2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Body & structure Problems

Power sliding rear window panel burned and shattered due to electric malfunction or a virus.

NHTSA ID

11733722

Incident

Mar 10, 2026

Paint is peeling.

NHTSA ID

11619779

Incident

Feb 15, 2024

while driving my son saw smoke coming from the rear window defogger, I pulled over and saw melted pieces of plastic, I contacted my dealer when I saw a recall online, my dealer said even though your vehicle is the same year and model and the exact same condition occurred, your vehicle is not listed under the recall. I don't understand why this vehicle is not under the recall when the exact condition occurred. GM was unable to assist with and complete the repair under the recall

NHTSA ID

11519379

Incident

Apr 26, 2023

On 9/11/2017 i purchased this 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 Custom double cab truck. I owned it for over 7 years. (46000 miles) And garage kept since day 1. I noticed a lot of rust on frame and Spair tire a lot . Also the paint on the body is chipping a lot. I did not have any problems with the lifter issue yet. But i feel as soon as it goes out of warranty I will have to deal with rebuilding my engine. GM knows of this problem and not doing anything about it. It would be nice if this engine could be replaced with none of the AFM parts and at no cost to me.

NHTSA ID

11457884

Incident

Mar 22, 2022

APRIL 04,2021. STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC ON I-10 , 17 MILES EAST OF LAFAYETTE .LA. WHILE SITTING APPROX. 10 TO 12 FEET BEHIND THE AUTO , A FORD 350 WITH A TRAILER STRUCK ME FROM BEHIND AT APPROX. 50 PLUS MPH. THE IMPACT PUSHED ME INTO THE CARIN FRONT. TOTALLY DESTROYED THE REARED. MY REARED AND FRONTEND WAS DAMAGE. MY FRONT BUMPER CAVED IN. AFTER IMPACT, MY TRUCK CAB FILLED WITH SMOKE. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. MY AIR BAG LIGHT DISPLAYED THAT BAGS WAS DEPLOYED BUT THEY DIDN'T. GOT OUT OF TUCK BECAUSE AT THE TIME, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING. AFTER SUCH AN SERIOUS IMPACT FROM THE BACK AND FRONT, I WAS VERY DISCOURAGE THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO

NHTSA ID

11408099

Incident

Apr 10, 2021

Mileage

47,650 mi

BODY PAINT CHIPPING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ABOUT A YEAR OLD.

NHTSA ID

11402880

Incident

Dec 1, 2018

Mileage

5,000 mi

REAR GLASS SHATTERED WITH DEFROST ON. PRIOR TO SHATTERING I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. I WAS PARKED IN A FAST FOOD DRIVE THROUGH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I HAD PREVIOUSLY USED THE REMOTE START TO START THE CAR.

NHTSA ID

11383299

Incident

Dec 14, 2020

Mileage

95,000 mi

THE FACTORY EXTERIOR RADIO GPS ON STAR { SHARK FIN} ANTENNA RUBBER SEAL AND IMPROPERLY GM DESIGNED PART AND IMPROPERLY LOCATED WATER DRAIN HOLE ALLOWED WATER TO DRAIN INTO THE VEHICLES INTERIOR AND SHORT OUT THE RADIO, GPS AND ONSTAR FUNCTIONS,ON 9/17/2020 I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS CHARGED 135.00 AND WAS TOLD THAT GM IS NOT GOING TO REPAIR THE PART AND SEAL WHICH COMES ON THE NEW PART TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE NEW REPLACEMENT PART HAS A NEW SEAL DESIGN AND RELOCATED WATER DRAIN HOLE TO CORRECT GM KNOWN ORIGINAL DESIGN FLAW WHICH CAUSED THE LEAK AND MALFUNCTION OF MY RADIO GPS AN ONSTAR.THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPEN ON MANY GM VEHICLES WITH THIS TYYPE {SHARK FIN} ANTENNA

NHTSA ID

11355592

Incident

Sep 17, 2020

Mileage

20,000 mi

PAINT IS VERY WEAK/FRAGILE. EASILY CHIPS AND PEELS OFF.

NHTSA ID

11344005

Incident

Nov 1, 2017

Mileage

100 mi

I WAS TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER AND THE BRAKES FAILED,I TOTALED THE CAMPER IN FRONT OF ME.THE NOTIFICATION LETTER FROM GM SAID EVEN IN THE HARD PEDAL SITUATION THE BRAKES ARE STILL IN SAFETY SPECS, NOT WITH A 7,000 LB TRAILER BEHIND THE TRUCK.I FEEL GM SHOULD COVER THE COSTS OF DAMAGE AND UPDATE THE LATEST NOTIFICATION LETTER TO INCLUDE LETTING THE PEOPLE WHO TOW KNOW THEY AREN'T GOING TO STOP IN TIME. ALSO GM PULLED THE DATA FROM MY TRUCK, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DIDN'T INSPECT THE VACUUM PUMP OR THE HOOD, BUMPER, GRILL OR FENDERS ALL WERE THROWN AWAY. THE INVESTIGATOR THAT PULLED THE DATA SAID IT WAS INCOMPLETE YET GM SAYS IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM THERE WERE NO CODES PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM *TR

NHTSA ID

11267717

Incident

Jul 28, 2019

Mileage

7,500 mi

BRAKES DID NOT KICK IN WHEN I TRIED TO AVOID HITTING A CAR THAT SLAMMED THEIR BRAKES ON IN FRONT OF ME. THIS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, IN WHICH I HAD $8000 + DOLLARS IN FRONT END DAMAGE THAT MY INSURANCE CARRIER PROVIDED. I HAD TO PAY $1000 IN DEDUCTIBLES ALONG WTIH $500 IN RENTALS.

NHTSA ID

11255687

Incident

Jun 3, 2019

Mileage

25,594 mi

TRAVELING APPROX 30MPH, ON A CITY STREET, ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF ME, I DID NOT EVEN HAVE TIME TO HIT THE BRAKES. BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK UP. I CAME COMPLETELY OUT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT, MY CHEST HIT THE AIRBAG AND MY LOWER ABDOMEN AND UPPER THIGHS WERE BRUISED BADLY FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. I ALSO HAD NECK PAIN FOR 2 DAYS AFTERWARD. I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT AND THAT SEATBELT LOCKED, THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED AND ONLY A LITTLE SORE IN THE NECK AND BACK THE NEXT DAY.

NHTSA ID

11210492

Incident

May 26, 2019

Mileage

40,000 mi

DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME I SWERVED AND SLIDE OFF THE ROAD INTO SOME TREES MAIN DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, TRUCK WAS TOTALED, SHOULDER IS INJURED, ROUNDING A CORNER AT APPROX 35 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD

NHTSA ID

11138951

Incident

Sep 19, 2018

Mileage

44,500 mi

PAINT CHIPPING OUT OFF NOWHERE.. MINI BLEMISHES WHERE PAINT IS JUST COMING OFF IN SPOTS NO DEALER ASSISTANCE

NHTSA ID

11110296

Incident

Jan 1, 2018

Mileage

4,000 mi

2017 SILVERADO PAINT CHIPPING REALLY EASY AROUND WHEEL WELLS. I HAVE 8000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND PROBABLY HAVE AROUND 50 OR MORE CHIPS DOWN TO THE PRIMER. CONTACTED CHEVROLET THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY PAINT CHIPS. I HAVE OWNED A 1999, 2007 AND 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN NOTICE TO OTHER TRUCKS YEARS 2014 TO 2018 HAVING SAME ISSUES SOME HAVE NO PAINT LEFT AT ALL VEHICLE MAYBE GET DRIVEN ON GRAVEL ABOUT 500 MILES A YEAR REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE PAINT QUALITY.

NHTSA ID

11081084

Incident

Mar 16, 2018

Mileage

8,000 mi

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING SHUT OFF AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION AND INJURIES REQUIRING SURGERY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE EPS SHUT OFF.

NHTSA ID

11075634

Incident

Feb 13, 2018

Mileage

2,000 mi

I HAVE A 2017 SILVERADO WITH 12,000 MILES ON IT. EAST CITY DRIVING AND HAVE HUNDREDS OF PAINT CHIPS ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. GM SAYS IT'S EXCESSIVE BUT THAT PAINT CHIPS ARE NOT COVERED U SEE WARRANTY AND IS DUE TO MY DRIVING CONDITIONS. THERE ARE OTHER WITH SAME COMPLAINT ONLINE. GM IS IGNORING THEIR PAINT ISSUE. THEY SAY EPA REGULATIONS SAY THEY CAN'T PUT ON A GOOD PAINT AND CLEAR COAT AND THIS IS HOW THEIR PAINT WILL BE FROM NOW ON

NHTSA ID

11066539

Incident

Jan 28, 2018

Mileage

12,000 mi

PAINT IS CHIPPING ALL OVER ALL OVER, UNDER 1000 MILES.TRUCK IS DRIVEN ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY

NHTSA ID

11047266

Incident

Sep 25, 2017

Mileage

1,000 mi

WEST BOUND HIGHWAY 44 BEFORE THE RAILROAD TRACKS. FEMALE DEER CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND WAS HIDDEN BY THE A PILLAR, DRIVERS SIDE, WHICH OBSCURED HER SUDDEN CROSSING. SHE HIT THE FRONT, LEFT, OF THE TRUCK WHICH CAUSED THE SIDE-CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYMENT CHARGES ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE, TO GO OFF. BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ENSUING FORCE FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG PLASTIC COVER EJECTING OUT, FORCEFULLY RAMMED INTO ME, PUSHING ME INTO THE CENTER CONSOLE. AIRBAG INDICATOR ON THE DASH INFO SCREEN IMMEDIATELY POPPED UP AS DID AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION OF THE HAZARDS. UPON COMING TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE-AIRBAGS BEGAN TO SMOKE. SMELL IS SIMILAR TO BLACK/GUN POWDER WHICH I ASSUME THE DEPLOYMENT CHARGE IS MADE OUT OF. TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL. FILED CLAIM WITH INSURANCE. RESEARCH THIS EVENING REVEALS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH OTHER AIRBAGS IN THE TRUCK. NHTSA REF: NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V651000. I'M WONDERING IF MY ISSUE IS POTENTIALLY SYMBIOTIC TO THIS ISSUE. LASTLY, A CHECK OF ANY RECALLS ON MY TRUCK VIA THE MYCHEVY APP AND NHTSA WEBSITE, FAILS TO INDICATE ANY RECALLS AT ALL EXIST ON THE TRUCK.

NHTSA ID

10991951

Incident

May 27, 2017

Mileage

7,339 mi

BOUGHT THE TRUCK 16 NOV 16 IN IDAHO. NOTICED AT THE END OF JAN/EARLY FEB '17 THAT PAINT CHIPS/KNICKS WERE STARTING TO APPEAR ALL OVER THE TRUCK AND IN PLACES WHERE THE ONLY WAY YOU COULD SEE THEM WAS TO THE OPEN A DOOR (I.E. NOT EVEN EXPOSED TO THE ROAD). AFTER MAKING NUMEROUS INQUIRIES TO LOCAL GM DEALERSHIPS, ALL OF WHOM SAID IT WAS SAND DAMAGE, I STARTED DOING RESEARCH. TURNS OUT, I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE ON THEIR TRUCKS. IT APPEARS THE ISSUES WITH PAINT ON GM (BOTH GMC AND SILVERADO) TRUCKS STARTED AROUND MID TO LATE MODEL 2014 TRUCKS AND PERSISTS TO THIS DAY (SEE ATTACHMENTS). ADDITIONALLY, MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP HERE IN RENO, I HAVE FOUND OUT, HAS BEEN LYING TO ME; THEY TOLD ME THEY SUBMITTED TWO SEPARATE REQUESTS TO GM FOR THE TRUCK TO BE REPAINTED AS THEY AGREED WITH ME (IN-PERSON AND VIA PHONE) THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE PAINT. IT TURNS OUT, THIS IS ALL A FARCE. THE TWO REQUESTS THEY SUBMITTED STATED, "CUSTOMER HAS BEEN ADVISED TO FILE A CLAIM WITH THEIR INSURANCE AS DAMAGE IS CAUSED DUE TO SAND DAMAGE. CUSTOMER INSISTS DEALERSHIP SUBMIT A CLAIM TO GM FOR WARRANTY RE-PAINT". WHILST I'M PARAPHRASING HERE, I WAS LIVID TO LEARN THIS WAS 'THEIR BEHIND MY BACK KIND OF THING'. PRIOR TO LEARNING ABOUT THIS SHENANIGAN, I THOUGHT FOR A SECOND THAT PERHAPS THE DEALERSHIPS COULD BE CORRECT, MAYBE IT COULD BE DAMAGE FROM DRIVING. SO, I TOOK IT TO THREE SEPARATE REPAIR FACILITIES IN THE AREA AND ALL OF WHOM SAID THE SAME THING, VERBATIM, "THE CLEAR COAT IS TOO HARD, IT'S LIKE GLASS. FACTORY DEFECT". WELL, THAT CONFIRMED IT. LASTLY, I HAVE JUST RECENTLY CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I BOUGHT THE TRUCK (IDAHO). THEY ADVISED ME AT 1352 ON 23 MAY 17 TO ESCALATE THIS ISSUE BEYOND GM. AND THAT'S WHY I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT FOLKS. DO YOUR HOMEWORK BEFORE BUYING ANY NEW GM PRODUCT.

NHTSA ID

10991254

Incident

Feb 7, 2017