I Bought a 2025 Chevrolet Silverado LT Trail Boss in March, and This Thing Is a Piece of Work. I’ve Never Had This Many Problems With a Truck in Such a Short Time

That's what you get for buying a GM product. I bought one brand new in 1994. It was lemon straight off the dealer showroom floor. The dealer and GM strung me along for a year promising fixes that never happened. By the time I they told me they had no idea how to fix it, the lemon law time limit ran out and the car would still never go into high idle no matter how cold the midwest morning was.

I have hesitated a new purchase due to all these issues and recalls for 1500 Trail Boss. I am deeply saddened we suffered through the past with auto manufacturing unions fighting for huge raises in pay and still providing a less than stellar product.

I am a proud and happy owner of First a 2020 Chevy trail boss LT with a 5.3 L. 10 speed automatic.
Second, and currently the owner of a 2023 Chevy trail boss LT with a 5.3 L 10 speed.
The first one I put about 50,000 miles on and the one I currently own has 29,000 miles.
I love both of these trucks and other than a shifter module in my 20 2310 speed it has had zero issues.
Transmission does seem to get caught in between shifts sometime, but I would say it’s no different than driving a manual and downshifting into second gear when you really could’ve used the third.
Both trucks have had that. And I’ve had that dealership while under warranty look at it so I have documentation in case something goes wrong in the future.

I would Buy another one. However, at the price of these vehicles, I’m probably gonna hold onto it and see how far I can keep it going while doing my part in maintenance.

I have a 2016 Silverado 1500 with over 250k mi, bought it new. The AC condenser went out at about 75k mi. The upper control arms go out regularly, so far I've replaced them 6 times going on 7 this week, 3 times each side. The transmission went out at 150k mi and I'm about due for another one as shifting is noticeably getting rougher again. Other than that, it's been small issues that don't really hurt the bank as much as just being a nuisance such as my passenger side front brake wearing out alot quicker than the rest or burning oil thanks to the DOD (Displacement on demand), which by the way is useless, the truck is only running on 4 cylinders less than 1% of the time. Which brings me to the fact that I commute between LA, San Diego, and Scottsdale, AZ regularly and use it for work in construction. The truck definitely gets abused and overall has been pretty good for the abuse it's taken. I just wish the transmission issues would be resolved before I buy another. I wouldn't necessarily recommend the truck though because I don't follow the recommended maintenance schedule, I perform the maintenance twice as frequent because I don't trust these new standards or machines. I grew up changing oil on my cars every 3k mi not 6k. I also can fix all the issues I've had myself with the exception of the transmission change. Otherwise I definitely would've gotten rid of it a long time ago.

The 3.0l diesel in a great motor.. when it isn't in the shop of a number of known problems. Bought a 21 GMC AT4 used off a GMC lot. That's when the fun began, so far it has had every known problem, the problem is the stealership can't get the parts for known problem. There is over 26 GM products in my area waiting on the same part, took 6 weeks to get it in. GM definitely can't make a product like they use to. Have a 93 Z71 that is still going strong after 350k miles. Yes I'm a GM truck guy,, but my conference is wavering!

GM really needs to drop the AFM system. I have yet to encounter a Chevy or GMC truck owner since AFM was offered that did not encounter major engine trouble with an active AFM system. The engine essentially eats itself within 120K miles. 17 years and GM hasn’t fixed it. Enough already! $4,000 to $6,000 to properly disable it is ridiculous. But if you disable AFM properly, 250K to 400K miles is not uncommon. I won’t touch a vehicle with AFM. Lifters failing? What a surprise! 4 cylinders free flapping I guarantee will fail. Why haven’t the engineers figured this basic truth out? Can’t see the forest for the trees?

2019 trailers.
Within 50000 miles.
Backup camera quit. Fixed then wireharness broke. 3 grounding cables broke due to zero coating. Bare wire. Air conditioning compressor went twice. Alternator froze and took out bracket and belt.

Call me a Chevy family. My dad who had been a lifelong farmer drove and abused chevy pickups. Overall they served him well and there was minimal time at the mechanic. I owned a 2016 v6 and I now own a 2020 1500 v8 Silverado. I drive my pickups in a combination of both highway & dirt roads including mud & sand. Within six months my pickup motor had major work that required it be in the shop for a month. I definitely thought at the time I may have made a mistake buying it. But once it was repaired under warranty. I always get a bumper-bumper warranty added into my financing for a peace of mind.,It’s been worth it just for the windshield chip & replacement that came with the warranty. After the motor repair, it’s been solid..crossing my fingers. The transmission definitely had rough shifting moments after I first purchased it. It was more prevalent in the mornings after the pickup had been sitting overnight. Interestingly enough, as the years went by, it seemed to go away. I guess the wear & tear loosened it up for the better. The electronic infotainment systems are definitely finicky. Both of my pickups have had the problem with them locking up sporadically. It requires turning the pickup of and back on to work again. It’s few and far between, but still it happens. The driving comfort and quietness of the ride have been excellent. In fact I prefer it for road trips albeit the low gas mileage adds a significant cost. It is concerning to read about the reliability issues and having my own engine problem when I first bought my pickup will have me thinking long & hard if I go back to purchase another chevy this next year.

I bought a 2022 GMC sierra 1500 from Bannister Chev in Kamloops BC Canada drove it home next day drove it back it stayed there for 3 weeks off and on. Till it got fixed NEVER A GAIN WILL I BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THIS TOWN / two people I hate to deal with realtors and car salesman there all LIARS ???

My wife has a 1998 Silverado and it has 275K miles on it. All original except the engine, one owner. I have a 2002 Silverado 4x4 crew cab, 287K and have replaced the transmission, rear end, starter and power steering pump. I'm the second owner and all the replacements were after the truck had sat undriven for 3 years. No complaints from either of us.

2025 and consumers still have to deal with issues in their new vehicles. And you wonder why they continue to lose market share.

I wish manufacturers would just make simple pickup trucks. Dependable engine, solid transmission, simple suspension. In other words, a truck.

2018 Silverado LTZ 1500, 6.2 and 8 speed auto. One owner, properly serviced, oil analyzed twice. No real issues with the truck EXCEPT with the engine.
At 80k, a pushrod got bent and $5k later, I had new lifters and a pushrod. At 93k miles, a pushrod broke in half and killed the engine. New engine for $12k with GM helping out. I love the truck but am not a fan of the variable displacement valve train.
I would consider a new truck, but I do not think there is a reliable brand out there now.

My comment is thus, I just bought a new 2025 Tundra with most, if not all, the towing options on it. I have pulled my 20' travel trailer to Grayling campground in the Big Lake area of AZ recently. I feel badly about the transmission issues mentioned above in this article. My own experience with my Tundra, could not be better. The 10 spd transmission bolted to the twin-turbo V6 has been so smooth I could bearly tell it was even shifting. And, I would almost go so far as to say it wasn't except for the exceptional power and pulling capability it exhibited during this trip was fantastic. The Silverado is a beautiful truck and Chevy should be making these trucks better so that people that buy them could be reporting wonderful experiences more akin to my experience with my new Tundra. Shame on you Chevrolet