2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

No clear pattern

19.2% of complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2019 vehicle, but with only 104 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is engine (19 complaints), typically at 3.7 yr or about 25,000 miles.

Complaints: 104
Median age at failure: 3.8 yr
Median mileage: 11,000 n=47
Crash / fire / tow: 13.5% of reports
Safety recalls: 7

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

26V325000 2026-05-21

Air bags

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.

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.

26V166000 2026-03-19

Air bags

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.

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.

25V432000 2025-06-26

Air bags

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.

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.

24V756000 2024-10-10

Air bags:side/window:curtain:inflator

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.

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.

23V047000 2023-02-02

Fuel system, diesel:storage:tank assembly

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.

An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.

21V496000 2021-07-01

Equipment:electrical:engine block heater

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.

An electrical short-circuit can increase the risk of a fire.

19V328000 2019-04-25

Engine

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.

A short-circuit may damage the engine components and increase the risk of fire.

In owners’ own words

Engine 10 mi 3 mo in service

WHEN VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING ANYWHERE FROM 30-50 MPH, THE TRUCK LOSES POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, AND STARTS SPUTTERING OR CHUGGING. THE RPM ON THE DASH STARTS BOUNCING UP AND DOWN. THIS GOES ON FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND TRUCK SLOWS DOWN. IT THEN GOES AWAY AND CAN CONTINUE DRIVING. HOWEVER, WHEN TOWING TRAILERS, THE EFFECT IS ONLY INCREASED AND THE TRUCK SLOWS DOWN EVEN MORE.

Engine mileage not reported 7 mo in service

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V328000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT CALLED ANTELOPE VALLEY CHEVROLET AT 855-790-7876 (LOCATED AT 1160 MOTOR LN, LANCASTER, CA 93534) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Engine 100 mi 1.0 yr in service

THE ENGINE SURGES WHEN LETTING OUT OF THE PEDAL AND COMING TO A STOP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE CHEVY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY DON'T SEE IT. THE RPM'S DROP AND PICK BACK UP 3-6 TIMES WITH NO FOOT ON THE PEDAL SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. FOR THEM NOT TO SEE A PROBLEM IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

Electrical system mileage not reported 4 mo in service

GM RECALL ON BLOCK HEATER CORD. THIS HAS BEEN OPEN FOR OVER 1 YEAR, AND I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THE FIX. SURELY THEY HAVE FIGURED OUT WHAT TO DO TO FIX PROBLEM! RE: NHTSA# 19V328

Other Silverado 2500 model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

In owners’ own words

Other Silverado 2500 model years

How to read this