2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Engine (12) · Power Train (8) · Fuel/Propulsion System (8)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
36 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (7)
Air Bags 2026-05-21 · campaign 26V325000 · 4,315 vehicles
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500, 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500, and Sierra 3500 vehicles. The left-side or right-side roof rail air bag (RRAB) inflator end cap may detach from the inflator or the inflator sidewall may rupture.
Risk: A detached end cap or inflator rupture can allow compressed gas to escape and project the end cap or fragments of the inflator into the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will replace both RRAB modules, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 24, 2026. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N262557310. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 21, 2026. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 26V166.
Air Bags 2026-03-19 · campaign 26V166000 · 2,819 vehicles
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500, 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500, and Sierra 3500 Crew Cab vehicles. The left or right-side roof rail air bag (RRAB) inflator end cap may detach from the inflator or the inflator sidewall may rupture.
Risk: A detached end cap or inflator rupture can allow compressed gas to escape and project the end cap or fragments of the inflator into the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will replace the left and right-side RRAB modules, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 16, 2026. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N262549710. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 19, 2026.
Air Bags 2025-06-26 · campaign 25V432000 · 1,658 vehicles
Defect: General Motors (GM) is recalling certain 2018 GMC Sierra 1500, 2019 Sierra 2500, 3500, Chevrolet Silverado 3500, and Chevrolet Silverado 2500 and 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab vehicles. The left or right-side roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflator end cap may detach from the inflator or the inflator sidewall may rupture.
Risk: A detached end cap or inflator rupture can allow compressed gas to escape and project the end cap or fragments of the inflator into the vehicle, increases the risk of injury or crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the left and right side RRAB modules, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 23, 2025. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N252513060.
Air Bags:side/Window:curtain:inflator 2024-10-10 · campaign 24V756000 · 2,061 vehicles
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500, 2018-2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, 3500, and GMC Sierra 2500, 3500 Crew Cab trucks. The left or right-side roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflator end cap may detach from the inflator or the inflator sidewall may rupture.
Risk: A separated inflator end cap or inflator rupture can allow compressed gas to escape, resulting in the end cap or other components being propelled into the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury or crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the left and right side RRAB modules, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 8, 2024. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC Customer Service at 888-988-7267. GM's number for this recall is N242474500.
Fuel System, Diesel:storage:tank Assembly 2023-02-02 · campaign 23V047000 · 22,132 vehicles
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, 3500, and GMC Sierra 2500, 3500 vehicles equipped with a dual fuel tank option. The rear fuel tank may collapse and prevent the fuel pump from transferring fuel to the front tank, resulting in an engine stall.
Risk: An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the fuel tank and fuel pump module, replacing them as necessary. Dealers will also add a vent hose to the rear tank assembly. Repairs will be performed free of charge. An interim owner notification letter informing owners of the safety risk was mailed on March 15, 2023. Owner notification letters were mailed June 21, 2023. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N222368030
Equipment:electrical:engine Block Heater 2021-07-01 · campaign 21V496000 · 338,020 vehicles
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, 3500 and 2017-2019 GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500 vehicles equipped with a Duramax diesel 6.6 liter engine and an optional engine-block heater cord. An electrical short-circuit may occur in the engine-block heater cable or in the terminals that connect the heater cable to the block heater.
Risk: An electrical short-circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will replace engine block heaters and heater cords. Vehicles that have this feature disabled as a remedy to the safety condition will be contacted and offered replacement block heaters and heater cords under a separate customer satisfaction program, free of charge. GM will provide free replacement block heaters and cords under a separate customer satisfaction campaign. For vehicles previously included in recall 19V-328, the heater cord will be replaced and rerouted, free of charge. In
Engine 2019-04-25 · campaign 19V328000 · 318,374 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 4500, 5500 and 6500 vehicles and 2017-2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 and 3500 vehicles and GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500 vehicles equipped with Duramax 6.6 liter diesel engines and an optional engine-block heater. The engine block heater cord or the terminals that connect the heater cord to the block heater may short circuit and fail.
Risk: A short-circuit may damage the engine components and increase the risk of fire.
Fix: GM will contact owners, dealers will replace the engine block heater, free of charge. Additionally, in Chevrolet Silverado 2500 and 3500 vehicles, dealers will install a new rerouted heater cord. The recall began December 11, 2019. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-586-596-1733. GM's number for this recall is N182206310.
Service bulletins (1,060)
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 2026-10-26 · GM Update N25-250552 · Over The Air
• improvements to onstar functionality.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-26 · PIP6133 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi was created to help address the correct repair regarding a low coolant message on the dic
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 2026-08-27 · PIP6127A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this document assists gm dealer technicians with diagnosing torque converter concerns to ensure torque converter replacement is necessary. the torque converter part number will be placed on order restriction, and the technician will be asked to follow 25-na-148 before requesting a part through pqc.
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-23 · PIT5680B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi provides information to repair the door water deflector which is not sealed properly allows water into the door jam/sill area.
Showing the 6 most recent of 1,060 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-08-10 · Exterior Lighting“the brake lights do not work, the turn signals do not work, there is one tail light working at the lower right rear. front parking lights work but front turn signals so not work. the cab brake light works. the turn signal flasher works and the dashboard turn arrows work but the flasher goes to hyper flash. the emergency lights do not work, the flas…”
2026-07-31 · Exterior Lighting“purchased new aug 2019 in pa. headlights had condensation behind them within the first month. brought it into the service dept. in bedford pa. was told they wouldn't do anything with it because the issue would resolve with the air port in the back of the headlight assembly. the situation did not resolve, took it back multiple times and they ref…”
2026-05-21 · Equipment · 156,000 mi · 🔥 fire“the contact owned a 2019 chevrolet silverado hd crew. the contact stated that while the vehicle was parked outside of the residence, unoccupied, the vehicle engine block heater was plugged in, the vehicle caught of fire under the hood on the passenger side. the fire department was called and extinguished the fire however the vehicle along with an…”
2026-04-24 · Visibility:defroster/Defogger/Hvac System · 163,000 mi“the contact owns a 2019 chevrolet silverado 2500. the contact stated that after remote starting the vehicle, the contact entered the vehicle, and there was smoke coming from the rear window defroster. the contact turned off the defroster and discovered that the plastic cover had melted, and the metal tab had detached and was burned. the vehicle was…”
2026-04-16 · Electrical System: Integrated Trailer Brake Control · 139,000 mi“the contact owns a 2019 chevrolet silverado 2500. the contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and started, the message "service trailer brake system" was displayed on the instrument panel. the vehicle was drivable even though the message was displayed. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the issu…”
2026-03-14 · Engine“the variable geometry turbocharger actuator failed on my 2019 2500hd silverado. there was a significant decrease in power. this was most noticeable on uphill grades where speed would drop to between 35 and 40 mph on a 75mph speed limit highway. on several occasions, vehicles came close to hitting me because of my slow speed.…”
2026-03-06 · Steering“this has happened three times with the 2019 chevrolet silverado 2500hd ltz truck. each time, the failure was following a remote start in my driveway. it has occurred at the approximately 40k, 80k, and now at 128k mile mark. first two repairs were covered under the warranty and extended warranty, with the third time there was no warranty and the …”
2026-03-06 · Vehicle Speed Control“i was driving down the road at approximately 55 mph when all of a sudden, my truck decelerated and a warning signal displayed on my dash indicating my speed was being forcibly reduced to approximately 30 mph. fortunately, i was on a rural road versus the interstate. i pulled over and had an obd2 reader. the reader indicated i had a p-2138 error …”
2026-03-04 · Engine · 194,000 mi“the contact owns a 2019 chevrolet silverado 2500. while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and it was determined that the injection pump needed to be replaced, and that the vehicle was not drivable. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer wa…”
2026-01-31 · Electrical System“my truck went into limp mode with pulling a trailer on the highway due to a wide known injector pigtail failing. the truck would not accelerate, started shaking and lost speed suddenly. after resetting the dtc on my computer, each time the truck would hit a rough spot on the highway and vibrate, the truck would go back into limp mode. after get…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.