2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 electronic stability control (esc) problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My truck has been having issue after issue with sensors going bad and check enginge light always coming on. Now I have a transmission issue with a solenoid going bad. The transmission has had the "clunk" as people discribe it since I purchased it. Nothing was wrong with it so I was told and that…”
filed Apr 23, 2019
“Took wife in city traffic uptown..pcv value got clogged causing oil to get on spark plugs and foul them out causing the intake manifold to have to be taken off and cleaned and all spark plugs and covers replaced.. Manifold gasket replaced.. Cost me almost $800 and there is only 56,000 miles on it!…”
filed Jan 7, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Electronic Stability Control (esc) problems in other Silverado 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Silverado 1500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2022 Silverado 1500 | 3 | 1% |
| 2021 Silverado 1500 | 2 | 0% |
| 2020 Silverado 1500 | 13 | 2% |
| 2019 Silverado 1500 | 51 | 5% |
| 2018 Silverado 1500 | 16 | 3% |
| 2017 Silverado 1500 | 10 | 1% |
| 2016 Silverado 1500 | 18 | 2% |
| 2015 Silverado 1500 | 20 | 2% |
| 2014 Silverado 1500 | 161 | 11% |
| 2013 Silverado 1500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2011 Silverado 1500 | 18 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.