2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems and complaints

Owners have filed 647 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The most-reported areas: Engine (255), Power Train (187), Electrical System (140).

Key takeaways

  • 647 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 11 involve a crash, 6 a fire, 18 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Engine25539%
Power Train18729%
Electrical System14022%
Unknown Or Other609%
Service Brakes579%
Fuel/Propulsion System437%
Forward Collision Avoidance284%
Engine And Engine Cooling254%
Steering152%
Lane Departure152%
Structure132%
Back Over Prevention122%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 PU/CC 4WD5/54/55/54/5
2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 PU/EC 4WDNot ratedNot rated5/54/5
2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 PU/RC 4WDNot ratedNot rated5/54/5
2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 PU/CC 2WD5/54/55/54/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Electrical System - filed 2026-10-14

TELMATIC QUIT WORKING gps the onstar sos feature

Unknown Or Other,engine,fuel/Propulsion System - filed 2026-10-14

As I was driving, the vehicle threw a CEL and I saw the RPM’s fall. This happened multiple times, twice at an all-way stop sign, and once at a major intersection resulting in me being stranded with my vehicle in the middle of an active roadway, unable to move my vehicle. I brought my vehicle into the Chevrolet Dealers...

Steering,electrical System - filed 2026-10-14

While driving at a low speed power steering failed. This happened on two separate occasions once while turning into a parking lot the other while doing a u turn. On both occasions I was almost in a crash. The other vehicle had a slam on brakes to avoid my truck. The message on the dashboard was “service power steering ...

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More for the 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.