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2017 Chevrolet Silverado

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 76.

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125Owner complaints

Model-year median: 76

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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201476
20155
2016125
2017
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Power Train
33Service Brakes
31Engine
16Unknown Or Other
11Electrical System
10
All reported categories
Steering
8Air Bags
6Fuel/propulsion System
6Structure
6Wheels
5Electronic Stability Control (esc)
4Exterior Lighting
4Suspension
3Vehicle Speed Control
3Visibility/wiper
3Seat Belts
2Parking Brake
1Seats
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

106 reports with mileage · 19 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 33 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes. Review the 31 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

13 crash reports3 fire reports4 injury reports

Visibility complaints

1 reports
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68,000 miles · Mar 23, 2022
VisibilityFire

The contact own a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact noticed that the plastic piece from the rear defroster window was sparking and smoke was coming from rear window. In addition, the plastic was melting. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear window defroster assembly needed to be replaced. …

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The contact own a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact noticed that the plastic piece from the rear defroster window was sparking and smoke was coming from rear window. In addition, the plastic was melting. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear window defroster assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired, The manufacturer was notified of the failure, The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.

NHTSA ODI #11457989

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.

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