2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (420) · Electrical System (32) · Service Brakes (29)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
413 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (2)
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2021-02-05 · campaign 21V050000 · 2,641,272 vehicles
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL, and 2009-2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500 and Sierra 3500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 22, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 1, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. G
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2021-02-05 · campaign 21V052000 · 557,023 vehicles
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2009 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylv
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 23, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 20, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-878
Service bulletins (1,313)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-08-07 · PIC5650M · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. technician may find diagnostic trouble codes b3055, b3060, b3935, c0750, c0755, c0760, c0765, and/o
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-31 · PIT5161L · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a bump feel or clunk noise at a stop or on launch. dealer should communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Exterior Lighting 2025-06-02 · 07-08-42-006U · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this service bulletin provides technicians with information on available bcm calibrations to restore bulb outage detection on vehicles produced by a second stage manufacturer (upfitter), and/or turn signals flash fast after factory box removed.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Showing the 6 most recent of 1,313 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-07-01 · Engine · 12,000 mi“the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment. the contact stated that it sounded like the lifter was banging inside the engine valve. the check engine warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer to b…”
2026-04-09 · Air Bags · 144,705 mi“the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that while at a stoplight, the driver’s side front air bag deployed without warning or impact. there were no injuries reported. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 21v050000 (air bags). the local dealer was contacted and referred the contact to the manufact…”
2026-03-13 · Engine“the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal, pungent odor coming from the vehicle. the contact was unsure if any warning lights were illuminated. on a separate occasion, the vehicle drove roughly with an abnormal sound coming from the engine. additionally, the engine was consuming a…”
2025-09-08 · Air Bags“just few minutes ago around 5:45 pm, monday, september 8th 2025. i started my engine with the remote start in my drive way. after about 30 seconds there was a series of 3 or 4 violent explosions each with a 1 or two second interval. the driver side, passenger side and both side air bags deployed fracturing my windshield and causing other poten…”
2025-09-03 · Engine“no crank no start however engine just shit down while driving immediately lost all control of vehicle! luckily i had just pulled off highway! no warning whatsoever it just happened out of no where now won’t start and has a u0100 code …”
2025-08-23 · Other/I Am Not Sure“bottom base the base won’t stay locked. car seat turns halfway and won’t turn anymore. no…”
2025-05-16 · Electrical System:instrument Panel:speedometer/Odometer · 250,000 mi“odometer fraud. the contact purchased a 2007 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that while attempting to trade the vehicle, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. the vehicle was a private sale. at the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 91,000 and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was …”
2025-04-21 · Engine“the active fuel management lifters can cause catastrophic failures by getting stuck in the closed position causing low oil pressure, misfiring, and ticking due to the entire afm system making the camshaft and valve train wear faster. it is available for inspection upon request. my safety is put at risk due to the possibility of causing accidents o…”
2025-01-05 · Unknown Or Other“i haven’t experienced any issues yet…”
2024-12-17 · Unknown Or Other“my frame rail on the drivers side is corroding away to the point where it is no longer safe to drive / i have brought the vehicle to the gm dealership to verify the concern / i have contacted general motors about this concern and was given the run around / i have a vehicle that has costed my time and money to purchase / and maintain / this truck …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.