 body & structure problems

Owners reported body & structure problems in 72 complaints for the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 10% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
72 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
89,000 miles 42 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 89,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 10 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 7 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 89,000 miles
Based on 42 complaints that include mileage. 33% 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 miles4
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles10
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles7
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 42 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 88,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2011 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and turned off it spontaneously caught fire. The contact stated that the fire investigator stated that the fire started in the cab/ bed area. There were no reported injuries. The fire department extinguished the fire. There was no police report filed however the contact was awaiting the fire department report. The fire caused the siding to an adjacent house to melt.

Reported at 96,000 miles, March 2020 Fire

The dash is cracking at the passenger side airbag and could possibly present a hazard if an accident would occur. The vehicle has not been in an accident and has always been garaged. The truck is mostly used for highway driving. The vehicle is also not driven daily and has 84,000 miles on it and is 9 years old. The problem was first noticed in september 2020.

Reported at 84,000 miles, September 2020

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