2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 · symptom sheet
Check engine light or misfire
- 47owner reports
- 60,000median miles
- $1,500median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 15, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
318 of the 1,179 complaints on this car are about the engine. 47 of those describe misfire.
Tick what matches of 47 reports
Misfire 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, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
These reports start with the check engine light. Many describe the engine running rough or shaking at idle, a P0300-series code, or a catalytic converter code. A worrying number say the light was flashing. Owners often list ignition coils or spark plugs already replaced, and the light coming back afterward.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the injectors (4 reports) and the sensor (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the engine covers the 2015 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the engine on the Silverado 1500
Loss of motive power due to engine failure post recall remedy. Open.
Loss of motive power due to engine failure post recall remedy. Closed aug 20, 2026.
Loss of motive power due to engine failure. Open.
Loss of motive power due to engine failure. Closed oct 23, 2025, led to recall 25V-274.
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.
Crank position sensor failure - stall. Closed sep 14, 2006.
None of these investigations covers the 2015 model year.
What owners paid
9 of the 47 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $1,400 to $7,092.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 28,000 and 91,000 miles, from the 34 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 45 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 service bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains how Top Tier fuels should be used to reduce ...
This technical bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains how Top Tier fuels should be used to ...
This Preliminary information communicates information that will need to be provided to TAC to aid in diagnosing if a vehicle comes in with misfire and DTC Codes P0300 - P0308 and/or P050D
This service bulletin provides a procedure to repair the valve lifter oil manifold and/or lifters to correct the customers concern of engine misfire, ticking noise and/or MIL Illuminated.
41 more on the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 page.
What owners wrote
“My engine shakes when shifting into the V4 from the V6 and my transmission shifts hard as well as a dieseling affect when shifting from 2nd gear to 3rd gear. Rear main seal was replaced 1000 miles ago and now has to be replaced again due to the rapid shaking of the V4 cylinder deactivation(which was a terrible way to make the reliable 4.3 Lt engine unreliable)”
Filed May 11, 2025 · 1,000 miles
“Engine lifter turned sideways and destroyed the cam shaft. Due to 4 cylinder to 8 cylinder change”
Filed Oct 11, 2024
“Driving 25mph for 3 miles leaving my house speed limit increased to 55 and as i stepped on gas to speed up truck shuttered, shook, and ck engine light came on. #6 cylinder has no compression, found info about common chevy problem 122000 miles.”
Filed Sep 17, 2022 · 122,000 miles
“Lifters collapsed Got it inspected by a dealer Check engine light came on for a misfire”
Filed Jan 9, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 47 reports involved a crash. 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.
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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
- 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
- Battery dies or the car will not start 26 reports