2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Steering Problems
Owners have filed 76 complaints with NHTSA about steering problems on the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 7% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 13,080 miles. The words owners use most often: “service power steering” (21% of reports).
- 76steering complaints
- 13,080median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 23%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Service power steering: mentioned in 16 of 76 complaints (21%)
- Trailer brake: mentioned in 12 of 76 complaints (16%)
- Ground strap: mentioned in 7 of 76 complaints (9%)
- Assist reduced: mentioned in 5 of 76 complaints (7%)
At what mileage do steering problems happen?
Based on 34 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 76 complaints, 1 mention a crash.
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 steering complaints by model year
| Model year | Steering complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Silverado 1500 | 3 | 3% | — |
| 2025 Silverado 1500 | 4 | 4% | — |
| 2024 Silverado 1500 | 11 | 4% | 29,850 |
| 2023 Silverado 1500 | 7 | 2% | 16,000 |
| 2022 Silverado 1500 | 15 | 2% | 74,000 |
| 2021 Silverado 1500 | 43 | 5% | 15,249 |
| 2020 Silverado 1500 | 74 | 10% | 12,250 |
| 2019 Silverado 1500 | 76 | 7% | 13,080 |
| 2018 Silverado 1500 | 42 | 8% | 28,042 |
| 2017 Silverado 1500 | 58 | 8% | 40,000 |
| 2016 Silverado 1500 | 110 | 14% | 42,500 |
| 2015 Silverado 1500 | 161 | 15% | 51,000 |
| 2014 Silverado 1500 | 408 | 28% | 65,000 |
| 2013 Silverado 1500 | 10 | 3% | 34,000 |
| 2012 Silverado 1500 | 4 | 2% | 80,000 |
| 2011 Silverado 1500 | 8 | 1% | 75,000 |
| 2010 Silverado 1500 | 4 | 1% | 104,000 |
| 2009 Silverado 1500 | 9 | 2% | 68,000 |
| 2008 Silverado 1500 | 9 | 1% | 54,984 |
| 2007 Silverado 1500 | 20 | 2% | 47,200 |
| 2006 Silverado 1500 | 19 | 5% | 23,800 |
| 2005 Silverado 1500 | 45 | 9% | 29,190 |
| 2004 Silverado 1500 | 75 | 9% | 37,000 |
| 2003 Silverado 1500 | 56 | 7% | 45,000 |
| 2002 Silverado 1500 | 25 | 5% | 38,000 |
| 2001 Silverado 1500 | 16 | 3% | 120,000 |
| 2000 Silverado 1500 | 10 | 2% | 103,000 |
| 1999 Silverado 1500 | 15 | 3% | 140,000 |
| 1998 Silverado 1500 | 47 | 13% | 62,394 |
| 1997 Silverado 1500 | 140 | 25% | 70,000 |
| 1996 Silverado 1500 | 1 | 14% | 75,000 |
| 1995 Silverado 1500 | 1 | 33% | 208,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists steering for the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
My truck lost steering as I was trying to pull into a parking lot. It started as a momentary jerking of the steering wheel then total loss of steering. The ABS error and Trailer Braking failure warning also appeared. After 4 to 5 restarts of the truck the steering came back. If this was to happen…
We recently had a brand new engine installed In our truck that only had 70k miles and only 7 years old due to white smoke coming out of tail pipe. The day after receiving the truck back after having the brand new engine installed the truck was not operating properly then gave me a bunch of warnings…
Vehicle lost power assist to steering without warning.Very difficult to drive vehicle safely once that happened
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500s have steering problems?
No. NHTSA has 76 owner complaints about steering for the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (7% of the 1,093 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 steering?
No recall currently lists steering for this vehicle.
At what mileage do steering problems start?
The median reported mileage is 13,080 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about steering problems on the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500?
The most frequent phrase is “service power steering”, in 16 of 76 complaints, followed by “trailer brake” (12).
Other 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems
See all 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems or steering problems across all Silverado 1500 years.