Chevrolet Body Problems

Body issues make up roughly 3% of all Chevrolet owner complaints. The majority of the issues have been reported by Silverado owners.

The complaint we hear about most often is defective paint job, peeling paint in the 2014 Silverado 1500.

Common Chevrolet Body Problems

  1. C8 Corvette Frunk Problems

    The C8 Corvette's front trunk (or frunk) has already been recalled twice. First for failing to meet federal safety standards for an internal release mechanism and then a couple weeks later for flying open while driving down the road. Now ow…

    Continue reading article "C8 Corvette Frunk Problems" The front trunk of a red Corvette.

  2. Chevy Shake

    When traveling above 35mph, GM's full size trucks and SUVs are experiencing cabin vibrations along with terribly loud noises from buffeting wind that is making owners sick. GM says these vibrations are within their acceptable vibration rang…

    Continue reading article "Chevy Shake" A blurry image of a Silverado that looks like it's bouncing up and down.

Where Body Complaints Happen

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

Worst Models

Recent Body News

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  2. The 8th generation Corvette has a front trunk, sometimes referred to as a frunk.

    Despite the name change the frunk is still required to have an internal release mechanism in case your kid climbs into the frunk and gets themselves locked inside.

    The Corvette does have a release mechanism but it's an electric button instead of a physical latch. And an auditor found that the button stops working once the car enters "sleep" mode which is roughly 10 minutes after the engine is shut off.…

    keep reading article "The Corvette's Frunk Doesn't Meet Latch Safety Standards"