2011 Chevrolet Silverado problems
Owners have filed 99 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado. Body & structure is the most reported problem area, at 15% of complaints. Next are air bags (13%) and fuel system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 99 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 20 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 81 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 | 18 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 21 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 81 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 55,000 miles. For body & structure specifically, the median reported mileage is about 43,000 miles (13 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 20 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 86% 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 2011 ranks 16th most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado with enough data (97 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.
We were making a stop at the light , when a 18-wheeler didn't stop and hit us in the back ,pushing us towards the bus that was in front of us , making the glass of the back break and throwing all the crystals in our body and clothes ,the air bags never open , the front seats were broken and 3 of the 4 doors couldn't close anymore, the driver tried to make a move to the left or right , but he could not , because we were stuck, when we realize there were no major injury, we stayed until the red cross came to check…
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that while making a turn at a low speed, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 12,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet silverado. While driving approximately 15 MPH, the contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. The contact stated that the throttle was also sticking and the engine indicator was illuminating. The vehicle stalled and would not restart for ten minutes. This was a recurring failure. The contact had to push the onstar button, which provided the codes of the failure. The failure codes stated that the pps throttle system was failing.