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2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Body & Structure Problems

15 owner-reported body & structure complaints from NHTSA data

15
Complaints
1
Crashes
Jan 2019Dec 2024
Date Range

Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (15)

highSTRUCTURE
Filed: Apr 2019

Factory installed running boards become unattached to vehicle due to holding clip nuts rusting at weld. Luckily personal inspection (to track down a nuisance rattle) found failure before it became unattached. Chevy only solution was for me to buy new running boards (which prime chevrolet parts department said contained the same type of mounting hardware).

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NHTSA #: 11193394
mediumSTRUCTURE
Filed: Sep 2025

The contact owns 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while inspecting the vehicle, the contact became aware of rust to the sub frame and there were horizontal lines to the sub frame which became progressively worse overtime. A dealer was contacted.

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NHTSA #: 11687626
mediumSTRUCTURE
Filed: Dec 2024

rear window leaking water from top of cab into tru A common problem on chevy and gmc pickup trucks.Danger of mold forming inside of vehicle which is a health hazard.

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NHTSA #: 11633227
mediumSTRUCTURE
Filed: Jan 2021

The assist tailgate no longer works. The tailgate is supposed to lower slowly. Now it just slams down.

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NHTSA #: 11389723
mediumSTRUCTURE
Filed: Jan 2020

Recently on 12/24/2019 my truck started leaking on the roof interior above the drivers seat. It happened again on 1/1/2020 and was much worse from the side drivers door to across the roof to the middle counsel area. The truck was taken in to a mechanic and a body shop where it was determined that it was the 'shark fin' radio antenna causing the leak.

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NHTSA #: 11296839
mediumSTRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES
CrashFiled: Jan 2019

Leaving a chiefs game in kansas city I was waiting in traffic. We slowly moved forward and my brake pedal went to the floor and would not stop the vehicle I ran into the truck in front of me . There was no damage to his bumper but I got a dent the size of a baseball.

NHTSA #: 11164636
mediumSTRUCTURE
Filed: Aug 2018

My truck has large spots of paint chipping off all over the truck. Hood, cab, tailgate and sides. It was garage kept with no exposure to hail or chemicals.

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NHTSA #: 11122070
mediumSTRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER
Filed: Apr 2017

We are an automobile service center. Our customer dropped their vehicle off on a particularly rainy day. The inside of the glass was covered with thick condensation even though the defroster mode with a/c on was selected.

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NHTSA #: 10970431
mediumSTRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Oct 2016

2800 mileage since new because I have problems fueling the tank. I cannot get fuel to pump into the tank correctly. It's been a problem since I purchased the truck.

NHTSA #: 10918028
lowSTRUCTURE
Filed: Oct 2024

We bought this vehicle used at Goodwin Chevrolet in Oxford Maine in November 2019. It has 80,000 on it. We were told by our mechanics yesterday that it won't take another sticker because of the frame being rusted.

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NHTSA #: 11622940
lowSTRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES
Filed: Jul 2024

There is times when parking my truck. I press on the brake paddle and it sound and feels like my truck jerks at first before it brakes. This has been going on for almost the 8 years I’ve own the truck.

NHTSA #: 11603660
lowSTRUCTURE
Filed: Apr 2024

The body and frame of my 2016 Chevy Silverado is rusted from the inside out. The frame under the vehicle has holes and the structure and stability of the vehicle has been compromised due to the extensive rust within the frame. Chevy needs to include 2016 Silverado's in their frame rust recall that extends to 2015 vehicles.

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NHTSA #: 11583082
lowSTRUCTURE
Filed: Jan 2019

I was driving to work in the morning with no other traffic on the road and randomly the passenger side rear window blew out. It was winter and the rear defroster was on at the time. I smelled burning wires and shut everything off but my headlights and heard a loud pop when the window blew out.

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NHTSA #: 11164969
lowSTRUCTURE
Filed: Dec 2018

Vehicle is 2 years old 26k miles & black paint is flaking. Looks like white overspray where paint has flaked. White spots everywhere.

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NHTSA #: 11163424
lowSTRUCTURE
Filed: Aug 2017

The paint on body of truck chips and scratches as well as has deep swirls. It is just now a year old and the front end, hood, sides all have been subjected to chips and scratches that should not be happening at all. I hand wash my vehicle so it is not caused by a car wash.

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NHTSA #: 11019999

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