2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 · symptom sheet
Battery dies or the car will not start
- 26owner reports
- 46,000median miles
- $1,000median quote
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Aug 14, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
172 of the 1,179 complaints on this car are about the electrical system. 26 of those describe dead battery.
Tick what matches of 26 reports
Dead battery on other Silverado 1500 years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
These owners walk out to a car that's dead. Some find it drained after sitting only a day or two, some need a jump start every week, and some have had the battery replaced more than once without the problem going away. A good number describe the dealer testing the battery, calling it fine, and sending them home.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the battery (18 reports) and the alternator (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the electrical system covers the 2015 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the electrical system on the Silverado 1500
Pedestrian alert sounds. Closed aug 7, 2023, led to recall 22V-063.
Non-crash engine compartment fires. Closed sep 8, 2008, led to recall 08V-441.
Non-crash engine compartment fires. Closed jun 12, 2008.
None of these investigations covers the 2015 model year.
What owners paid
5 of the 26 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $1,000 to $1,300.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 42,000 and 116,000 miles, from the 10 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 19 service bulletins or notices for the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about a no start or another concern after swapping an Engine Control Module or other modules from one vehicle to another.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair vehicles that have remote start is inoperative, power lift gate Regular Production Option Code (TB5) is inoperative with the ignition off, ...
This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct customer concerns of OnStar, XM, GPS or antenna malfunction ? may set DTC B2462, B2470 or B125C - and/or water leak on headliner at sun visor or overhead console areas, possible battery drain ...
15 more on the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 page.
What owners wrote
“Vehicle shuts off when stopping. Everything goes dead. It will eventually start again, but very annoying. What happens when it shuts off going down the highway? No power steering or power brakes, that's what!”
Filed Dec 7, 2024
“I have been having problems with my vehicle cutting off and I would jump start. It often gave be a theft code on the dash. Until one day it stops starting all together. Now to find out there is a recall on the electrical system I was told by my mechanic please contact me so I can get this resolved will be with out of transportation, paying insurance and a car note thank you.”
Filed Aug 24, 2023
“wiring harness for vehicle is poorly design and is sitting next to hot engine block where the wires are melted and caused a short in the whole entire vehicle, all system is shut down when overheated, this means while traveling at any speed everything goes dead which is considered a highly unsafe situation.”
Filed Aug 18, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 26 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 382 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 100 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 84 reports
- A/C blows warm or the compressor fails 73 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 72 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 47 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 47 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 40 reports
- Seat belt or seat problems 35 reports
- Rear window shatters or explodes 32 reports
- Paint peels or body rusts 31 reports
- Wheel bearing, tires or wheels 28 reports
- Suspension noise, struts or alignment 27 reports