2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Electrical System Problems
NHTSA lists 118 Electrical System complaints for the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 14% of its 825 total complaints, with a median failure mileage of 7,500 miles. No related recall is currently listed for this problem area.
- Electrical System complaints
- 118
- 14% of 825
- Crashes reported
- 2
- Fires reported
- 4
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Median mileage
- 7,500 mi
- Related recalls
- 0
Typical electrical symptoms owners report
- Owners report sudden total electrical shutdowns, including one truck that went completely dead in the road at night with no power or hazard flashers.
- Several complaints describe infotainment system malfunctions, such as a frozen or blank display, XM radio losing sound, or volume that drops and cannot be adjusted while driving.
- Some owners report fires linked to electrical faults, including a fire that started near the fuel tank and another where smoke and flames appeared near the passenger-side engine firewall.
- The backup camera was reported to become unreliable specifically at night, showing a fuzzy or unusable image when needed most.
- One complaint describes the infotainment screen staying too bright at night with no way to dim it separately from the instrument cluster, calling it distracting.
- A separate report noted the ABS, brake, and electronic stability control warning lights failing to illuminate, which could hide a system failure from the driver.
When 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 electrical complaints were filed
First complaint Dec 23, 2020, latest Sep 17, 2026.
Electrical System recalls for the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
No safety recalls on record for this model year.
Electrical System complaints by Silverado 1500 model year
Raw complaint counts per model year; newer years have had less time to accumulate complaints.
Frequently asked questions
- How many electrical complaints does NHTSA have for the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500?
- NHTSA lists 118 Electrical System complaints for the 2021 Silverado 1500, which is 14% of the 825 total complaints filed for that model year.
- Is there a recall for the 2021 Silverado 1500 electrical system?
- No related recall is listed in the NHTSA data for this Electrical System problem area on the 2021 Silverado 1500.
- At what mileage do electrical problems typically show up?
- The median mileage at failure for Electrical System complaints on the 2021 Silverado 1500 is 7,500 miles.
- Were there any fires or crashes linked to electrical complaints?
- NHTSA records show 4 fires and 2 crashes associated with Electrical System complaints on the 2021 Silverado 1500, with 0 injuries reported.
- How does 2021 compare to other Silverado 1500 model years for electrical complaints?
- The 2021 Silverado 1500's electrical complaints make up 14% of its total complaints, lower than the 25% share seen in 2014 and the 22% share seen in 2022.