2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 problems
The 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 has 249 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (23%) concerns electrical system. Next are brakes (15%) and drivetrain & axles (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 249 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 36,000 miles 138 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 | 59 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 19 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 20 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Of the 138 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 36,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 4,000 miles (39 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 29 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 with enough data (152 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet silverado 2500. While the contact's vehicle was stationary, a second vehicle traveling approximately 40 MPH crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle. During the crash, the driver and passenger side panel air bags did not deploy. The contact indicated that the air bag panels on both sides had separated. Smoke appeared from the air bag panels, but the air bags remained in position and did not deploy.
The vehicle had a handicapped driver conversion, with a gull-wing driver's door. The driver's door was only held closed with a magnet at the front of the door opening. There was not a latch to actually hold the door closed. In the accident, the truck was traveling at a high rate of speed on a gravel road. The roadway sharply descended to a low-water bridge, which caused the truck to elevate and leave the roadway.
A warning message comes on the dash telling the driver there is a issue with the trailer brakes, or wiring system. The trailer brakes become inoperable when this comes on. We have contacted GM with the issue, both at the dealer level and at the corporate level; and they insist it is a problem with our trailers. The same trailers are used with older chevrolet trucks without incident. We have also been informed by GM that the 2015 silverado 2500's are equipped with a more sensitive trailering system.
Truck has 120,000 miles and on the way home from shopping all the sudden my truck wouldn't shift pass 3 rpm's and barley made it the hill. After stopping twice to let the truck rest I made it home. The DTC code was p0796 pressure control solenoid 'c' performance or stuck off OBD-II trouble code. Several other reports are found with the same issue some believe it's the torque converter. I really use to stand behind GM but my disappointment on this expensive truck has really changed my opinion.