Print this page

CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 has an early trend of the transmission shifting hard, surging & jerking.

At the moment these trucks are still under warranty. However this transmission problem shows up right away with the average reported mileage only around 3,000 miles, so for now the 2017 Silverado earns our "Beware of the Clunker" badge.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
20 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
62,358 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes problems

brakes problem

Find something helpful? Spread the word.
Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500:

Unsubscribe any time. We don't sell/share your email.

2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Owner Comments (Page 5 of 9)

« Read the previous 20 complaints

problem #96

Mar 202021

Silverado 1500

  • 7,100,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Poor braking at low speed. I have electronic brake control module codes.

- Elkhorn, WI, USA

problem #95

Mar 222021

Silverado 1500

  • 73,000 miles
While parking, at low speeds, my brake pedal turned stiff and I had to use both feet to push it. This only happens while I'm at a low speed and can be made to happen every time. This has been happening off and on for a good while. I took the truck to my local dealer for a recall, which I don't personally think they did. I thought the recall was to fix this low speed issue that is known on this particular model of the 2017 Silverado's. it's a safety issue in my opinion because this happens at any situation of low speeds. I tow a boat and it does it while I'm backing my boat into the water. Am I not supposed to use my boat because of this issue" is it my fault that GM decided to use subpar parts to save money" this issue needs to be a safety recall and paid for by the manufacturer. They are recommending you change about 5 different parts in order to correct this issue. Ridiculous.

- Chaffee, MO, USA

problem #94

Mar 122021

Silverado 1500

  • 88,031 miles
When driving low speeds stabilitrac appears on screen and truck wants to turn off, display screen and gauges flicker.

- San Martin, CA, USA

problem #93

Feb 062021

Silverado 1500

  • 33,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Pulling out of parking and pushed on brakes around 4mph and pedal was very hard to push and truck kept rolling lucky nobody was right in front of me.I took in for recall for same reason and it is still doing what the recall was for. Milege is 33,000 vehicle is past 3 years old

- Alvin, TX, USA

problem #92

Jan 182021

Silverado 1500

  • 50,760 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving, the transmission was slipping between gears. The contact stated that the stability track warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to quirk Chevrolet of bangor (293 hogan rd, bangor, me 04401, (207) 945-9401) where it was diagnosed with needing the brake control module to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and was informed of a possible partial reimbursement for the repairs. The failure mileage was approximately 50,760.

- Hermon, ME, USA

problem #91

Jan 152021

Silverado 1500

  • 45,000 miles
I was driving in traffic going 5mph or less. Brakes kept slipping and had to push down on the brakes to make my truck stop almost causing me to hit the vehicle in front of me multiple times. Brake assist kept popping up on the dash. Problem only occurs at low speeds.

- Berwick, LA, USA

problem #90

Jan 132021

Silverado 1500

  • 35,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While in the drive through, my brakes faded and my truck would barley stop. The pedal felt different. I almost rear ended the car in front of me. My service "brake assist" warning came on. From what I read, it appears to very similar to what other trucks my year are experiencing but mine wasn't covered by any recalls??

- Maize, KS, USA

problem #89

Jan 112021

Silverado 1500

  • 38,000 miles
At slow speeds, typically in parking lots or restaurant drive thru traveling at less than 5 mph the breaking system fails and I have no brakes. This has offered 3 times. My truck has 38000 miles.

- Lake Havasu City, AZ, USA

problem #88

Dec 062020

Silverado 1500

  • 44,000 miles
While going through a drive through restaurant, after I ordered my food and let my foot off my brake to advance forward and stop at the window to pay about 20-30 feet ahead, I could not brake in time to stop at the window. My brake pedal was very hard to push and even though I was pushing very hard it barely stopped, even though I was going less than one mph. This was very scary as none of my warning lights were noting errors and it happened out of the blue. I only live two miles away so I drove home very slow and I didn't notice the same issue on the drive home. However, when I pulled my truck into the garage, it started to happen again and I could hear the breaks doing something weird. I'm taking it to the shop today to get fixed tomorrow when the shop opens. I did receive two warning messages via text when I got home. Diagnostic alert: Service the stabilitrak stability control system in your 2017 Silverado within 7 days. Txt stop to cancel. Diagnostic alert: Service the antilock braking system in your 2017 Silverado within 7 days. Txt stop to cancel. My main concern is the articles I read about this issue make it sound like warning lights go off to let you know something is wrong and the articles say it's ok to drive because the safety features disengage, however, my features did not disengage without warning and I'm glad a car or person was not in front of me at the time it happened or I would have hit them. This is very concerning and needs addressed before someone dies.

- Wichita, KS, USA

problem #87

Nov 222020

Silverado 1500

  • 46,000 miles
When pressing the brakes at low speeds such as in a drive thru or parking lot, there is a pressure loss in the brakes. This requires significantly increased braking pressure to stop. Failures are associated with a ticking sound coming from the engine compartment or vibration in the pedals.

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #86

Nov 022020

Silverado 1500

  • 64,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Pressing the brakes at low speeds (drive thru, parking spaces) seems to cause a pressure loss in the brakes. This causes increased braking pressure to stop. You can hear a tick coming from what I assume is the ABS controller. This happens in forwards and reverse.

- Monroe, NC, USA

problem #85

Nov 142020

Silverado 1500

  • 65,000 miles
I noticed over the past couple of days, when vehicle is moving at very low speeds less than 10mph, the brake pedal is hard to push down and vehicle keeps rolling before coming to a complete stop. This can be replicated every time even when going in reverse. At speeds above 10mph, the braking system works just fine. This has caused a few near misses where I almost backed into another vehicle while parking in reverse in a lot; almost ran into my garage door; and almost crashed into another vehicle in front of me at the light. If you go from park to drive and just lift your foot off the brake pedal without applying gas and vehicle starts rolling, then you apply the brakes, it will keep rolling a few feet before coming to a complete stop and as mentioned previously the brake pedal is hard to push down and only goes down about a couple inches. I am scheduled to take my vehicle in to service this issue at the dealer.

- Coral Springs, FL, USA

problem #84

Aug 042020

Silverado 1500

  • 44,000 miles
Brakes have fluttered intermittently for the past few months at low speeds, feels like ABS pulsing. In the past week to 10 days, brake pedal feels "dead" when I apply brakes at low speed, has gone to floor with no response to braking input. Yesterday, when pulling in driveway towards garage, maybe 3 mph, applied brakes with no response. Shifted quickly into neutral and applied parking brake, stopping inches away from garage door. Truck was in for brake issue recall and was recalibrated on November 16, 2019. Apparently it needs to be recalibrated or have further repair.

- Fenton, MI, USA

problem #83

Nov 092020

Silverado 1500

  • miles
When pushing down on the break pedal it's not slowing down and stopping the truck it's happened about

- Lake Elsinore, CA, USA

problem #82

Nov 022020

Silverado 1500

  • 77,000 miles
I noticed a ticking noise from my engine compartment while stationary, and began experiencing a vibrating brake pedal/noise when braking at low speed (in driveway or parking lot). I had a 'service- brake assist' message show on my instrument cluster. On 11.3.2020, I early struck another vehicle while pulling into a parking spot due to a dramatic increase in effort to press the brake pedal. These symptoms continue at the majority of my low speed brakes, I haven't noticed it while on city streets or highways.

- Lubbock, TX, USA

problem #81

Nov 022020

Silverado 1500

  • miles
Got alert from onstar about anti lock braking system.

- Calhoun, GA, USA

problem #80

Sep 222020

Silverado 1500

  • 41,465 miles
While parking the truck I loss all brake pressure. The pedal went to the floor and I had to stand on the brakes to get the truck stopped. Once stopped and parked I repeatedly pumped the pedal with no changes. I had the truck towed to a mechanic who found no issues with the fluid or system in general. He drove the vehicle with no issues for 10 minutes. He checked the pads and calipers for any issues with none being found. After putting the wheels back on the truck it exhibited a recurrence of loss of brake pressure.

- Belle Chasse, LA, USA

problem #79

Sep 182020

Silverado 1500

  • 113,450 miles
Break failure at low speeds due to lack of vacuum from a defective vacuum pump

- Sacramento, CA, USA

problem #78

Aug 082020

Silverado 1500

  • 41,000 miles
Vehicle was recalled for increased brake pressure at low RPM. Recall service performed at dealer. Vehicle still has increased brake effort issue after service was completed.

- Savage, MN, USA

problem #77

Jul 302020

Silverado 1500

  • 66,710 miles
My truck had the electronic brake control module reprogramming with sps as per recall N192268490 performed. The reprogramming worked fine for a few months. In March 2020, I noticed that at low speeds and mainly when backing, the brakes began to lose pressure and what sounded like and felt like the antilock brake system was engaging, and very hard pressure was needed to stop the truck with longer than expected braking occurring. The problem has definitely worsened and occurs nearly every time braking at low speeds in reverse with any type of incline. While backing my boat into a driveway, this issue occurred and nearly sent the boat into the garage door. I had to apply as much pressure as I possibly could to the brakes to stop the truck and boat before hitting the garage door. The issue has occurred repeatedly as I have backed up on an incline, with or without a trailer or boat attached to my truck.

- Chippewa Falls, WI, USA

Read the next 20 complaints »

Not what you are looking for?