Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems reported in California
1,667 of the 23,432 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 came from California, most often about the brakes.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
1,667
Complaints from California
101
Crashes
22
Fires
2014
Worst model year
What failed
Brakes
265
15.9%
Airbags
227
13.6%
Electrical System
189
11.3%
Engine & Cooling
187
11.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain
179
10.7%
Steering
131
7.9%
Other & Unspecified
113
6.8%
Body & Structure
56
3.4%
Fuel & Propulsion
48
2.9%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
44
2.6%
Suspension
38
2.3%
Stability & Traction Control
30
1.8%
By model year
1994 Silverado 1500
1
0.1%
1995 Silverado 1500
2
0.1%
1997 Silverado 1500
90
5.4%
1998 Silverado 1500
52
3.1%
1999 Silverado 1500
33
2.0%
2000 Silverado 1500
21
1.3%
2001 Silverado 1500
36
2.2%
2002 Silverado 1500
18
1.1%
2003 Silverado 1500
44
2.6%
2004 Silverado 1500
45
2.7%
2005 Silverado 1500
42
2.5%
2006 Silverado 1500
32
1.9%
2007 Silverado 1500
74
4.4%
2008 Silverado 1500
87
5.2%
2009 Silverado 1500
34
2.0%
2010 Silverado 1500
41
2.5%
2011 Silverado 1500
72
4.3%
2012 Silverado 1500
21
1.3%
2013 Silverado 1500
21
1.3%
2014 Silverado 1500
192
11.5%
2015 Silverado 1500
126
7.6%
2016 Silverado 1500
96
5.8%
2017 Silverado 1500
102
6.1%
2018 Silverado 1500
69
4.1%
2019 Silverado 1500
81
4.9%
2020 Silverado 1500
69
4.1%
2021 Silverado 1500
65
3.9%
2022 Silverado 1500
32
1.9%
2023 Silverado 1500
26
1.6%
2024 Silverado 1500
23
1.4%
2025 Silverado 1500
13
0.8%
2026 Silverado 1500
7
0.4%
Cities reporting most
Bakersfield
35
11.9%
Riverside
34
11.6%
Sacramento
26
8.9%
Stockton
26
8.9%
SAN Diego
26
8.9%
LOS Angeles
25
8.5%
Modesto
24
8.2%
Oroville
20
6.8%
Corona
20
6.8%
Hemet
20
6.8%
Fresno
19
6.5%
SAN Jose
18
6.1%