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2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 engine problems

The 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 has 32 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

32

Engine complaints

6%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Silverado 2500 engine complaints by model year86 complaints1995: 1 complaints1997: 8 complaints1998: 2 complaints1999: 5 complaints2000: 12 complaints2001: 86 complaints2002: 56 complaints2003: 32 complaints2004: 37 complaints2005: 22 complaints2006: 17 complaints2007: 18 complaints2008: 9 complaints2009: 4 complaints2010: 2 complaints2011: 10 complaints2012: 8 complaints2013: 6 complaints2014: 7 complaints2015: 13 complaints2016: 8 complaints2017: 12 complaints2018: 13 complaints2019: 22 complaints2020: 14 complaints2021: 7 complaints2022: 8 complaints2023: 7 complaints2024: 12 complaints2025: 5 complaints
Silverado 2500 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“WE WERE TRAVELING EAST ON I-90 IN MASS. TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SLOW AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INVESTIGATION AFTER THE CRASH WE FOUND AT LEAST TWO BADLY CORRODED BRAKE LINES THAT HAD BURST.*JB”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · August 30, 2013 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 have?

NHTSA has 32 complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 engine — 6% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.