Chevrolet Silverado 1500

"Trim strip on both sides of cab began to come loose"

"Disappointed that factory paint started blistering, peeling and eventually turning to rust before vehicle was even driven 10 years. Time to re-sand, prime and paint before the rust worsens."

"The paint on the hood and the side front fenders (over the tires) is fading. It's not flaking or peeling off, it's just fading away."

"Clear coat on roof is chalking where moisture builds up at night"

"Paint is peeling off at bottoms of doors and around wheel wells of the truck bed resulting in rust on exposed metal."

"Chips along door from gravel roads"

"paint kept falling off 1 area it won't hold paint or primer"

"Doors are rusting at bottom from interior water damage causing paint to blister, peel off and metal rusting. Now starting to happen at top of truck bed wheel wells"

"paint in different areas of the truck are significantly peeling and flaking off."

"Rust on rocker panels, cab corners and rear fender wells."

"Rust from the inside out above or where the fenders connect to the bed of the truck"

"The rear wheel wells are rusting through. A common GM truck problem for this generation truck. Incredibly unsightly and a real shame they didn't forsee the problem when they designed the truck box."

"Poor sheet metal leads to profuse rusting of rear body"

"rust over rear wheels. the problem has not been resolved yet. I will do the repairs myself."

"The roof is rusting really bad especially around the cargo lamp above the rear window."

"Bottom of rear doors and around back wheel wells have started rusting"

"Rust started to bubble up the paint above the rear wheels on both sides. Body shop explained that it was from the inside area between the inner and outer fender. Eventually it got bad enough and I had to replace both fender panels."

"Heavy pin hole rust on both rear fenders above wheels."

"Rust around both back wheel wells 4 inches high its between the two layers of steel"

"box is rusted through at seam above wheel openings. bottom of doors seams rusted off due to seal holding salt and moisture in."

"rear fender"

"can not believe the amount of rust that has caused holes in the bed of the truck over the rear wheels and along the front hood -"

"It's 9 yrs. old. But then again, it's only nine yrs. old. I've driven Chevy pick-ups for 27 yrs. Never had one rust out so quickly. And never before 15 or so yrs. old"

"rear fender rust through"

"Serious rust in rear wheel wheels, rocker panels and roof around clearance light, which is causing the roof to leak"

"wheel wells"

"All four doors rusting at the bottom. Paint had blistered and peeled off after rust started from inside the door"

"It has rust damage over the rear wheel wells and the bottom rear corner of the cab."

"This vehicle began to exhibit rust on its underbody frame within a year of purchase. The frame has had to be welded back together with the rusted parts remove twice in two years at a cost of nearly $4000. The outer body shows no rust. GM refused to address these problems in the early years of ownership."

"Some minor spots associated with minor dents but two other locations - along the top of the windshield and a small spot on the roof - due to age(?)."

"Box over rear wheels and front of hood rusted through"

"significant rust-through around rear wheel wells"

"Unstoppable Rust from inside out above the rear wheel wells. I consider this a design defect or a manufacturing defect. I washed this truck regularly and used it year round in Connecticut."

"Bed sides are rusting out."

"Door locks and electric windows did not work. Windows on the right hand side of vehicle still will not close if opened. Had the Body Control Module changed out. No improvement. Dealership clueless and cannot help, others tell me they cannot do this and must go to dealership. Catch 22.Lights started blinking, motor shut down"

"Started intermittently at first, possibly due to weather(?), then would not work at all. Mileage was less than 100k so was not happy about it. Went on-line to diagnose the problem and discovered it is a sensor associated with the brakes. I replaced the sensor and it has worked fine ever since."

"I lost the cruise control in the summer of 2012. It was repaired by the dealership. During a long drive from Texas to Maine two weeks ago I lost the cruise control again. It started with working some of the time, and then shut completely down. It has not yet been repaired. What gets to me is that I can never trust a system to work. Open a window; perhaps it won't go up again or only after several tries and some time. Turn cruise control off in traffic; back on the open road and it won't start again. And now never. Speakers dying out, the pling sound for key in and door open being faint and almost no longer there."

"Brake indicator system failed causing cruise to not function."

"The cruise control periodically would not set. It continues to get more frequent and currently it is only working less than 10% of the time I would like to use it. Frustrating not being able to use it on the highway."

"quit working"

"Cruise control went out just over 100,000 miles."

"The brake lights will not go off so it looks like we ride the brakes when we don't. The warning light or electrical system has been an issue on this vehicle since purchased and no one can figure out the issue. -some traction light is always on too. otherwise we love the vehicle"

"Tail lights"

"temperature gauge pegged out high, probably a bad sensor. The voltmeter is pegged out high as well, even with the truck engine (alternator) turned off"

"Headlamps dimmed intermittently."

"Had to replace the driver side wiring harness. The headlights would go off while driving and then come back on"

"You have to remove complete front grill to change a light bulb?!!! Joe American is that?! Lol"

"Headlights went grey. Plastic cover overheated due to automatic headlights on, gets soft and damaged by road debris like sand and dust (big difference between in front of driving lights and full light lamps lower down), replacement H 11 bulbs blow out after 140 to 160 hours. In the end I threw them out and bought aftermarket non-OEM headlights"

"both passenger side doors locks not functioning."

"drivers door doesn't always work, fact is most of the time in doesn't unlock."

"Over the past year or so, I have had to replace 3 of the door lock actuators. The only one not replaced is the drivers which seems that it should have been the first to be replaced"

"Keyless entry does not work for the driver's side door. Have not had it looked at"

"When the unlock button on the remote FOB was pressed the actuators would not unlock the doors"

"This seems to be a common problem with this vehicle. Shortly after replacing my tires, one sensor quit working. I was unsuccessful in reprogramming the sensor, so had it replaced. About a month later, another one went bad and had it replaced. So far I have had 3 of the sensors replaced and am just waiting for the last one to go bad."

"Change of tire caused dash warning reading wrong tire."

"service TPS system warning"

"its been a pain in the butt for years. Replaced once before and it cost $100. Get pressure warnings every time the outside temp changes"

"This truck is getting a little older but we've had to replace all 4 of the tire pressure sensors. And they're not cheap so be aware"

"Two out of the four tire pressure monitoring stopped working. Mechanic said it would cost $600 to replace two"

"It's always failed"

"Keeps telling me I have a flat and have varying pressure amounts in the tire. Dashboard constantly yelling at me."

"One sensor quit working costing 108.00 to fix. Mechanic said the other three sensors will go soon due to battery life"

"I get false low pressure alarms , I have had new pressure Sensors installed but still get false alarms , and now have tire system failure alarm."

"The tire monitor light comes off & on, although there is no low pressure. Another ghost visit."

"TPMS Monitor is inconsistent. False negatives."

"lights are frequently on, no codes appear when checked. appears related to body module"

"Brake sensor light had to replace multiple times"

"The engine warning light comes on and off at different times. Chevrolet dealer cannot even figure it out. We just keep trucking along. Sometimes the whole electrical system goes wacky, clicking and turning everything off and on. There is a ghost in the truck."

"uneven tire wear"

"Mechanic found problem when doing a front end alignment."

"Again I was surprised about the wear as the truck has not experienced any hard usage."

"Loose, had to change to do alignment"

"Mechanics report that both ball joints have some play and should to be replaced in the near future"

"Lots of beach driving"

"When I bought the truck in February 2015, I had the lower ball joint on the right side replaced. It was "loose" but not a safety issue. A few months ago I also had the upper ball joint replaced along with the torsion bar to to reduce looseness in steering and premature wear on the brakes"

"Ride is rough."

"found fluid on the engine, steering wheel suddenly was hard to turn, 3months ago, repaired twice due to faulty replacement parts. now ok"

"I have never had a power steering hose leak on any vehicle I ever owned before this one."

"Parts difficult to service"

"I had the rear shocks replaced last fall. I consider this normal wear and tear"

"Front struts were faulty and due for replacement."

"Both torsion bars were broken and had to be replaced. I previously noticed vehicle not a stable as before, similar to a tire going flat."

"Had to replace a broken leaf spring. Only one leaf was broken, so was able to continue driving my vehicle"

"Both ends on the sway bar broke."

"Has a sleight play in the steering when driving. Needs an adjustment"

"The left front wheel bearing, was bad, and needed to be replaced. The axle shaft needed to be replaced."

"I was surprised that they were worn as the truck has not experienced any hard usage."

"Needed to replace the right tie rod."

"Noticed a noise when making turn."

"On a Sunday, the left front tire, started making a grinding/squealing noise, when I would turn. And the steering wheel would shake a little, sometimes, when I would stop the truck. The noise got worse,day to day. My mechanic friend,at work, took a look at it, on Tuesday, 2 days, after the noise and problem started. He made me park it at work Tuesday night, because if I would have driven it home, the left front tire would have fallen off, the axle."

"Both front wheel bearings failed"

"Both front wheel bearings needed replacement between 92000km and 96000km. The truck has never worked hard or been driven roughly"

"The bearings needed to be replaced and I did the work myself."