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Chevrolet Silverado 1500 repairs by problem area
Engine (26%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (13%)
Brakes and Traction Control (8%)
Suspension and Steering (14%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (26%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (7%)
Other (6%)
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- Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim
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Chart based on 1234 repairs.
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brake repair cost distribution
$2500+ (1%)
$1000 - $2499 (12%)
$500 - $999 (22%)
$100 - $499 (37%)
< $100 (29%)
Chart based on 93 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Crew Cab 6ft bed
355-horsepower 5.3L V8 10-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range
| 14000 mi | Brake pad Monitor needed to be replaced. Front brake rotors need to be replaced. Have to wait Several weeks or months to get replacement parts because they are not available |
2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Engine not specified
| 98000 mi US $300 |
Trailer braking system control module |
2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Crew Cab 6.5ft bed
420-horsepower 6.2L V8 8-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range
| 71000 mi US $220 |
Replaced front pads & rotors. |
2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed
355-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range
| 28000 mi | Brake pedal would get stiff and the truck would be hard to stop at low speeds. Dealer replaced master cylinder |
2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Engine not specified
| 9920 mi C $878 |
Replace caliber and rotors and pads, and upper ball joints twice the passenger side was 2 times on it |
2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
403-horsepower 6.2L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range
| 77000 mi US $200 |
Replaced ABS sensor |
2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range
| 38000 mi US $400 |
When the brakes heated up under long driving conditions, the steering wheel would vibrate when the brakes were applied. My mechanic pulled the wheels, he recommended upgraded rotors. |
| 42000 mi US $300 |
Bolt broke on front left caliper. Needed to be replaced. |
2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed
315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD
| 15500 mi | Steering position sensor loose- needed to be further secured and lubricated. Problem was discovered when stabilitrak turned off when cornering and would not come back on. There was an existing TSB about problem. |
2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed
315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range
| 13600 mi | ABS, traction control, stability control sensor failure. |
2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
195-horsepower 4.3L V6 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 89000 mi US $300 |
Replaced rotors pads and rebuilt frt calipers. replaced rear shoes |
2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD
| 105000 mi US $600 |
Rear brakes , drum, hydraulic cylinders |
2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range
| 169000 mi US $120 |
FR RT brake caliper seized |
2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed
315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range
| 96720 mi C $250 |
front brakes pads rotors |
2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed
315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range
| 62000 mi US $1400 |
Check engine light was on. |
2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
| 98000 mi US $278 |
New rotors and pads install due to vibrating and pulsing brakes when stoping at speed. |
| 107260 mi C $60 |
All warning messages for brakes and stability control and trailer brakes came on only when cold. OK in the garage and when warm out. Suspect speed sensor or wiring. No time to fix. |
| 107260 mi C $500 |
Fixed stability,traction control,ABS,trailer stability all on message center. |
| 78740 mi C $23 |
Replace cruise control brake unit. |
2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed
367-horsepower 6.0L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
| 81500 mi C $1700 |
caliper seized |
2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed
315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
| 4340 mi | Loud squeaking noise when brakes applied. This occurs when truck is moved from a cold start. There is a recall for this problem. |
2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 5.5ft bed
295-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic RWD
| 41000 mi US $800 |
Brake booster went out |
| 48000 mi US $750 |
brake booster |
| 95000 mi US $800 |
Brake booster |
2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed
315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
| 111600 mi C $2300 |
master cylinder failure, ABS module failure, front and rear brakes replaced |
2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed
315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
| 120800 mi US $450 |
brake booster replaced |
2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed
295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
| 204000 mi US $400 |
Replace front rotors, pads, and calipers |
2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed
285-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic RWD
| 118300 mi | POWER BRAKE BOOSTER/MASTER CYLINDER |
2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed
195-horsepower 4.3L V6 4-speed automatic RWD
| 106000 mi | I started getting messages that said I needed to service the brake system, my husband checked my fluid and it was very low. My husband put some fluid in and that took care of that, but we do not know why the fluid was low. |
| 141000 mi US $90 |
The brake pads on the front needed to be replaced, it was just a normal brake job except that on the drivers side the rotor was the wrong size, it was too small and it wore the brake pad weird. I am going to get the right size rotor put on truck. |
2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2-door
8-cylinder automatic 4WD
| 40000 mi US $1700 |
Anti-lock brakes, $500. |
2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
310-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 57000 mi US $35 |
Burst rear brake line from Master cylinder to ABS controller. All brake lines had a lot of corrosion along the frame. |
| 60000 mi US $45 |
Rear brake line replaced after bursting due to corrosion. |
| 61700 mi US $25 |
Front brake line leak due to corrosion |
| 65000 mi US $350 |
Front brake line rusted and burst, 4th line to burst on the truck so all remaining metal lines were replaced. Bent and flared lines myself. Vibration under braking. Upon inspection, it was found that the calipers were not sliding due to corrosion causing the inside pads to ride the rotors. This caused the rotors to warp so calipers, rotors and pads were replaced. |
| 90000 mi US $35 |
Rear brake line going over the gas tank rusted through and needed replacement. |
2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
310-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
| 78000 mi US $117 |
ABS light stays on after starting. Hypertech scan said right front sensor failed to report, replaced right front sensor, light now goes off after starting. |
2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed
295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 93620 mi C $1900 |
calipers and front brakes |
2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed
295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
| 96000 mi US $280 |
left rear wheel cylinder failed during test drive by dealer employee |
| 155000 mi US $250 |
Replaced front and rear brakes |
2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed
195-horsepower 4.3L V6 4-speed automatic RWD
| 127000 mi US $341 |
ABS wheel sensor out, needed to replace entire wheel bearing hub assembly |
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD
| 90300 mi US $881 |
replaced all brake lines and hoses after rusted line ruptured. Had total loss of brakes. |
| 66100 mi US $150 |
replaced rear pads and calipers |
| 84200 mi US $120 |
Parking brake cable broke and was replaced |
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
| 207000 mi US $60 |
replaced brake lines and hoses from abs pump to left and right rear. |
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
285-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic RWD
| 105000 mi US $500 |
Had to replace/adjust parking brake shoes. Additionally, design updated clip was installed to alleviate rattling/scraping sounds. |
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed
285-horsepower 4.8L V8 5-speed manual 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 73000 mi US $65 |
Replaced intermediate and rear parking brake cables. Intermediate cable snapped and rear ones were badly rusted. |
| 77200 mi US $75 |
Passenger side cable snapped. Replaced. |
2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 8ft bed
285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 140000 mi US $500 |
Caliper piston (lower on 2 piston caliper). Replaced pads, rotors, calipers and flex brake lines. |
2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 8ft bed
275-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 71920 mi $1200 |
Replaced parking brake cable |
| 1240 mi $2000 |
Replaced Rotors, Pads, and brake lines. |
2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
345-horsepower 6.0L V8 4-speed automatic AWD
| 149000 mi US $500 |
Replace front and rear brakes pads and rotors. Replaced front calipers. |
2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
300-horsepower 6.0L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
| 153700 mi US $600 |
Rear brake lines rusted out |
| 157200 mi US $1200 |
Abs would activate everytime the truck came to a stop. Front wheel speed sensors were not reading at low speed. Had to replace the front wheel hubs. |
2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD
| 95200 mi US $200 |
The ECM went out on the antilock brake pump. It was covered under recall untill 02 for salt belt vehicles due to corrosion causing it to fail. My bad luck getting an 03. |
| 166500 mi US $1000 |
Brake line failure, rusted out typical GM garbage. Replaced all metal lines, master cylinder, front rotors, pads, calipers with brackets. Bled entire system with new fluid. |
| 167000 mi US $110 |
Truck continues to have brake issues. Took back to mechanic to re-bleed the system. Found more air in lines after 4 uses of the Snap on tool to bleed even the ABS pump. |
2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
| 149000 mi US $50 |
Parking brake rusted out and cable broke. |
| 150000 mi US $250 |
Brake lines rusted out. Had to replace entire brake line system |
| 150000 mi US $5 |
Replaced rusted out parking brake line with a spliced cable and clamps |
| 158400 mi US $1200 |
Brake lines and calipers both had leaks. Brakes failed at ~65 MPH :( |
| 187000 mi US $350 |
Replaced seized brake caliper, rotors, and pads |
2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed
275-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
| 64000 mi US $382 |
Brake line rotted behind front wheel on drivers side.Chevy shop/dealer replaced with OEM brake line kit of $147....and $202 labor.Was told shop was seeing more and more of this since PA State switched to new /different salt for winter cond. |
2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
| 148000 mi US $900 |
Wheel speed sensor failure caused from roadway deicing treatments. One failed the other one was going. ABS was inoperable at low speeds. |
2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
275-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic RWD
| 85760 mi C $700 |
Brake line failed because of rust, both rear calipers replaced because of seized bleeders. |
| 90400 mi C $950 |
some brake lines replaced due to rust |
| 92480 mi C $216 |
Rear flex hose failed |
2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed
285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 72300 mi US $200 |
Replaced speed sensors in both front wheels |
2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed
285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
| 38000 mi US $808 |
Rear brake calipers and rear brake shoes. |
2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed
275-horsepower 4.8L V8 5-speed manual RWD
| 19000 mi US $900 |
Rotor were all pitted beyond any hope of repair. Everything was too rusty and worn out. New rotors, pads, shims, emergency brakes. Just rusted beyond safe use. Piece of junk. |
2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD
| 110360 mi C $250 |
backing plates for parking brake replaced due to rust |
| 147560 mi C $680 |
replaced all brake lines |
| 103000 mi US $55 |
Right reat brake caliper needed replacing. Locked up. |
2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
| 111000 mi US $600 |
Brakelines rotted out. One blew while towing boat on freeway in sudden slowdown. Frankly all lines in very rusted poor condition. Stainless steel should be REQUIRED. |
| 112000 mi | After the above brake line was replaced I traded the car - to repair all the brake lines would have been very expensive. |
| 129300 mi US $300 |
rusted steel lines replaced with copper lines. |
| 196000 mi US $700 |
Brake line replacement due to corrosion. |
2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4-door
8-cylinder automatic 4WD
| 108000 mi US $65 |
Parking brake pedal assembly weak and needed to be replaced |
2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed
270-horsepower 4.8L V8 5-speed manual 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 75000 mi | ABS light on, presumably sensor failure |
2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed
200-horsepower 4.3L V6 4-speed automatic RWD
| 190000 mi | abs would come on at slow speed, sensors were replaced |
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 191000 mi | Was informed that the brake lines were rusting and should be replaced. Dealer estimate $2000. Called local garage, they said $2700 for stainless brakelines so problem won't occur again. They can only replace the brake lines that are rusting. Second garage said was there only some surface rust and the lines looked good. They said have it looked at every oil change. |
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
| 67000 mi US $150 |
Brake lines replaced |
| 184000 mi US $1000 |
experiencing brake surge/shaking, replaced rear rotors and pads and right rear caliper, found right rear rotor inner webbing failure causing problem. |
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4-door
8-cylinder automatic 4WD
| 154700 mi US $200 |
One of the front brake lines blew out on me during a panic stop and I had to replumb the entire front half of the truck. |
| 178000 mi US $100 |
Rear brake line rotted out. Had to repalce all rear hard lines. |
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed
285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 230000 mi US $300 |
One caliper froze up. I also replaced both brake hoses and pads While replacing the caliper I decided to replace both front wheel hubs to fix the abs. While bleeding brake from earlier repair the rear brake line burst from excesive rust. Changing this line was more troublesome and time consuming than replacing the front brakes and wheel hubs because of limited clearance to the conector |
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed
270-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic RWD
| 79500 mi US $2500 |
Additionally, large portions of brake line were replaced due to rusting. |
| 87000 mi US $250 |
Emergency brake would not hold the truck on a hill. The cables had stretched too far to be adjusted. |
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed
| 163000 mi US $400 |
Rear brakes replaced |
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
8-cylinder automatic 4WD
| 130000 mi US $100 |
All brake lines rusty and some starting to leak fluid. Removed the problematic antilock brake system pump completely and installed all new hydraulic lines from master cylinder to calipers. Works great now. |
| 130700 mi US $300 |
All 4 rotors rusted so badly they had to be replaced. Rear calipers were problematic (sticking, not releasing pad pressure) and they were also replaced. Front calipers still ok. |
1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
8-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 123000 mi US $80 |
Parking brake shoe retaining clip broke. Part replaced as part of a revised clip kit. Install took less than an hour. |
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