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Reliability report · 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 · Updated July 2026

The lowest-complaint year we cover — newest and quietest, but GM's own programs admit the lifter and 8-speed still travel with it.

On the numbers, 2023 is the best year in our Silverado set — the lowest complaint count and only three recalls, helped by being the newest and mostly still in warranty. But GM's own paperwork tells you the two signature issues are still around: a Customer Satisfaction Program covers oversized lifter bores by replacing the engine, another covers soft transmission pinion gears by replacing the transmission, and the older 8-speed it carried drew a class action over harsh shifting.

The saving grace is that these are free remedies, and the truck is young enough that most are still available. So 2023 is a genuinely sensible buy — the discipline is confirming the programs and recalls are done and listening for the same lifter tick that defines every year of this engine family.

Evidence: 342 NHTSA complaints · 3 recall campaigns · 6 mechanic & forum sources

Canary status

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What that means: 342 federal complaints, the fewest of any Silverado year here, and only three recalls — the newest, calmest year. But GM's 2023 Customer Satisfaction Programs (replace the engine for oversized lifter bores; replace the transmission for soft pinion gears) and an active 8-speed class action show the two familiar patterns didn't fully leave. Reassuringly, the fixes are free.

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342

Federal complaints

3

Recalls

$3,000–$10,000

Out-of-program lifter repair

$0

Under the lifter-bore CSP (engine replacement)

Known issues

Ranked by the cost of ignoring them. Every claim carries its source.

Engine lifter bores — Customer Satisfaction Program

major

GM's clearest admission of the lifter problem lands on 2023: a Customer Satisfaction Program for trucks that may have oversized engine lifter bores, with the remedy being engine replacement. That's the same lifter-failure family — tick, misfire, power loss — that spans this engine across the generations, now serious enough that GM replaces the whole engine on affected trucks. The good news is it's a free fix if the truck qualifies; the discipline is confirming eligibility by VIN and whether the work was done, and cold-starting to listen for any valvetrain tick.

What to check

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Under the lifter-bore CSP (engine replacement)

$0

Out-of-program lifter repair

$3,000–$10,000

Sources: NHTSA complaint database, 2023 Silverado 1500 · NHTSA recall database and manufacturer communications (lifter-bore & pinion-gear CSPs; recall 25V274; recalls 22V903, 24V674)

8-speed harsh shifting — class action, and a pinion-gear programmoderate

2023 shipped the older 8-speed on some trims, and owners describe harsh shifts — hard first-to-second, delayed park-to-drive engagement, shudder — enough to feed a class action. Separately, GM ran a Customer Satisfaction Program for 2023 trucks with transmission pinion gears of low core and surface hardness, replacing the transmission. Between the class action and the program, the transmission is the second thing to check: test-drive for shudder and hard shifts, and confirm the pinion-gear program by VIN. The 10-speed on other trims is the stronger unit.

Sources: NHTSA complaint database, 2023 Silverado 1500 · NHTSA recall database and manufacturer communications (lifter-bore & pinion-gear CSPs; recall 25V274; recalls 22V903, 24V674) · Independent mechanic channel transcripts (T1XX Silverado; AFM/DFM lifter deep-dives)

$0

Pinion-gear CSP (transmission replacement)

6.2L V8 connecting-rod / crankshaft failure — recall 25V274major

If the truck has the 6.2L, it's covered by GM's ~597,571-vehicle recall (2021–2024) for connecting-rod and crankshaft defects that can cause sudden engine failure; the remedy inspects and repairs or replaces the engine free and moves to 0W-40 oil. On a 2023 the truck may still be in warranty, but confirm the recall specifically was completed by VIN and look for the 0W-40 spec.

Sources: NHTSA complaint database, 2023 Silverado 1500 · NHTSA recall database and manufacturer communications (lifter-bore & pinion-gear CSPs; recall 25V274; recalls 22V903, 24V674)

$0

Under recall 25V274 (inspect/repair/replace)

Infotainment glitches and heated-seat programminor

As on 2022, owners report infotainment and backup-camera flicker/reset behavior, usually a nuisance, and GM ran a Customer Satisfaction Program for 2022–2023 trucks whose heated/ventilated seats were left non-functional by the chip shortage. Exercise the screen, camera, and seat heaters/coolers, and VIN-check the seat program.

Sources: NHTSA recall database and manufacturer communications (lifter-bore & pinion-gear CSPs; recall 25V274; recalls 22V903, 24V674) · Independent mechanic channel transcripts (T1XX Silverado; AFM/DFM lifter deep-dives)

Low-brake-fluid warning software — recall 24V674minor

A 2023 recall addresses electronic-brake-control-module software that may fail to display a low-brake-fluid warning light. The fix is a software update, delivered over-the-air or by a dealer, free. It's a compliance/software item rather than a mechanical failure — just confirm it's been applied.

Sources: NHTSA complaint database, 2023 Silverado 1500 · NHTSA recall database and manufacturer communications (lifter-bore & pinion-gear CSPs; recall 25V274; recalls 22V903, 24V674)

Customer Satisfaction Program: certain vehicles may have oversized engine lifter bores — dealers are to replace the engine.
6 mechanic & owner sources

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  1. 25V2746.2L V8 connecting rod/crankshaft defect can cause engine failure (2021–2024); inspect and repair or replace the engine free, switch to 0W-40 oil.open
  2. 22V903Daytime running lights may not deactivate with the headlights on (2022–2023); body-control-module software update, dealer or over-the-air, free.open
  3. 24V674EBCM software may fail to show a low-brake-fluid warning light (2023); software update over-the-air or at a dealer, free.open

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