2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2020-10-01 20V603000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM 14,620 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-04-02 ENGINE No 0 Failed/collapsed lifters associated with known Active Fuel Management (AFM) issues. These issues are documented in Tech…
2026-03-20 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 Parking brake pad failure has occurred twice. Last month at 31,668 mi, truck was taken in for servicing a warning light…
2026-03-09 POWER TRAIN No 0 We purchased a 2018 Fully Loaded Chevy Silverado LTZ/Z71 ($60,000) in 2019, with the idea it would last. After being su…
2026-03-06 POWER TRAIN No 0 Transmission skips 1st gear and jumps and shakes vibrates. The transmission has to have a total rebuild
2026-02-14 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 ABS warning light came on and brakes starting acting strange. The brake pedal was soft and was hard to depress. I took…
2026-02-09 POWER TRAIN No 0 While pulling a 14' enclosed trailer when i left off the gas pedal there was a sudden low growl/vibration coming from t…
2026-02-09 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:SEALS/GASKETS No 0 The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the low o…
2026-02-02 POWER TRAIN No 0 -Transmission failed. - Driving down the highway and the truck just quit. (Morning rush hour traffic) -truck was towed…
2026-01-23 ENGINE No 0 Collapsible lifter and lift rod failure
2026-01-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 An electrical component related to the vehicle's rear sliding glass window and rear defroster malfunctioned and overhea…
2026-01-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 This complaint is submitted as additional information related to a previously filed safety complaint for the same vehic…
2026-01-16 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the brake pe…
2026-01-16 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that upon cold starting the vehicle, there was an …
2026-01-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER No 0 Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact discovered that there was a mileage …
2025-12-09 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The back sliding window on the drivers side exploded, sounded like a shot gun going off , I had started my truck with t…
2025-12-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 My transmission blew up and I almost wrecked my truck. No engine lights came on, and still no engine lights are coming …
2025-12-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 My transmission failed at around 69,000 miles. This was confirmed by the dealership. I bought my vehicle from and was …
2025-12-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ve…
2025-12-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 Torque converter failed which led to premature transmission failure at 115,000. Known common issue with 6L80 and TSB ad…
2025-11-22 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER No 0 Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The vehicle was a private sale. The contact stat…
2025-11-19 ENGINE No 0 Since purchase in 2018, my pickup truck has had a ticking and banging sound which includes rough idling and a check eng…
2025-11-10 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle …
2025-11-04 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle …
2025-10-25 POWER TRAIN No 0 shudder while driving
2025-10-24 SEAT BELTS No 0 Safety restraint system light comes on regularly
2025-10-22 SUSPENSION No 0 The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehi…
2025-10-15 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the engine was making an abnormal knocking so…
2025-09-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Truck was intermittently losing power steering and shutting off/reseting itself. Was a loss of electrical and was thro…
2025-09-09 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 When attempting to stop, the brakes were rock hard and would barley compress. Almost crashed into the car in front of m…
2025-09-04 POWER TRAIN No 0 2018 Chevy Silverado with 84,000 miles and the transmission is broken. Truck is currently in a shop to have a new trans…
2025-08-31 AIR BAGS No 0 Vacuum pump problem Hard to brake to stop My truck is LT not LD
2025-08-11 STEERING No 0 sTEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR OBD CODE C0710-5A
2025-08-07 STEERING No 0 While driving the steering wheel started locking up and jerking. And it’s really hard to turn the wheel. ( power steer…
2025-08-06 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 Automatic Transmission failure
2025-07-27 ENGINE No 0 I purchased my truck in December 2018 which is a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4x4 crew cab automatic from Servco Chevr…
2025-07-25 POWER TRAIN No 0 The transmission has been shifting hard. I have had it serviced to try and address the issue. It continued to shift har…
2025-07-19 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the “Serv…
2025-06-26 POWER TRAIN No 0 Vehicle went into limp mode on I 65 in Indiana. Chevy dealer replaced tvb/ thermal bypass valve with newer version that…
2025-06-23 ENGINE No 0 My 2018 Chevrolet Silverado with a 6.2 engine suffered a Connecting Rod Bearing failure causing the engine to seize/loc…
2025-06-23 POWER TRAIN No 0 While driving on an Interstate the vehicle violently shook and drive shaft ce off.
2025-06-23 POWER TRAIN No 0 Driving on the fwy going 73mph While running Transmission stopped working and I’m not able to accelerate to move forwa…
2025-06-23 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact's husband owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, th…
2025-06-23 ENGINE No 0 2018 Chevy Silverado 5.2L with V8 engine equipped with AFM system broke down while accelerating onto a on ramp for the …
2025-06-16 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Under 40,000 miles and both sides of the frame has rusted out and has made the vehicle unsafe to drive per the dealersh…
2025-06-14 ENGINE No 0 My 2018 Silverado z71crew cab LT , 5.3L engine was having issues with hold Freon in AC unit. We took to dealer to be fi…
2025-06-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 1. The components that failed were the transmission because the vehicle was driving and continued to slow down until it…
2025-06-06 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) No 0 The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminate…
2025-06-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 To Whom It May Concern, Below is my support statement regarding recurring safety and reliability issues observed in t…
2025-06-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Number one electrical system left side wire harness manufacturer installed in properly, not watertight and ran through …
2025-05-29 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Doors automatically lock with the keys in the ignition and running locking in anyone who is still in vehicle who cannot…