Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I have now been in 2 serious accidents that resulted in all other vehicles deploying airbags and being totalled, but mi… |
| 2025-07-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | As I was driving I heard a loud slam under my hood and when I checked the clutch for my AC compressor was gone. The AC … |
| 2025-06-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | Power steering intermittently goes out. Mostly when it's hot out, slow speeds, and cornering. |
| 2025-01-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | While connected to a RV which has onboard batteries, the truck's brake controller disables the braking system if the ba… |
| 2024-10-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was driving the truck and the dashboard said fuel filter at 0 % entering low power mode. The truck did not accelerate… |
| 2024-06-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | On [XXX] while traveling down [XXX] in VA I experienced a catastrophic Bosch CP4 Fuel Pump Failure. Vehicle was towed t… |
| 2024-05-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering is very loose. There are multiple complaints about this. I owned a 2017 GMC 2500 before this and had the s… |
| 2023-10-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Probable High Pressure Fuel Pump (CP4) failure resulting in the vehicle stalling without warning. This event has not y… |
| 2023-06-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | On June 27 2023 we we driving on a two lane highway pulling our travel trailer. We had driven 5 hrs the previous day pa… |
| 2023-03-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | There is excessive play in the steering causing the vehicle to wander. Problem is amplified at freeway speeds or while … |
| 2023-03-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Rear passenger side, brakes, locking up keeping the truck from rolling. Replaced the brake fluid line and also both cal… |
| 2023-02-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Plugs for brake/running/turn signal lights have moisture and road salt inside and corrode causing brake/running/turn si… |
| 2021-12-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | During snow removal the night of December 10, 2021 into the morning of December 11, 2021, vehicle was in reverse travel… |
| 2021-10-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Driving my truck, without a trailer, the "Service Trailer Brakes Soon" fault came on my truck. This is a known problem … |
| 2021-10-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Friday October 8th 2021, my truck shut off in the middle of Chesnee SC within 1/4 mile after filling up with diesel fue… |
| 2021-07-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SERPENTINE BELT BROKE . I HAVE IT AVAILABLE. RECOMMENDED SERVICE IS 150K MILES OR 10 YEARS . IT BROKE AT 55K AND 5 YEA… |
| 2020-01-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DRIVERS DOOR LATCH SCREWS HAVE LOOSENED- 1 OF 3 SCREWS MISSING. IF THE OTHER 2 BREAK OR FALL OUT, THE DRIVERS DOOR CO… |
| 2019-10-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN OCTOBER 2019. WHILE OUT ON THE TEST DRIVE, I NOTICED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF FREE PLAY IN THE STEERING … |
| 2019-07-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | EXCESS PLAY AND SLOPPY STEERING. LOOSE AND WORN PITMAN ARM AND IDLER ARM NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 37,844 MILES. VEHICLE IS… |
| 2019-02-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | SLOPPY LOOSE STEERING, SLACK ADJUSTER STUD LOOSENED 3/8 INCH, 3 TO 4 INCH STEERING PLAY. UNSAFE. LOCTITE FIX DOES NOT L… |
| 2019-02-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V0… |
| 2019-01-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE AND BECAME S… |
| 2018-12-07 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DROVE OUT OF TOWN AND, UPON HIS RETURN… |
| 2018-08-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BOUGHT TRUCK NEW. BOUGHT A BRAND NEW FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER TO TOW. SOMETIMES WHILE TOWING THE TRAILER, THE TRUCK WILL "… |
| 2018-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING IS ALWAYS A BIT LOOSE. AT ONLY 70,000 THE ABS AND STABILITRAK WARNINGS CAME ON. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALE… |
| 2018-07-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE WARNING INDIC… |
| 2018-07-04 | WHEELS | No | 0 | HELLO I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K3500 LTZ DUALLY FROM (XXXX) IN LAKEVILLE, MN FEB 2017 I HAD APP… |
| 2018-04-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH, THE REDUCED ENGINE SPEED WARNING INDICAT… |
| 2018-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AT ALL TIMES, INCLUDING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAKES A SQUEAKING SOUND WHICH IS NOT ONL… |
| 2017-08-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME… |
| 2017-07-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE ACCOMPANIED BY A STRONG BURNING ODOR. AT THE SAME TIME THE HVAC… |
| 2017-07-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | BRAKES ARE NOT EFFICIENT. THEY NEED ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO STOP. OR BRAKE PEDALS MUST BE APPLIED(PUMPED) SEVE… |
| 2017-06-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 4 WHEEL DRIVE DID NOT ENGAGE BEFORE. STUCK ON AN SNOWY PARKING STRUCTURE AND COULD NOT GET UP THE RAMP, DUE TO 4WD NOT … |
| 2017-05-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRUCK WOULD NOT START. SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. FIRST TIME TRANSFER PUMP WAS EXCHANGED. NOW BEING TOLD IT IS R… |
| 2017-04-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS EXPLODED OUT THE TOP OF THE TANK - CAUSING GAS TO FLOW OUT OF THE TOP. NO FIRE STARTED SINCE IT HAPPENED RIGHT AS T… |
| 2017-04-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRUCK IS A 2016 CHEVROLET 3500 HD DIESEL, WHEN THE TRUCK GOES INTO REGENERATION MODE THE TRUCK ACCELERATES WITHOUT … |
| 2017-03-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | P2636 TRANSFER PUMP - DRIVER INDICATED FUEL GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING FROM FULL TO EMPTY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND G… |
| 2017-03-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | AT 2000 MILES ON MY NEW TRUCK, THE STEERING BECAME VERY LOOSE. DEALER REPLACED STEERING BOX. I HAVE NOW HAD IT IN 3 MO… |
| 2017-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING VEHICLE ABS AND SKID WARNING LIGHTS APPEARS, BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING APPEARS ALWAYS LIT WHILE IN TOWING MODE. NONE… |
| 2016-12-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL MONITORING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE … |
| 2016-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WE HAVE HAD REPEATED INSTANCES, WHERE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, AND FUEL GUAGE FLAT LINES. IF YOU CAN NOT GET TO A QUALIFI… |
| 2016-11-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE SAFETY CONCERN ON THIS ISSUE IS THE SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF VEHICULAR STEERING CONTROL. AF… |
| 2016-10-28 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | 2016 SILVERADO 3500 EQUIPPED WITH "DIGITAL STEERING ASSIST" THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. AT APPROXIMATELY 11,000 MILES STEE… |
| 2016-10-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BAD PAINT, EXTREMELY SOFT, CHIPS EASILY. REAR OF FENDERS AND TAILGATE SHOWED CHIPS AFTER 1500 MILES, NOW FRONT OF REAR … |
| 2016-09-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS CLOSED, THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, WITH THE RECIRCULATE BUTTON LIT AND DASH LEVEL VENTS SEL… |
| 2016-09-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THERE IS NO GRILLE BILLET COVERING THE RADIATOR IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND DEBRIS FILLS THE COILS ON THE RADIATOR … |
| 2016-09-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | NEW TRUCK HAD LOSE STEERING WHEN I TOOK DELIVERY, REQUIRING OVER CORRECTION. WITH JUST 4529 IN MILEAGE ON IT I TOOK IT … |
| 2016-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, FELT… |
| 2016-08-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH HAULING A GOOSE NECK FLATBED D… |
| 2016-07-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT PROJECTION ARE HORRIBLE AND UNSAFE. I DO A LOT OF NIGHT DRIVING ON POORLY LIT AND UNLIT STREETS BOTH IN NEIGH… |