2017 Chevrolet Silverado brake problems
222 of the 837 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado name the brakes (NHTSA’s “Service Brakes” heading — the hydraulic brakes, ABS and brake assist). Filed under the same heading: 1 recall. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the brakes
Source: NHTSA complaint database23 of the 222 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 5 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2017: 1 · 2018: 10 · 2019: 43 · 2020: 34 · 2021: 28 · 2022: 33 · 2023: 28 · 2024: 18 · 2025: 20 · 2026: 7
Half of the 107 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the brake problem between 33,000 and 64,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
837 complaints in all about the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado, 7 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Service Brakes” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Chevrolet Silverado brake problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the brakes. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado. While the contact was driving at an unknown speed, a motorcycle pulled out in front of his vehicle. The contact applied the brakes and the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard, failing to stop the vehicle in time. The contact crashed into the motorcycle.
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado. While driving on the highway at 50 MPH, the contact had to make a sudden stop in traffic and the brakes did not work. As a result, the contact crashed into the preceding vehicle. There were no injuries. A police report was filed.
Power brake failure pedal is difficult to push takes longer to stop vehicle brake pedal seems higher have to break with 2 feet
Going from 40 to 5mph breaks feel like is locking for couple of second and back to normal,any speed before stops truck has a little hesitation before breaking
Manufacturer recall numbern192268490 NHTSA recall number19v645 on august 14, 2014, I was driving the 2017 chevy Silverado 4X4 work truck on a rural state route in holmes county, ohio. I had pulled off on the side of the road to pick up my traffic counting equipment. Once I was finished, I pulled into a driveway to turn around.
What is on file about the brakes
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsRecall filed under this heading
- 19V645000 HighSep 6, 2019 · 3,456,719 vehicles
- 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.
Trouble codes named on this system
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado
Source: the same files- transmission and drivetrain problems 226 complaints
- electrical problems 133 complaints
- engine problems 133 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre brake problems common on the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 222 owner complaints naming the brakes on this model year (27% of everything owners filed about it), and 1 recall is filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the brakes on the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado?
Yes — one campaign is filed under this heading: 19V645000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
When do brake problems show up on the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 44,000 miles; half of them between 33,000 and 64,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Service Brakes" heading cover?
The hydraulic brakes, ABS and brake assist. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.