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2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: Complaints, Recalls, and Known Problems

Owners have filed 1,554 safety complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with U.S. regulators. Here's what the federal data shows, system by system.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · Retrieved July 14, 2026 · Counts change as new reports are filed

1,554
Complaints
6
Recalls
3
Investigations
5★
Overall crash rating

Complaints for this vehicle report 75 crashes, 18 fires, 41 injuries, 4 deaths.

Key findings
  1. Brakes & stability leads the complaint list, cited in 446 of 1,554 complaints, followed by Steering.
  2. Stalling is a recurring theme. 114 of the 1,554 reports describe the engine stalling — many while driving.
  3. Complaints peaked 5 years after the model year (226 filed in 2019) — a pattern consistent with wear-out failures rather than assembly defects.
  4. One recall is a do-over. NHTSA records show recall repairs that were previously performed incorrectly — worth a VIN check even if you had recall work done.

What owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle system involved. For the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, here is how reports break down by system.

Complaints by vehicle system
System mentions in 1,554 complaints · a complaint can cite more than one system
Brakes & stability
446
Steering
425
Electrical
360
Engine & cooling
215
Other / unspecified
213
Power train / transmission
191
Body & structure
141
Visibility & lighting
96

"When at red lights, or in traffic, when you release the brake pedal to inch farther, and re-apply the brakes they go straight to the floor and you have to basically stand up on the brake pedal to finally stop. The truck slides and makes noises as it comes to stop. I was told these trucks in 2014 have a bad issue with the vacuum pump for the brakes."

Owner complaint filed October 2025 · Service Brakes · NHTSA ODI 11693741

"When going at low speeds like through a parking lot when I apply my brakes they get rock hard and do not want to stop. I can get it stopped but just barely. When going at normal driving speed 30mph plus they are fine and stop fine. I almost pulled into a car in a parking lot because I almost couldn't stop due to my brakes failing. This happens every time I go at low speeds 25mph and less"

Owner complaint filed April 2025 · Service Brakes · NHTSA ODI 11656337

When complaints were filed

For most vehicles, complaint volume spikes early and tapers off. The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 peaked later than usual, in 2019.

Complaints filed per year — 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Year the complaint was filed, not the incident year
3
103
100
95
189
223
226
174
118
93
78
68
62
22
1314151617181920212223242526
2026 is a partial year (through July 14, 2026). A late peak is the signature of wear-out failures: parts that don't fail until the vehicle has years and miles on it.

How the 2014 compares with other model years

Across the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 model years we track, the 2014 has the most complaints on file.

Total complaints by model year — Chevrolet Silverado 1500
All complaints on file per model year, as of July 14, 2026
2014
1,554
1,173
1,033
Older model years have had more time on the road to accumulate complaints — compare adjacent years, not endpoints.

Recall history: 6 recalls, including a do-over

6 recalls apply to some or all 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 vehicles. Note the flagged campaign: it covers vehicles whose earlier recall repairs were performed incorrectly.

Sep 201616V-651
Air Bags:Frontal

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Polic…

Jun 201717V-414
Steering:Electric Power Assist System

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles. The vehicles may have a temporary loss of electric power steering (EPS) assist, especially during low-speed turning maneuvers.

Jul 201717V-437Repair done incorrectly
Air Bags:Frontal

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Subur…

Sep 201919V-645
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Power Assist:Vacuum

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade, 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, 2015-2018 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon vehicles. The amount of vacuum created by the vacuum pump may decrease over time.

Oct 201919V-761
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:Wheel Speed Sensor/Tone Ring

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. If a wheel-speed sensor fails, while the vehicle is trav…

Apr 202121V-245
Seat Belts:Front

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2015-2016 Chevrolet Tahoe, and 2014-2015 GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles that may have received an incorrect replacement tensioner cable assembly as part of a previous recall remedy or a subsequent repair. The flexible steel …

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Crash-test ratings

NHTSA crash ratings measure how the car protects occupants in a crash — a separate question from the reliability complaints above. A vehicle can be both crashworthy and trouble-prone.

★★★★★
Overall
★★★★★
Frontal crash
★★★★★
Side crash
★★★★☆
Rollover

Frequently asked questions

How many complaints does the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 have?

As of July 14, 2026, owners have filed 1,554 complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with NHTSA. The most-reported system is brakes & stability.

How many recalls does the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 have?

The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 6 NHTSA recalls on file. One recall reopens earlier campaigns whose repairs were performed incorrectly. Recall repairs are free at any dealer.

Is the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 safe in a crash?

NHTSA gives the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 an overall crash rating of 5 out of 5 stars. Crash ratings measure occupant protection in a collision; they do not measure reliability, which is what the complaint data above reflects.

Methodology & source

All figures come from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) public APIs: the Office of Defects Investigation complaint database, the recalls database, and NCAP safety ratings, retrieved July 14, 2026.

Complaints are self-reported by consumers and are not verified by NHTSA or by this site. A single complaint may cite multiple vehicle systems, so system mentions can sum to more than the complaint total. Complaint volume is influenced by fleet size, media attention, and recall notices, and is not by itself a measure of defect rates.

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