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Crashes / Fires:
0 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
18,397 miles

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2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 engine problems

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2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Owner Comments (Page 3 of 13)

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problem #210

Jun 242025

Silverado 1500

  • 108,000 miles

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

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated there was an abnormal ticking sound coming from the engine compartment. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the engine had failed due to defective camshaft phasers. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be rebuilt. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and opened a case. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.

- Norfolk, VA, USA

problem #209

Jul 032025

Silverado 1500

  • miles
During acceleration my vehicle had a whinning noise coming from near the transmission. It will buck and then when slowing down to a stop it bucks like being hit in the rear by another vehicle. It also shudders and makes the reduce engine power light come on.

- Jaffrey, NH, USA

problem #208

Jul 022025

Silverado 1500

  • miles
Bought my truck with 29,000 miles on it. Was making a noise in rear tire. Took it in and it was the break calilper. Dealership wanted $1500 to replace it a week after I bought it. Stated that it was not covered. After a week of arguing, they did not charge me for it. Around 40,000 miles, every once in a while, it would feel like I was being rear ended when I came to a stop. It was not often, but around 55,000 miles, was more frequent. I took it to the dealershp at 62,000 miles and they said that it was a torque converter and would not be covered. Fixed it at a shop $2700. Lifter and Cam in the UP of michigan $5000. Oil lines at 110,000 $700. Torque converter again at 130000, and now lifter and camshaft again at 145,000 miles. I feel that GM should back their product. I had a 95 Chevy Silverado that I sold with 360,000 miles and never had any issues except fot transmission at 250,000 which is expected. I have all receipts showing proof

- Fenton, MI, USA

problem #207

Jun 242025

Silverado 1500

  • miles

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

Driving on interstate when "Service ESC" and "Service ABS" warning came on in cluster, with flashing CEL light. Near total loss of power and loud noise from under hood. Exited the interstate immediately and turned off engine. Had towed to dealer for diagnosis. Dealer states failed lifter in right bank and possible camshaft replacement needed as well, to the tune of $4600-$10100 pre tax repair cost. 2019 Silverado RST with 84,000 miles purchased Certified Pre-Owned and CPO warranty expired April 2025.

- Cullman, AL, USA

problem #206

Feb 012025

Silverado 1500

  • miles
I have a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ. 5.3 Ecotrac 8 transmission with 89,000 miles. I bought it used and have had it 12 months, but only drove it 9 before it malfunctioned causing severe electrical & mechanical problems. I was driving the truck when the EPB, service engine, stabilitrac, ECBM warning lights came on, also driving over 43 miles an hour could cause a crash due brake failure This caused the emissions. transmission, & throttle to shut down Truck would not shift out of low gear. It would shift to park but did not recognize it was in park which kept the accessory on running down the battery, the tail gate would not open, and the information system shut down. I got sick and was in the hospital for 5 weeks, the truck was vandalized. The body repair shop took it to the chevrolet dealership in long beach to have it inspected. I did not tell them the vehicle had malfunctioned, throwing code U0101 and another code. I wanted the dealer to find the problem, the truck had not been driven since it was parked from the malfunction. All they came back with was I had a burnt cylinder and would be 9000 to fix due to maintenance, we maintained this truck changing the oil every 3000 miles with Castoroil synthetic oil, regularly checking and maintaining transmission, brake, all-fluids. Supposedly they ran a diagnostic, if they did they would have found these warnings and that main code U0101 would have showed up. When it happened Onstar ran the diagnostic and told me to take it immediately to a dealership. That dash should have lit up like a christmas tree that-??s how many light were going off. The dealership never said a thing about these lights. Now i-??ve read where Chevy had a problem with the EPB and only put them on this model from 2019 to 2022 because of this. I found on other sites recalls that included what happened to my truck, but not in your web sight. There was major design and manufacturing flaw with this model and year. I-??ve read complaints on this.

- Burkburnett, TX, USA

problem #205

Jun 092025

Silverado 1500

  • miles
On [XXX] I was driving in Beloit WI. Luckily I was in town and only doing 30-35mph and not another mile because I was headed for the interstate and we all would have died, because all of the sudden my parking brake locked on, my check engine light, ABS light, traction control light all came on and gray smoke just started pouring out my exhaust. Had it towed to my usual mechanic, it had 38 different codes on it, he worked on it for 8 hours and said it needed to go to a dealership. Towed it to a dealership, lifter on cylinder 5 went out and I was told "Yes camshaft is destroyed on that cylinder.. just need one. But tech would pull engine out and pull apart-?? or replace engine as does not include the fact that oil pump the timing chain the timing chain tensioner, the rod bearing the main bearings, and most importantly the camshaft bearings are still gonna be old and original to your engine. If you replaced just a camshaft. So later on down the road, something there could fail and more than likely the oil pump but again it-??s just more money and more what else but if you are going to commit to that then you probably should commit to timing, chain, and oil pump, and everything else in which case now you start adding all the prices of that components in with labor on top of it, and an engine in my opinion would probably be better" and the engine comes with 100k mile warranty. So there's that. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6

- Byron, IL, USA

problem #204

Jun 122025

Silverado 1500

  • miles

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

Engine oil cooler lines leaking. Known issue with 2019 Silverados. Needing replacement before engine failure occurs.

- Oak Creek, WI, USA

problem #203

Jun 122025

Silverado 1500

  • miles
The vehicle began knocking on the freeway and experienced a loss of power. It caused warning lights for the Electronic Traction Control and parking break system to light up.

- Sylmar, CA, USA

problem #202

May 162025

Silverado 1500

  • miles
When I was driving home the message center said low oil pressure shut engine off and I did then noticed that the oil cooler line blew apart from the crimp piece and sprayed oil all over the road and on my passenger side front tire and rotor and luckily it was raining because I feel it could have caught on fire from the oil hitting the hot rotor

- Nashport, OH, USA

problem #201

Oct 202024

Silverado 1500

  • miles
I was driving with my [XXX] son when engine seized in the middle of a 4 way intersection at [XXX]. I had to get him out of car seat and exits the intersection on foot with no one willing to help slow traffic we waiting on road side for an hour till wrecker arrived. The engine was ruined something GM I now know was aware of. GM will not honor the recall on my truck because it was a 2019. All other years are being recalled. I have spent $12,000 on the engine replacement. I-??d like help recouping the cost from GM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Smyrna, GA, USA

problem #200

Jan 152025

Silverado 1500

  • 66,000 miles

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

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that occasionally while driving and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle was shuddering while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer three separate occasions, where unknown repairs were performed; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 66,000.

- Boca Raton, FL, USA

problem #199

May 052025

Silverado 1500

  • miles
Shut down

- Jurupa Valley , CA, USA

problem #198

Mar 012024

Silverado 1500

  • miles
It shakes violently and shifts violently

- San Luis, AZ, USA

problem #197

May 272025

Silverado 1500

  • miles
Driving at 65 MPH engine began so shudder and immediately shut down.

- Bossier City, LA, USA

problem #196

Apr 252025

Silverado 1500

  • miles
Experienced immediate engine lag then immediate engine shut down. Towed to dealership and engine bearing failure requiring complete engine replacement

- Rose Hill, KS, USA

problem #195

May 142025

Silverado 1500

  • miles
I was driving down the road and I got a warning to "Turn off vehicle immediately no oil pressure". There is a GM customer satisfaction program number N212326940 that addresses the same issue I had for the same year (2019 Chevy Silverado) but when the dealership pulled up the VIN it did not show up. I then called the ( GM) number on the bottom of that bulletin and they said the same thing the dealership said. They then told me to contact NHTSA because you are the ones that issues that, and see how to get my vehicle added.

- Auburn, WA, USA

problem #194

May 132022

Silverado 1500

  • 60,000 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated while responding. The messages "Transmission Hot - Idle Engine" and "Service ESC" were displayed, and the Parking Brake system warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had progressively worsened. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that a fee would be charged for diagnostic test and the repair. The vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

- Redford, MI, USA

problem #193

Nov 132022

Silverado 1500

  • 63,000 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 55-60 MPH, the vehicle made an abnormally loud grinding sound, jerked, and then stalled. The contact's husband was able to pull over to the side of the road. The ESC warning light was illuminated. The vehicle towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with a misfire in cylinder #1. The dealer determined that the driver's side engine lifters and the camshaft needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with a misfire in cylinder #7. The dealer determined that the passenger's side engine lifters and camshaft needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Action Number: PE25001 (Engine, Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.

- Atlantic Beach, FL, USA

problem #192

Apr 282025

Silverado 1500

  • miles
I was driving on the highway at a speed of around 65 miles an hour and I heard a loud noise and the truck did a hard jerk and slowed down abruptly I then had to struggle to get over to the shoulder as cars around me were moving at high speeds then I found out that it was the lifters that failed and I started doing research on this problem and it seems to be a problem that a lot of people are having with these trucks as well as transmission issues which I was having before this happened

- Glen Burnie , MD, USA

problem #191

Jan 012025

Silverado 1500

  • miles
I bought a this car and the car started giving me issues, Engine wasn-??t working properly, brakes were not working well, they gave me problem even I thought maybe the need to be changed, the suspension was off in a way that I feel uncomfortable driving the car and besides that, has electrical problems sometimes the radio and the panel went off out of nowhere and the car just have 40,000 miles.

- Granada Hills, CA, USA

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