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2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 849 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, most often about the air bags (56% of complaints, typically around 95,000 miles). It is 5th of 27 Silverado 1500 model years by number of complaints and has 2 recalls.
Most common 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems
Air bags
479 complaints · 56%Half of these problems showed up before 95,000 miles. Parts named most often: frontal, side/window, srs malfunction warning lamp/light.
The air bag light began to flash and the message "service air bag" came on both while stationary and moving, also when first starting vehicle and driving. The light would come off and on or stay on for a day or two. Took vehicle into an auto repair shop and they were unable to "read the modules". Then took vehicle…
Takaka airbag recall. On 8/2/17 driving down the road 8:45am passenger side airbag deploys n then driver side deploys never hit anything. State highway 21 south bound approx 1/4 to 1/2 mile north of 21 and 47 highway intersection in the cadet missouri area. Traveling about 60 MPH.
Electrical
81 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 70,000 miles. Parts named most often: instrument cluster/panel, wiring, 12v/24v/48v battery, ignition.
Week prior to incident these truck symptoms occurred simultaneously while driving in hot weather highway speed smooth dry surface highway. Abs light on service 4 wd on left speedometer and tachometer flicking off and on door locks flipping off and on shifting hard jerking rear end clunking odometer window going blank…
While driving at different speeds door locks will cycle on and off, exterior lights and dash display will go off, wipers will freeze, all gauges will go zero and two or three warning lights will come on such as stabilitrak, ABS brakes or service air bags. Lights etc will go off for 5 seconds which is dangerous. I took…
Engine
75 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 70,000 miles. Parts named most often: engine, exhaust system, cooling system.
Week prior to incident these truck symptoms occurred simultaneously while driving in hot weather highway speed smooth dry surface highway. Abs light on service 4 wd on left speedometer and tachometer flicking off and on door locks flipping off and on shifting hard jerking rear end clunking odometer window going blank…
New engine placed in vehicle because loss of power. Since then vehicle looses all power in the midst of driving. Alarm also goes off without notice. New battery, then new alternator, and now new engine battery cables. Was told no power to engine then too much power. About $1,500.00 out of pocket to get fixed. Truck…
Other or unspecified
64 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 80,000 miles.
Dash board is cracking and brittle. Very sharp edges on the plastic could become a hazard during a wreck. Contacted gm and since the vehicle isn't under warranty, there isn't anything they could do. Takata recall: vehicle is under recall, but gm says it is safe to drive. Then why is it under a recall?
Dash is cracked in many places, most concerning is around the air bag. If airbag was to deploy, pieces of plastic could potentially be dangerous! The vehicle is kept in the garage most of its life. Dash cracks while driving or parked. Getting worse and accelerating as time goes on.
Brakes
61 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 49,500 miles. Parts named most often: foundation components, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, power assist.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While approaching a traffic light, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond. The contact stated that the emergency brakes had to be used in order to stop the vehicle. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that there was brake fluid leakage and…
While my family and I were towing our camper to start our vacation, we were traveling on the highway. Traffic had started to stop so I stepped on the brakes and the pedal went all the way to the floor. Thanks to quick thinking I put on the trailer brakes to get US to stop in time! After pulling over to find the…
Body and structure
55 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 78,000 miles. Parts named most often: body, frame and members, interior panels.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that on both the driver side and passenger side sections of the dash board had experienced multiple cracks that extended approximately 18 inches each. The contact indicated that the dash board was made of a hard plastic material. The vehicle was…
Both rear fenders over tires are rusting thru the metal. It is not coming from the underside but thru the metal itself. Truck is well cared for, garaged, wash regular only 80,000, this seems to be a problem only with new body style 2007 gm trucks only. At this time this time gm is not willing to fix the problem.
Transmission
35 complaints · 4%Half of these problems showed up before 63,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission, axle assembly, driveline.
Vehicle stabilitrack and traction control lights came on. Engine warning light came on. While attempting to turn the vehicle onto a highway acceleration ramp, the car steering wheel locked and the engine died. Could not unlock the power steering. I was towing a horse trailer well within the gross weight for the…
This is a recurring problem- my vehicle (purchased brand new by me) while cruising on the highway will start to try and cut off while driving. The door locks will pop up and down, the dash gauges power on and off, the headlamps flash on and off, etc... Last week the vehicle completely shut down while doing this and I…
Seat belts
26 complaints · 3%Half of these problems showed up before 83,500 miles. Parts named most often: pretensioner, front.
The driver side seat belt will not latch at all. The reciever that the belt goes into will not alow the belt to lock into place. The passenger side seat belt will not stay locked, if you buckle it the bely will come un snapped whenever if feels like it.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the front driver's side seat belt buckle released independently and the contact was unable to rebuckle the seat belt. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect.…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 recalls
Air bags: inflator module
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 1-800-462-8782. Gm's number for this recall is n212328780.
Full defect summary
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, pennsylvania, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia or "zone b." additionally, gm is recalling certain 2007-2008 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, and escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 1500, yukon, and yukon xl vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of alaska, colorado, connecticut, idaho, iowa, maine, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, mo
Air bags: inflator module
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. Gm's number for this recall is n212328760.
Full defect summary
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 (saipan), and the u.s. Virgin islands or "zone a." additionally, gm is recalling certain 2007-2008 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 1500, yukon, yukon xl vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missou
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Desiccated air bag inflator rupture
Summary
From 2000 through 2017, takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("psan") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004l. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 blomquist report at www.NHTSA.gov/sites/NHTSA.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substa
Non-crash engine compartment fires
Summary
In a letter dated august 27, 2008, general motors corp. (gm) notified NHTSA that it will conduct a safety recall (NHTSA recall number 08v-441) to address a safety relateddefect that can result in engine compartment fire in approximately 850,000 vehicles equipped with a heated windshield washer fluid option.the subject vehicles of this investigation comprise over three-quarters of the recall population. According to gm, a short circuit on the printed circuit board for the windshield washer fluid heater module may overheat the control-circuit ground wire. This may cause other electrical features to malfunction, create an odor or cause smoke and in rare cases it may cause a fire.as a remedy, gm
Non-crash engine compartment fires
Summary
In response to an information request letter sent by the office of defects investigation(odi) during preliminary evaluation pe08-010, gm provided odi with 41 allegations of non-crash engine compartment fires including 16 allegations of fires originating with the ignition in the off position.one of the fires was determined to be caused by an arson event.odi has also received 5 reports, 4 of which are of duplicative of reports provided by gm, alleging non-crash engine compartment fires in the subject vehicles.in total, odi is aware of 41 non-crashengine compartment fires in the subject vehicles that are unrelated to arson.eight of the 41 fire allegations also allege property damage as a result
Questions about the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- What are the most common problems with the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: air bags (479 complaints, typically around 95,000 miles); electrical (81 complaints, typically around 70,000 miles); engine (75 complaints, typically around 70,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 have?
- 2 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from February 5, 2021 (air bags). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2007 a bad year for the Chevrolet Silverado 1500?
- It is 5th of 27 Silverado 1500 model years by number of complaints, with 849 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.