2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 problems
The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 has 52 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (15%) concerns fuel system. Next are engine (13%) and air bags (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 52 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 84,000 miles 32 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 | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 32 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 84,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2014 ranks 28th most-complained-about out of 29 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 with enough data (24 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
The ABS engages at slow speeds including dry conditions, leading to total loss of braking and increased stopping distances.
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The contact stated while driving at 45-49 MPH, with cruise control mode, he sustained a seizure and became unconscious. The vehicle veered off the road, drove over a curb and landed into a 6-foot ditch. The vehicle then drove over three driveways and crashed into a tree while the contact was unconscious. The air bags failed to deploy. There was no further information provided. The contact stated that the incident occurred within 175 yards.
At slow speeds when backing up the steering wheel get hard and then loosend up. Moving forward and making a turn the steering wheel get hard again and then loosends up. It becomes a struggle to turn get hard and then loosends up. This started happening at 30000 miles and continues. This problem is very unsafe if that steering does not loosen up at higher speeds it could mean death and injuries to other parties. This problem has continued to happen to us over 15 times.
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was hesitating while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the Service Stabili-trak message was displayed on the instrument panel. The contact diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the traction control module was defective. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.