2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 electrical system problems

119 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 — 15% of all complaints for this model year.

119

Electrical System complaints

15%

share of all complaints

48,000 mi

median reported incident mileage

3 / 7

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Approximately one week ago I was driving at a safe speed on a two-lane highway. Suddenly, my steering wheel and truck jerked to the right. For 8-10 seconds a warning message was displayed "Power Steering ... Drive Carefully." I took the truck to my local dealership. They scanned for trouble codes…”
filed Jul 25, 2026
“Vehicle suffered a failure cascade of the brake booster vacuum pump system. During a low-speed bumper collision on July 4 and a boat ramp slide, the pedal triggered abnormal ABS-like pulsing as the computer tried to hydraulically compensate for dropping vacuum pressure. This resulted in truck front…”
filed Jul 13, 2026
“Rear power window defrost thermal event. While rear defrost was on the plastic connector that goes to the rear defrost of the power rear sliding window began to smoke heavily. In 2020 there was recall number N192265660 for the 1500 series of the same year for the same component that failed and is a fire risk. 2500 had…”
filed May 29, 2026

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.