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2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 electrical system problems

120 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
120 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
42,000 miles 54 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 7
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 42,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 13 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 12 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 12 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 7 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 42,000 miles
Based on 54 complaints that include mileage. 69% 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 miles13
20k to 40k miles12
40k to 60k miles12
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles7
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 54 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 42,000 miles, and 69% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 7 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. A neighbor alerted the contact that the vehicle was on fire. Upon inspection, the contact noticed flames. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not towed. A determination of whether the vehicle was destroyed was not determined. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified and advised the contact that they would need to go through his insurance company. There were no injuries.

Reported at 10,000 miles, December 2017 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving slow speeds, the steering wheel violently jerked and the vehicle shook and lost power. Also, the electronic stability control indicator illuminated. The "parking assist off" and "roll down the side windows" messages were also displayed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: [xxx]. No further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 52,000.

Reported at 52,000 miles, December 2018

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