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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2016 Silverado has a few problems reported here & there, but that's to be expected for a popular model. More importantly, it has no significant problem trends -- both with our complaint data & same with complaints made to the NHTSA.

4.7

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
22,735 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 lights problems

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2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Owner Comments

problem #13

Nov 212022

Silverado 1500

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I put in a complaint in back in July and haven-€™t heard anything back. I was wondering what the status was? The complaint was about My stabilitrak and my trailer brake system repeatedly comes on and off

- Skippers , VA, USA

problem #12

Mar 202021

Silverado 1500

  • 117,000 miles
At low speeds my brakes stop working. The brake pedal becomes very stiff and I have to use both feet pushing down as hard as I can for the vehicle to stop. Also, the head light switch inside the vehicle does not work. When I turned the dial off of the auto lights I saw smoke coming out from behind the dial.

- Raleigh, NC, USA

problem #11

Mar 162021

Silverado 1500

  • 38,000 miles
My left head light left turn signal, horn, hazards on my left side and window washer fluid all is not working

- Ponte Vedra, FL, USA

problem #10

Nov 302020

Silverado 1500

  • 46,500 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Defroster button illumination is intermittent. This could lead to a crash while seeking to find and operate the defroster activation while driving under low light conditions. The vehicle has 46,500 miles on it, and the repair is stated at $700 which involves a replacement heater module with the same defective bulbs and requiring a common data bus programming fee, and is, according to the dealer, not user serviceable.

- Silverton, OR, USA

problem #9

Oct 272018

Silverado 1500

  • miles
The 7" mylink screen is too bright at night even when I dim the dash lighting. There is an option in the screen settings to turn off the screen, which I do use, but this is distracting to go through and the screen turns back on everytime I adjust the HVAC or radio. The screen needs an independent brightness adjustment or a better screen. I think a led screen would work better than the current lcd screen. This has been a problem since I bought it.

- Cedar Rapids, IA, USA

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problem #8

Aug 012018

Silverado 1500

  • 45,000 miles
The rear left turn signal, tail light assembly works sporadically. It's a very expensive part on a vehicle with 45000 miles that shouldn't quit.

- Glenwood, MO, USA

problem #7

Apr 052018

Silverado 1500

  • 6,100 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving approximately 25 mph, the low beam head lamps failed to illuminate brightly. As a result, the contact almost drove into the road divider. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (faulkner Cadillac/Chevrolet in bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 610-867-4177) where it was determined that the headlights were designed to illuminate that way and there was nothing wrong. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 6,100.

- Bethlehem, PA, USA

problem #6

Sep 212017

Silverado 1500

  • 300 miles
The led headlights fail to illuminate the road for an acceptable distance. The light only projects high enough and long enough to light the road for a short distance.

- Andover, NJ, USA

problem #5

Aug 232017

Silverado 1500

  • 17,000 miles
Poor visibility on the headlamps on rainy nights. It's like I'm driving with the headlights off.

- Saint Louis, MO, USA

problem #4

Nov 192016

Silverado 1500

  • 17,000 miles
When driving in heavy wet snow at night headlights get covered and make visibility almost 0% lights do not generate any heat on the lens to melt off the snow or ice.

- Philipsburg, PA, USA

problem #3

Oct 212016

Silverado 1500

  • 8,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving at low speeds. The headlights failed without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 8,000.

- Itasca, TX, USA

problem #2

Oct 012016

Silverado 1500

  • 450 miles
Headlights too dim, cannot see road safely, almost hit pedestrians in the rain, no light to side when turning, vehicle can be driven at night with high beams on and no one notices, very dangerous

- Rockville, MD, USA

problem #1

Jun 052016

Silverado 1500

  • 200 miles
The single bulb for high /low beam hid factory headlights are too dim it's hard to drive at night. I cannot use at night paid too much money.

- Douglas, Az, AZ, USA

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