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2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 drivetrain & axles problems

233 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, which is 21% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
233 21% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
60,000 miles 49 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 60,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 15 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 9 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 60,000 miles
Based on 49 complaints that include mileage. 49% 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 miles15
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles9
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 49 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 49% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires.

What owners wrote

The truck caught on fire while I was returning from a trip out of state and then it appears it came from underneath either the transmission the engine or electrical. While returning home a message came on the panel on the highway, saying transmission, hot idle run I pulled off and did this and after about 15 minutes, the message light went off and I pursued Coming home nothing was wrong with the truck.

September 2024 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH downhill, the vehicle independently shifted into neutral with an unknown warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle resumed normal operation after the vehicle was turned off and restarted. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to young buick GMC (325 overland ave, burley, id 83318) to be diagnosed. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted.

Reported at 21,000 miles, October 2020

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