2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems
The 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 764 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (22%) concerns drivetrain & axles. Next are engine (14%) and electrical system (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 764 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 36,000 miles 288 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 103 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 56 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 48 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 26 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 18 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 18 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 288 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 36,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 28,000 miles (56 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 16 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 15 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 82% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2018 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with enough data (516 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
A rear tire blew causing loss of control and the vehicle struck a shale wall on the side of a highway and someone died in the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the contact struck a deer without warning. The vehicle filled up with smoke. The air bags did not deploy. The contact and his son sustained minor injuries to the chest and stomach, and bruises to the chin. Medical attention was not received. A police report was filed. The contact managed to drive the vehicle back to his residence. The front bumper was damaged.
Tl* the contact owned a 2018 chevrolet silverado. While the vehicle was parked and unoccupied at the contact's resident, the vehicle spontaneously caught fire without warning or impact. A police report was filed. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the fire. There were no reported injuries. The contact called j.b.a. Chevrolet (7327 ritchie hwy, glen burnie, md 21061) but vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was destroyed.
When vehilce goes from 6 cylinders to 4 cylinders it shakes really bad and causes headaches at all speeds ! Worse at higher speeds