2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 service brakes problems
175 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 — 16% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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…”
filed Aug 28, 2026
“In September 2004, I filed a complaint on my 2019 chevrolet Silverado was making a noise from under the steering wheel (like a click noise at least twice) also the brakes were changing the movement when I pressed the brakes. One night the brakes completely went out while driving at 55 mph. I tried…”
filed Jul 1, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- These vehicles received updated software for the Electronic Brake Control Module (EBCM)Campaign 20V055000 · Jan 30, 2020
- Due to an Electronic Brake Control Module (EBCM) software error, the vehicle's Electronic…Campaign 19V889000 · Dec 12, 2019
Service Brakes problems in other Silverado 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Silverado 1500 | 4 | 4% |
| 2025 Silverado 1500 | 4 | 4% |
| 2024 Silverado 1500 | 8 | 3% |
| 2023 Silverado 1500 | 17 | 5% |
| 2022 Silverado 1500 | 53 | 9% |
| 2021 Silverado 1500 | 40 | 5% |
| 2020 Silverado 1500 | 101 | 14% |
| 2018 Silverado 1500 | 85 | 16% |
| 2017 Silverado 1500 | 174 | 24% |
| 2016 Silverado 1500 | 256 | 32% |
| 2015 Silverado 1500 | 350 | 32% |
| 2014 Silverado 1500 | 269 | 19% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2019 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.