2019 Chevrolet Silverado engine problems
419 of the 1,085 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado name the engine (NHTSA’s “Engine” heading — the engine and its cooling system). Filed under the same heading: 1,093 manufacturer bulletins, 2 recalls, 2 NHTSA investigations. 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 engine
Source: NHTSA complaint database0 of the 419 reports a crash · 3 a fire · 0 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2019: 10 · 2020: 17 · 2021: 13 · 2022: 13 · 2023: 27 · 2024: 45 · 2025: 182 · 2026: 112
Half of the 142 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the engine problem between 31,000 and 105,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
1,085 complaints in all about the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado, 112 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 “Engine” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Chevrolet Silverado engine problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the engine. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
Very hard shift in the morning se jalonea muy fuerte en la maana y siempre hace los cambios muy fuerte. Cuando paro en un stop se siente que bronca hacia delante
When I was driving this vehicle first problem I start getting was the 4WD service light and won't be able to switch to 4WD, and was. Close to get in the wreck couple time during the winter storm.
The contact owned a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, an engine compartment fire had occurred. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. The vehicle was destroyed and towed away. A fire and police report was taken at the scene.
Oil line come off oil cooler front of engine while driving down the road cramping on hose not good enough
Seemed as if the car would almost slip in and out gear when diving approx. 30-40 MPH. I then noticed the check engine light came on and flashed engine reduction and seemed to lose some power. I took it in to the dealer, 2 days later they replaced r&r camshaft position actuator magnet intake. The next day after the truck back.
What is on file about the engine
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsRecalls filed under this heading
- 21V346000 HighMay 13, 2021 · 196 vehicles
- General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Chevrolet 6500HD vehicles. The engine control module (ECM) was calibrated incorrectly, allowing the vehicle to exceed the tires' maximum speed rating of 75 mph.
- 19V328000 CriticalApr 25, 2019 · 318,374 vehicles
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 4500, 5500 and 6500 vehicles and 2017-2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 and 3500 vehicles and GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500 vehicles equipped with Duramax 6.6 liter diesel engines and an optional engine-block heater. The engine block heater cord or the terminals that connect the heater cord to the block heater may short circuit and fail.
NHTSA investigations
- EA25007 Loss of motive power due to engine failureopened Oct 23, 2025 · open
- The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received 1,157 reports of engine bearing failure failures in the L87 6.2L engine produced by General Motors (GM). Of the 1,157 reports received, 173 are outside of the scope of recall 25V-274. These engines are installed in Model Years (MY) 2019–2024 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500, and 2021-2024MY Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe, GMC Yukon/Y…
- PE25001 Loss of motive power due to engine failureopened Jan 16, 2025 · closed Oct 23, 2025
- On January 16, 2025, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE25001 after receiving complaints and field reports concerning engine failures in MY2019-2024 GM’s full-size truck and SUV T1XX platform equipped with the L87 6.2L V8 engine. These complainants alleged engine bearing failures resulting in knocking and growling noises from the engine’s bottom end and in so…
1,093 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
The 0 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
P12A6 P2463 P0300 P0606 U0101 P0442 P0455 P050D
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado
Source: the same files- transmission and drivetrain problems 333 complaints
- brake problems 195 complaints
- electrical problems 191 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre engine problems common on the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 419 owner complaints naming the engine on this model year (39% of everything owners filed about it), and 1,093 manufacturer bulletins, 2 recalls, 2 NHTSA investigations are 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 engine on the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado?
Yes — 2 campaigns are filed under this heading: 21V346000, 19V328000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
When do engine problems show up on the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 71,000 miles; half of them between 31,000 and 105,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Engine" heading cover?
The engine and its cooling system. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.