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2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 204 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, most often about the air bags (43% of complaints, typically around 80,000 miles). It is 6th of 27 Silverado 2500 model years by number of complaints and has 3 recalls.
Most common 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 problems
Air bags
87 complaints · 43%Half of these problems showed up before 80,000 miles. Parts named most often: frontal.
Takata inflators: my 2007 Chevrolet 2500 hd silverado has had an open recall for approximately 2 years. The letter said shards of metal may fly from the air bag in the case of deployment causing serious harm or death to occupants, however gm stated that the vehicle was still safe to drive?????? After this amount of…
Tl contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet silverado dur-max 2500. While driving approximately 55 MPH at night, the contact slammed on the brakes to avoid a crash. He then crashed into a semi-trailer and struck a boulder. Neither of the vehicle's frontal air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The contact's vehicle was…
Brakes
22 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 64,000 miles. Parts named most often: foundation components.
When operating vehicle in driveway, brake pedal suddenly went to the floor. Upon inspection it was found that a steel brake line toward the rear of vehicle had burst due to corrosion. In this case a complete loss of braking was noted resulting in a minor collision with a tree. No damage to the vehicle or driver. Since…
Towing my 12000lb. 5th wheel on interstate 95 just south of palm coast fl. I puller over to check the brakes on the 5th wheel. The brake pedal went to the floor, because the brake line had rusted through. The truck has never been in an snow. Had to flat-bed truck to local chevy dealer. They replaced two lines. On may…
Transmission
21 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 48,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission.
While doing routine maintenance on the truck I noticed the transmission cooler lines leaking. The failure is the cause of a poor fitting design on gm's behalf, and they have not committed to providing an updated part but instead choose to replace the lines with the same inadequate part. The leaking lines have not been…
Automatic transmission lines 2007 chevy silverado with allison transmission. Factory transmission lines leak and must be replaced. When the weather turns cold, the lines/crimps holding the rubber hose to the pipes fail and automatic transmission fluid is lost, sometimes in catastrophic manner, causing the vehicle to…
Engine
16 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 34,000 miles. Parts named most often: engine, exhaust system.
Tl contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. While driving at an unknown, the power steering failed and made the vehicle difficult to steer. The entire vehicle is also very difficult to keep on the road. The front tires made a clunking noise whenever the vehicle was driven. The vehicle has bridgestone duravis…
Took vehicle in for service and was told that a exhaust manifold bolt was broken. Vehicle warranty had just expired and repair would be about 900.00. I researched this issue online and found that several other people have had this same issue with their gm product. This should be investigated as a possible recall. This…
Body and structure
14 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 82,500 miles. Parts named most often: body, frame and members.
Paint peeling from front hood. Research suggests this is a very common factory defect related to improper priming paint and finish coat preparation procedure. I have a fleet of 4 vehicles and most are experiencing this problem. What can be done?
The interior dash is cracking. The cracks are severe around the airbag and instrument cluster. Based on my research, this is a problem with thousands of chevy vehicles 2007-2013. The cracks around the airbags are a definate safety hazard if the airbags deploy. Sharp plastic pieces of the dash could act as projectiles.…
Steering
13 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 32,500 miles. Parts named most often: linkages, gear box.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet 2500 pick-up. The contact stated when he got in his vehicle and turned it on he noticed the needle that shows charge and discharge was leaning towards the left. The contact stated when he tried to pull off there was a clicking noise and the steering completely went out on him. He then…
Tl contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. While driving at an unknown, the power steering failed and made the vehicle difficult to steer. The entire vehicle is also very difficult to keep on the road. The front tires made a clunking noise whenever the vehicle was driven. The vehicle has bridgestone duravis…
Wheels and tires
13 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 46,000 miles. Parts named most often: pressure monitoring and regulating systems, temporary/emergency spare tire.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle began to drive awkwardly. The contact moved off the roadway and discovered that the tires were flat. He then tried to remove the spare tire from the vehicle but to no avail. The vehicle was later…
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet silverado 2500hd with kumho road venture tires, line size 245/75r/16. The contact stated that both of the front tires had blisters on the inside which caused the vehicle to lunge forward and it responded as if he was loosing control of it. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who…
Other or unspecified
13 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 67,000 miles.
Towing my 12000lb. 5th wheel on interstate 95 just south of palm coast fl. I puller over to check the brakes on the 5th wheel. The brake pedal went to the floor, because the brake line had rusted through. The truck has never been in an snow. Had to flat-bed truck to local chevy dealer. They replaced two lines. On may…
As many other 07-11 model gmc and Chevrolet vehicle owners have reported, my dash has also cracked in two places on my 2007 Chevrolet 2500hd ltz. My dash cracked above the passenger airbag and above the instrument cluster. Now the cracks are getting longer and affecting other dash panels and making annoying rattle…
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 2500 recalls
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the front passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Gm will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began february 11, 2020. Owners may contact chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc customer service at 1-866-522-9559. Gm's number for this recall is n192290990.
Full defect summary
General motors llc (gm) is recalling certain 2007-2008 chevrolet silverado 2500 and 3500 and gmc sierra 2500 and 3500 vehicles equipped with non-desiccated, passenger frontal air bag inflators containing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (psan) propellant that were used as interim remedy parts for previous takata recalls. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants, potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Gm will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on july 27, 2015. Owners may contact chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc customer service at 1-800-462-8782. Gm's numbers for this recall are 15438 and 15817.
Full defect summary
General motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 chevrolet silverado 2500hd and 3500hd trucks manufactured november 28, 2006, to august 29, 2008, and 2007-2008 gmc sierra 2500hd and 3500hd trucks manufactured november 27, 2006, to august 29, 2008. The affected vehicles are equipped with a passenger side frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture upon its deployment.
Electrical: electrical system
Risk: If the fusible link melts it may come into contact with adjacent components, damage the electrical center cover, the nearby wiring harness conduit and other vehicle components, increasing the risk of a fire.
Fix: Gm will notify owners and dealers will replace the jumper harness with one that includes a 40 amp inline fuse, and provide the owner with supplemental owner manual information, free of charge. The recall began on august 29, 2014. 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 14260.
Full defect summary
General motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 chevrolet silverado hd 2500/3500 trucks manufactured january 18, 2007, to june 22, 2011, and gmc sierra hd 2500/3500 trucks manufactured january 22, 2007, to june 21, 2011, and equipped with an auxiliary battery. Owners may unknowingly draw too much current through the vehicle's trailer harness resulting in the melting of fusible link for the auxiliary battery.
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 2500
- What are the most common problems with the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: air bags (87 complaints, typically around 80,000 miles); brakes (22 complaints, typically around 64,000 miles); transmission (21 complaints, typically around 48,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 have?
- 3 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from January 10, 2020 (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 2500?
- It is 6th of 27 Silverado 2500 model years by number of complaints, with 204 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.