2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Problems, Recalls & Reliability
1,113 owner complaints sit in the federal file for the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, alongside 6 recall campaigns and 0 defect investigations. It scores 40/100 on the trouble index — a below-average year for this model. Transmission & drivetrain leads the reports, typically around 50,676 miles.
Below average
Where 2017 sits among all Silverado 1500 years
What owners report
“Transmission torch converter and can not keep wheels balanced arm suspension city and highway driving”— owner report to NHTSA, 2017 Silverado 1500
“The service brake assist came on and the brakes are acting funny at lower speeds. I see there was a recall for this very problem.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2017 Silverado 1500
“At night when shift car into reverse the camera display in the dash is so bright it blinds the driver, and there is no adjustment”— owner report to NHTSA, 2017 Silverado 1500
“When going highway speeds, over 45 mph, my truck has a random shudder that feels like i am driving over rumble strips but i am not. This only happens over 40 mph”— owner report to NHTSA, 2017 Silverado 1500
“Popping noise coming from rear of truck. Truck has slack in rear axcel causing popping noise”— owner report to NHTSA, 2017 Silverado 1500
“While turning a corner at a reduced speed the Power Steering went out and I couldn’t turn the wheel to the right. I almost ran into a car pulling out of the street I was turning into. A few seconds later the Power Steering came back on.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2017 Silverado 1500
Mileage when trouble shows up
Among the 500 reports that include an odometer reading, problems most often appear around 41,000 miles. Half of those reports fall between 17,000 and 70,000 miles — a useful range to weigh against the mileage of the exact car you're looking at.
Recalls (6)
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. If a…
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the EBCM, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC customer…
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade, 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, 2015-2018 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon vehicles. The amount of vacuum created by the vacuum pump may decrease over time.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Electronic Brake Control Module, free of charge. The recall began October 8, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at…
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, and GMC Sierra 1500 trucks. The owner's manual for the affected vehicles may be missing instructions on how to use the tether anchorage and child restraint anchorage systems. As…
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will provide a corrected insert for the owners manual, free of charge. The recall began on September 25, 2017. Owners may contact GM customer service at…
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and…
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge.…
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet…
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge.…
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and 2016 Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Sierra, GMC Yukon and GMC Yukon XL vehicles. The front upper control arms…
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left and right front upper control arms and realign the vehicle, free of charge. The recall began on May 18, 2016. Until the repairs have been…
Technical service bulletins
2,078 manufacturer communications — service bulletins, the biggest share on engine and electrical — are on file for the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
See the 2017 Silverado 1500 TSB list →
Complaint history for this model year
When owners filed their reports — a long tail means problems kept surfacing for years.
Questions buyers ask
Is the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 reliable?
The 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 drew 1,113 complaints in federal safety records — a below-average year for this model. Its trouble index is 40/100, scored against the model's worst year (1999).
What are the most common 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems?
The top reported problems for the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 are transmission & drivetrain (226 complaints), brakes & stability (222), and electrical (153).
At what mileage do 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems show up?
Owners most often report 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems around 41,000 miles. Half of all reports that include an odometer reading fall between 17,000 and 70,000 miles.
Does the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 have recalls?
6 recall campaigns apply to the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. At least one carries a do-not-drive or park-outside warning — check your VIN before driving.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.