2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 electrical system problems

343 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 343 16% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 64,000 miles 240 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 8 and 10
Injuries and deaths: 3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Based on 240 complaints that include mileage. 45% 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	25
20k to 40k miles	32
40k to 60k miles	52
60k to 80k miles	50
80k to 100k miles	43
100k to 120k miles	21
120k to 140k miles	11
140k to 160k miles	1
160k to 180k miles	2
180k to 200k miles	1
200k+ miles	2

What the data shows

Of the 240 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 45% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 8 crashes, 10 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

The vehicle was driving around a curve at approximately 45 MPH when the steering locked. The driver is unclear if the breaks worked or not, but he ended up stepping on the gas pedal accidentally. He hit a tree head on and totaled the truck. He noticed the audio system lost the signal from his iphone and began playing the local radio station at the same time. The iphone was connected via an auxiliary cord.

Reported at 57,000 miles, October 2018 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet silverado 1500. While traveling various speeds, the vehicle shut off without warning. Also, while turning the steering wheel to the right or engaging the high beam headlights, the vehicle would shut off. In addition, the contact stated that the service stabilirak indicator blinked. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number: 9-5607630194. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.

Reported at 10,000 miles, April 2017

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Chevrolet models