2018 Chevrolet Silverado Lt problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train (2)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (174)
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 2026-09-26 · PIT5698F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi provides diagnostics tips on how the lin bus works and how to diagnosis it.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-04 · PIP4902W · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-21 · PIT5099J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
pi to help diagnose a/c concern
Unknown Or Other 2026-04-01 · PIT3271Q · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP6104 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a gds2 session log and upload to a technical assistance case in cx connect.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP4902V · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Showing the 6 most recent of 174 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2024-06-10 · Power Train“less than 33,000 miles the transmission thermostat cause the transmission to overheat. the dealership replaced thermostat and fluids. then less than 100,000 miles same scenario and transmission goes out. before it went out it had hard shifting and the obvious shutter at low speeds. into my second transmission and same thing again! …”
2023-10-02 · Unknown Or Other“since purchasing the vehicle in april of 2021, there have been significant issues with the audio system. this was noticed before the first payment was ever made. we had a “act of god” claim made on the car for a tree falling on the windshield around this time. it was mentioned to the collision center at the time, but it was dismissed. the display w…”
2023-10-02 · Power Train“since i purchase my 18 silverado the transmission has always had a shift lag. on interstate especially it has become dangerous. i’ve almost been rear ended a few times bc it won’t shift properly. even with the proper lane change habits the lag and uneven shifting has almost got me killed. early on when i got my truck (est 2019) a dealer replaced so…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.