2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 · symptom sheet
Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing
- 82owner reports
- 24,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 24, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
173 of the 383 complaints on this car are about the engine. 82 of those describe engine failure, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2023 Silverado 1500.
Tick what matches of 82 reports
Engine failure 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: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.
What this problem usually is
These are the reports nobody wants to file. The engine started knocking or ticking, the oil light came on, and then it seized or had to be replaced. Some owners had the replacement covered under warranty or an extension, and plenty were told they'd pay. Several narrower sheets split this group into knocking, seized engines and rod bearing failure.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the engine (79 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the engine covers the 2023 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The connecting rod and/or crankshaft engine components may have manufacturing defects that can lead to engine damage and engine failure.
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 19,500 and 41,000 miles, from the 37 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 6 service bulletins or notices for the 2023 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.
Certain vehicles listed above, may have a condition where the connecting rod and/or crankshaft engine components in these vehicles may have manufacturing defects that can lead to engine damage and engine failure.
This bulletin advises the tech to inspect deeper into what may be to main cause of an engine failure.
Customer Satisfaction Program - Certain vehicles may have a condition in which the engine lifter bores may be oversized. Dealers are to replace the engine.
Customer Satisfaction Program - Certain vehicles may have a condition in which the engine block was produced with cracks. Dealers are to replace the engine.
2 more on the 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 page.
What owners wrote
“My truck had done the oil update and pico test per gmâs requirements before I had bought it in October of 2025. 8 months later and about 15,000 miles, the engine seized and needed to be replaced. The new engine went in, in late July of this year.”
Filed Sep 14, 2026 · 15,000 miles
“Main bearing failure at 41,000 Miles. No prior warning to issue. Truck is currently at the Chevrolet dealer determining if repair or full engine replacement is needed and parts availability. Check engine light came on when the engine started to make noise.”
Filed Mar 11, 2025 · 41,000 miles
“Engine failure while driving without warning (lights)which caused catastrophic damage to Engine and needed to be replaced”
Filed Jan 31, 2025
“Catastrophic engine failure , heard a ticking called dealer where i purchased truck new , was told not to drive it . No warning..”
Filed Jan 30, 2025
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 82 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 Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 77 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 45 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 38 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 27 reports