2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 · symptom sheet
Burns oil or oil level rises
- 31owner reports
- 74,350median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 23, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
426 of the 1,085 complaints on this car are about the engine. 31 of those describe oil consumption.
Tick what matches of 31 reports
Oil consumption on other Silverado 1500 years
No other Silverado 1500 model year has enough reports of oil consumption for a sheet of its own. See every Silverado 1500 year.
What this problem usually is
Two different complaints land here. The more common one is an engine that uses oil: owners add a quart between changes, get a low-oil warning, or are told by the dealer that the rate is normal. The other is the opposite, where the oil level climbs and the oil smells of gasoline. Both deserve a proper test, and both are easier to argue with records in hand.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the piston rings (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the engine covers the 2019 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.
Crank position sensor failure - stall. Closed sep 14, 2006.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 42,000 and 105,000 miles, from the 17 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2019 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 on how to diagnose and repair vehicles that may have Diagnostic Trouble Code P06DD or no or low oil pressure. Technician will replace timing chain tensioner guide.
What owners wrote
“When I was driving home the message center said low oil pressure shut engine off and I did then noticed that the oil cooler line blew apart from the crimp piece and sprayed oil all over the road and on my passenger side front tire and rotor and luckily it was raining because I feel it could have caught on fire from the oil hitting the hot rotor”
Filed Jun 5, 2025
“Engine oil Cooler Line completely popped out from the the crimp fitting. Low oil pressure chimed. immediately turned the truck off and oil flooded my driveway. Same issue outline in the N212326940 Engine Oil cooler Lines Detaching from Crimp July 2021 publication. Luckily this just happen while parked in the driveway so no one was hurt and no real damage to the truck.”
Filed Oct 2, 2024
“Engine cooler line is leaky. if I continue to operate the vehicle with low oil pressure, there may be a loss of propulsion. An engine operating with low oil pressure may also be prone to failure. In 2021, a TSB was issued to repair this problem, but it no longer is active.”
Filed Feb 13, 2024
“Vehicle DIC displays a low oil pressure warning and zero oil pressure repeatedly. Oil pressure returns to normal shortly thereafter. Vehicle also displays many other warnings and cautions intermittently.”
Filed Oct 8, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 31 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.
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 192 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 155 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 153 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 134 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 120 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 111 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 51 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 51 reports
- Engine leaks oil 39 reports
- Transmission fails or needs replacement 37 reports
- Engine rattles or ticks 35 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 28 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 27 reports