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2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
28%
401 of 1,431 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 28% of relevant complaints.

Better than 73% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

Excludes 127 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 26%).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
401
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
1,558
this model year
Fires reported
18
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
6
75 crashes · 41 injuries

Complaints by component

STEERING425 · 27%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM361 · 23%
SERVICE BRAKES290 · 19%
ENGINE207 · 13%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER204 · 13%
POWER TRAIN191 · 12%

The years either side

2010
35%
76 of 424
2011
26%
81 of 638
2012
26%
52 of 284
2013
23%
62 of 365
2014
28%
401 of 1,558
2015
27%
291 of 1,185
2016
36%
270 of 797
2017
44%
343 of 836
2018
53%
257 of 514
2019
63%
658 of 1,076
2020
63%
444 of 724
2021
75%
591 of 815
2022
69%
416 of 617
2023
69%
245 of 370

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

What owners reported

POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM03/18/20232 INJURED
Heavy smell of gasoline in the cab and the bed of my truck as well as outside of the truck began on February 23, 2023. The truck is also harder to turn over or start since the smell has begun. Due to the gasoline smell, it is causing a nauseous feeling, severe headaches, coughing and a red flush over my wife’s face whe…
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE04/09/2020FIRECRASH1 INJURED
DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND STRUCK AN ONCOMING TRAILER AND ULTIMATELY LOST HIS LIFE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BUT STILL ON OUR POSSESSION. *TR
POWER TRAIN09/09/2014CRASH1 INJURED
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND KNOCKED DOWN THE CONTACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE RENTAL OFFICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILU…

Three of 401 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.

Recall campaigns on this model year (6)

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade, 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, 2015-2018 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon vehicl…
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING
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 equip…
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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 Y…

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