2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 problems
The 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 has 104 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (21%) concerns engine. Next are electrical system (18%) and fuel system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 104 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 11,000 miles 47 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 | 29 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 47 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 11,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 25,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 14th most-complained-about out of 29 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 with enough data (81 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.
While trying to Jumpstart the battery the factory gm battery exploded send battery acid flying everywhere. Causing chemical burns. Ring Video available of incident.
On july 9 2020 at approximately 1900 enroute home from work, for reasons unknown, driver, (my 26 y/o son ) lost consciousness and subsequently lost control of vehicle (2019 chevrolet silverado 2500hd crew cab long bed 4x4) while in motion heading southwest on a 2 lane non divided local rural road. Vehicle crossed center lines and unoccupied oncoming lane and traveled off the road at 1022 tamarac rd, brunswick, ny and struck a group of trees dead center of front end shearing all trees off at impact.
Brakes on truck was engaging without pressing on the brake pedal. This worn down the brake pads. Brake company said the pump failed causing this to happen.
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The contact stated while driving at 30-35 MPH with a 2017 Heartland Bighorn trailer hitched to the vehicle, the message “Check Trailer Wiring” was displayed. The brake pedal was depressed, however, the trailer brakes failed to respond and the trailer did not slow down as intended. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring for an extended period of time while driving. The contact stated that the failure persisted for 4 hours while driving at 60 MPH.