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Trouble

2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Complaints: 845Avg mileage: 77,090 miSince: Nov 2006
2 deathsCrashFire28 injured

Problem Areas

Air Bags
469
Electrical System
70
Unknown or Other
64
Engine
46
Service Brakes
36
Structure:Body
33
Seat Belts
24
Power Train
24
Steering
17
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
17

Complaints Over Time

Recent Complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 1, 2024Rogersville, AL
CrashFire3 injured

The Keyless Entry Receiver(GM) Radio Module in my 2007 Chevy Silverado is retaining moisture. It caused my Tire Pressure Monitoring System to fail eventually causing a blow out on the highway. I believe moisture from the third headlight above rear window is allowing moisture to drip into the Keyless Entry Receiver. There are many accounts of this failing, I’m not sure why this has not been recalled. I nearly died.

AIR BAGS
72,000 miMay 19, 2014ANN ARBOR, MI
1 deathCrash

THE EVENING OF MARCH 10 2013 AROUND 1700 HOUR MY BROTHER A SINGLE MAN, WAS FATALLY KILLED IN HIS 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500 PICK-UP TRUCK, APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM HIS HOME ON A PAVED COUNTRY ROAD. HE WAS PR0NOUNCE DEAD @ 1730 HOUR. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED, YET THE REPORT WILL SHOW THAT HE WAS TRAVELING ON A DOWN HILL SLOPE WHERE HE SWERVED OFF THE PAVEMENT TO THE RIGHT AND THEN OVER CORRECTED BACK ON TO AND CROSSED THE PAVEMENT ON THE LEFT AND THEN BACK ACROSS THE HI WAY ON THE RIGHT IMPACTING A BRIDGE EMBANKMENT OVER TURNING OVER HITTING A TREE, RESTING RIGHT SIDE UP. HIS AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOT ANY THING WRONG WITH THE AIRBAGS MECHANISM, FURTHER THAT THE CRASH WAS NOT HEAD ON. THIS VEHICLE IS TOTALLY DESTROYED. I HAVE IT IN STORAGE FOR ANY ONE INSPECTION. MY BROTHER WAS NOT EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE, I DO BELIEVE, SHOULD THE BAGS HAD DEPLOYED, MY BROTHER WOULD BE ALIVE TODAY. ALSO, FURTHER HIS STEERING FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER INDICATED HE HAD NO POWER STEERING AND FINALLY, THE SKID MARKS ON THE GRAVEL EDGE AND NOT ON THE PAVEMENT, GIVE AN INDICATION, THERE WERE NO POWER ASSISTED BREAKING ALL ADD UP TO THE FACT THE VEHICLE LOST ITS ELECTRIC POWER BY THE KEY SWITCH ACCIDENTLY SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF. *JS

STRUCTURE
4,095 miNov 1, 2006INDIANAPOLIS, IN
1 death1 injured

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM INSIDE THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHERE FAILED WELDS WERE FOUND ON THE BODY SEAM UNDER THE FRONT SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

AIR BAGS
Jun 21, 2023Alligator Point, FL
Crash2 injured

In 2021, drove off the road inadvertently at 65mph, traveled about 200 yards across a ditch and thru scrub trees and came to rest when front bumper hit against a tree. NEITHER front air bags inflated.....both front air bags should be in this recall. Both seat belts on...I sustained minor head trauma as did my passenger which could have been prevented with air bag inflation. The truck was totaled and both my passenger and I are lucky to be alive. Once again, NEITHER front air bag inflated.....both front air bags should be in this recall.

AIR BAGS
370,000 miFeb 23, 2023Westminster, SC
Crash1 injured

The contact owned a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, a deer intercepted her lane causing her to hit the front of the vehicle. The contact stated the vehicle began to flip and roll into the ditch. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated no air bags were deployed and the front driver-side seat belt unlatch independently causing her to hit the steering wheel. The contact stated she had 5 staples on her head, 3 severed rips and a severed sternum, and a strained back. The contact was taken by ambulance to seek medical attention at a near hospital. The vehicle was not drivable. A police department filed a report and deemed the vehicle a total loss. The vehicle was towed to a towing lot. The vehicle was not diagnosed. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 270,000.

AIR BAGS
135,000 miMar 23, 2021SONOMA, CA
Crash1 injured

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED THE VEHICLE HEAD ON WHICH RESULTED IN NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. THE CONTACT WAS THE ONE INJURED AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEADACHE AND SORENESS OF WHOLE BODY. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AIR BAGS
59,000 miMay 6, 2019MAPLE SHADE, NJ
Crash1 injured

I STRUCK AN OBJECT HEADON HARD ENOUGH TO TOTAL MY TRUCK AND MY AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. DISABLED VETERAN AND INJURED AN ALREADY REPLACED KNEE, HEAD AND ARM. WILL UPLOAD PHOTO LATER. NEED ASSISTANCE TO OBTAIN.

AIR BAGS
180,000 miDec 11, 2018EVANSVILLE, IN
Crash1 injured

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO A FIELD, STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE, SPUN AROUND, AND LANDED IN A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN NECK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

AIR BAGS
148,000 miMay 17, 2018DUMONT, LA
Crash2 injured

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIR BAGS IN JULY OF 2017. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN JUNK YARD AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000.

AIR BAGS
Feb 5, 2018LAGRANGE, GA
Crash1 injured

2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *SMD *JS

AIR BAGS
14,000 miDec 14, 2017HOUMA, LA
Crash1 injured

I WAS IN ACCIDENT ON 10/06/2017. VEHICLE PULLED OUT FROM AYCOCK ST. ON TO WEST TUNNEL BLVD. DRIVER ADMITTED I WAS NOT ABLE TO AVOID ACCIDENT. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF $5371.00 DAMAGE ON VEHICLE. AND, I AM SUFFERING FROM INJURIES SINCE TIME FROM ACCIDENT.

AIR BAGS
160,000 miAug 2, 2016ANDERSON, SC
Crash1 injured

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEG, NECK, NOSE, AND FINGERS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
47,200 miOct 13, 2008KAPLAN, LA
Crash1 injured

I BOUGHT MY 2007 SILVERADO ON JULY 27,2006 I BEGAN HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS NO MORE THAN TWO WEEKS LATER IT WENT IN THE SHOP AUGUST 08,2006 FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONING THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER MODULE A COUPLE MONTHS LATER OCTOBER 10,2006 WIPERS WERE DOING THE SAME THEY AGAIN REPLACED THE MODULE AND MOTORS OK THAT'S FIXED,THEN MY BRAKES WERE LOCKING UP AND WOULD DRAG WHEN I WOULD STOP EVEN AT SPEEDS OF 5-10 MPH AND ALSO STAY LOCKED AFTER TAKING OFF FROM A STOP AND ALSO WAS PULLING LEFT THEN RIGHT WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACE THE ROTORS. MARCH 26, 2007( I HAD MY RADIO BURN UP A CD AND LIGHTS IN RADIO BURN OUT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE STEREO AND THE BACK LIGHTS ON MY STEREO CONTROL BUTTONS AND OTHER BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL BURNT OUT THEY CHANGED THOSE. THEN MY ACCESSORY OUTLET KEEPS BURNING OUT ANY TIME I PLUG ANYTHING IN IT BLOWS A FUSE, MY SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER LIGHTS BURNT OUT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THAT) JUNE 28, 2007 BACK IN THE SHOP FOR A KNOCKING NOISE IN STEERING SHAFT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT. MAY 05, 2008 STEERING WHEEL LIGHTS BURNT OUT AGAIN THEY REPLACED THE BUTTONS AGAIN. THEN AUGUST 31,2008 MY FAMILY AND I WERE LEAVING TOWN DUE TO A MANDATORY EVACUATION AND I WAS PULLING MY TRAILER WHEN I TOOK THE RAMP TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE I HAD NO TROUBLE STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN BUT WHEN I WENT TO CROSS INTO THE MEDIAN AT NO MORE THAN 5-10 MPH I HAD NO BRAKES AND WAS PUSHED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH I BOUGHT NEW TIRES IN JULY 2008 AND YOU CAN TELL THAT THEY ARE BEING TORN UP BY THE BRAKES I JUST GOT MY TRUCK BACK FROM THE SHOP AND NOTICED THE REAR BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP AGAIN AND DRAGGING THROUGH TURNS EVEN WITH NO BRAKES APPLIED AT 5-10 MPH DOES THIS SEEM LIKE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TR

SEATS
9,930 miAug 12, 2008HOUSTON, TX
Crash1 injured

I HIT A VEHICLE IN THE REAR AND THEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT ME IN THE REAR. THE FRONT SEATS OF MY 2007 SILVERADO FELL/RECLINED INTO THE BACK SEAT. I WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE SEATS FORWARD AFTER THE CRASH. *TR

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
17,682 miApr 5, 2008AURORA, CO
Crash2 injured

FEB. 21, 2008, MY WIFE AND MYSELF WERE INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT DURING AN ICE STORM. OUR TRUCK FISH TAILED AND PLOWED THROUGH A HSY GUARD RAIL AT AN ANGLE OF APPROX 60 DEGREES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK. IT THEN BOUNCED OFF A SECOND GUARD RAIL IN THE OUTSIDE OF THE OPPOSITE LANE AND SPUN THE TRUCK AROUND AND HEADED FOR THE MIDDLE GUARD RAIL AND PARKED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK A SECOND TIME. SO, THE INJURY TO OUR NECKS AND UPPER TORSO WAS MORE SEVERE BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAGS NOT WORKING. THE SEAT BELTS STRAIN INJURED US. WE HAD LEASED A 2007 SILVERDO LT EXTENDED CAB WITH WARRANTY AND GUARANTEES. I WENT ONLINE AND CHECKED THE SAFETY RATING. SHOCKED, THIS IS WHY I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

STRUCTURE:BODY
Oct 26, 2021Water valley, MS
Crash

Dash cracking, fuse box continues to throw codes, front end problems

AIR BAGS
Jun 7, 2018PAULS VALLEY, OK
Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CONSTRUCTION DIVIDER WALL. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DIVIDER WALL. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING. *JS

AIR BAGS
120,000 miOct 25, 2017BENTON, IL
Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A DEER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

AIR BAGS
160,000 miAug 22, 2016JACKSONVILLE, FL
Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

AIR BAGS
201,000 miAug 5, 2016BANNING, CA
Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 201,000.

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