2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 100 complaints for the 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 13% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 100 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 41 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 41 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 59% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
In an accident where I was the at fault driver, I was approaching a stop light and did not notice the red light nor the car stopped until approximately three seconds before impact. Once I recognized what was happening, I immediately slammed on the breaks. I hit the other driver in the rear of his vehicle. As stated above, I hit my breaks about 3 seconds before impact, but my ABS did not activate; instead my breaks locked and I slid 15-30 feet into the other vehicle.
When the vehicle was started, a loud squealing sound was heard coming from the vicinity of the front of the engine. While under the oem bumper to bumper warranted period, chevrolet dealer number one was not able to determine the problem or repair it. Furthermore, the problem was not reported in the vehicle history as reported. A short period later, chevrolet dealer number two was able to locate the problem and repair it at my personal expense as the warranted expired on time as opposed to mileage.
Other problems reported for the 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- Drivetrain & axles 169 complaints
- Engine 110 complaints
- Electrical system 103 complaints
- Steering 42 complaints
- Suspension 32 complaints
- Cruise control 19 complaints
- Fuel system 19 complaints
- Stability control 16 complaints