There are 10 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2011 Chevrolet Silveradoin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
LEAKING FUEL AT FUEL PUMP AT TANK LINE RUSTED AWAY!
I AM ORIGINAL OWNER, PURCHASED NEW 12/30/11, AND VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL CARED FOR AND MAINTAINED. IT IS A 2011 AND ONLY HAD 52,976 MILES. I NOTICE A GAS ODOR AND GAS DRIPPING UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, WITH A HESITATION IN STARTING VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO WHITEMAN CHEVROLET IN GLENS FALLS, NY. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS FUEL PUMP ROTTED AND LEAKING, AND FITTINGS ROTTED INTO PLASTIC LINES. THEY REPLACED FUEL PUMP, LOCK RING, LEVEL SENSOR, AND BOTH LINES OFF PUMP. TOTAL COST WAS $1318.11. THEY STATED THESE PARTS WERE CORRODED FROM WEATHER AND ROAD SALT, AND NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY OR RECALL. I WROTE A COMPLAINT TO GM CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. THEY ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER 8-3967027450 AND ADVISOR 'DEANNDRA' TO INVESTIGATE. HER INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED HAD BEEN CORRODED BY WEATHER AND ROAD SALT IN MY AREA. SHE STATED THERE ARE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE ON FILE TO INDICATE THIS BEING A PROBLEM, SO THIS CASE IS CLOSED.
TRUCK CONSUMES MUCH MORE THAN AVERAGE ENGINE OIL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP LINE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FUEL LEAK. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD HESITATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/17/15*LJ UPDATED 11/28/2017*CN
ON OCT 4TH, 2014 I WAS TRAVELING FROM SAN ANGELO, TX TO SAN ANTONIO, TX, IN MY 2011 3500 CHEVROLET DIESEL PICKUP, PULLING OUR 5TH WHEEL CAMPER. WHEN I NEARED JUNCTION, TX I COULD SMELL AN ODOR OF FUEL. ON I-10 EB MILE 456, I NOTICED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE WAS RAPIDLY DROPPING. WHEN I LEFT JUNCTION, THE GAUGE READ HALF FULL. AT MILE MARKER 497, I PULLED INTO A REST STOP, BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE HAD DROPPED TO THE EMPTY MARK. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND COULD SEE THE DIESEL POURING OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE MOTOR. WHEN THE DRIPPING STOPPED I ATTEMPTED TO START THE TRUCK, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE STARTER MOTOR WAS RUNNING, BUT THE FUEL TANK WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. IN THAT DISTANCE THE TRUCK SHOULD HAVE USED FIVE GALLONS OF DIESEL PULLING THE TRAILER. WHICH MEANS THAT ABOUT 14 GALLONS WERE DUMPED ONTO THE HIGHWAY WITHIN 40 MILES. MY TRUCK WAS TOWED TO CECIL ATKISSION CHEVROLET IN KERRVILLE, TX. THE DIESEL TECHNICIAN THERE TOLD ME THAT MINE WOULD BE THE 4TH DIESEL HE RECENTLY WORKED ON WITH A SIMILAR ISSUE. HE EVEN SHOWED ME ANOTHER DIESEL TRUCK THAT HE WAS CURRENTLY WORKING ON, ALSO WITH A FUEL LEAK. *TR
TANK WAS FILLED TO LESS THAN 1/2 TANK AND AFTER STOPPING AT LOCATION AND RESTARTING VEHICLE. FUEL LEVEL READ EMPTY. FUEL LEVELS AND COMPUTER SYSTEM NOT ACCURATE. MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES. I DID SPEAK WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY "THINK" IT COULD BE THE FUEL PUMP. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE THE INITIAL PURCHASE. NEW VEHICLE STATUS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, FUEL LEAKED CONTINUOUSLY ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FEEDER FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER FUEL WAS DISPENSED INTO THE FUEL TANK TO THE FULL CAPACITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED WITH UREA SPECIAL FUEL FOR DIESEL TRUCKS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY DECELERATED FROM 55 TO 5 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE HEATER IN THE UREA TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
EVERYTIME I GO TO THE PUMP IT KICKS OUT LIKE THE TANK IS FULL. IF YOU HOLD THE NOZZLE AS ITS BARELY COMING OUT IT WILL WORK NORMAL BUT YOU CANT EVEN USE THE LOWEST NOTCH ON THE PUMP TO SET IT ON TO PUMP GAS, IT WONT WORK. SO IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND I'VE TOLD THE CHEVY DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND NO RECALL. IM TRYING TO MAKE IT A RECALL NOW SO IT WILL BE FIXED. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026