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2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
27%
291 of 1,063 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 27% of relevant complaints.

Better than 75% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

Excludes 122 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 25%).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
291
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
1,185
this model year
Fires reported
16
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
11
61 crashes · 35 injuries

Complaints by component

SERVICE BRAKES382 · 32%
STEERING174 · 15%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM174 · 15%
POWER TRAIN146 · 12%
ENGINE145 · 12%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER137 · 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

STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM12/04/2021CRASH1 INJURED
I purchased the silverado 2014 in July 2018 dealer ship in Orangeburge SC. 3 months after driveing the truck i pulled to stop sign when pulled off the stearing wheel went left and my intentions was to go straight my luck was on my side that day. I finally fought the steering back straight and pulled over turned truck …
AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,ENGINE03/13/2018CRASH1 INJURED
TAKATA RECALL-I WAS IN A WRECK 12-24-2017 AND I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. THE BED OF MY TRUCK WAS HIT SO HARD BY A DISTRACTED DRIVER WHILE I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, THAT IT TWISTED UP AND HIT THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND MY SEATBELT NEVER LOCKED UP. I AM SEVERELY INJURED AND AM STILL SEEKING TREATMENT FO…
POWER TRAIN06/12/20151 INJURED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, IT WOULD SHIFT OUT OF PARK INDEPENDENTLY AND ROLL APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 6 INCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT …

Three of 291 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 (11)

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, 3500, 1500 Crew Cab Special Service, Tahoe Police Pursuit/Special Service, GMC Sierra 250…
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Sierra 1500 and Yukon, and Cadillac Escalade vehicles. Electric power…
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and Tahoe Police Pursuit and Special-Service vehicles. The flexible steel cable connectin…

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