Used 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Consumer Reviews
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Uncomfortable driver seat
Rev B, 05/18/2017
2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Work Truck 2dr Regular Cab SB (4.3L 6cyl 6A)
12 of 15 people found this review helpful
I test drove a regular cab, standard bed model. I liked everything about the truck, except the uncomfortable driver seat. I adjusted the seat forward and backwards and all the lumbar adjustments and it was just horrible. It was only a 10 minute test drive and my butt and back were hurting me! I have a 2000 LS S10 and that worn out seat is still far superior than this truck! I have been buying new GM trucks for 35 years and never had a seat that bad!
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Why my 2017 Chevrolet 1500 is a antique
Doug Gray, 09/01/2017
updated 09/14/2020
2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 High Country 4dr Crew Cab 4WD 6.5 ft. SB (5.3L 8cyl 8A)
10 of 13 people found this review helpful
My Chevy 1500 crew cab High Country is a antique! I put 7,400 miles on it and traded it in on a Ram 1500 Longhorn here is what I liked about the High Country the looks great, the 6.2 v-8 is why I bought it great power and fuel mileage, now what I did not like: the 8 speed transmission shifted out of first way to soon, if I gave it a little gas and let up it would make a load thump and when you come to a stop and need to make a turn it would shift out of first 1/2 way into the turn so in traffic you lose that power of first gear, only a 26 gal. gas tank Ram 32 gal., to manual shift the trans you have to take your hand off the steering wheel, I also had a problem when I used it in first it was great but when I shifted into second a couple times there was a big lag, I hated the key fob you had to lock/unlock the truck with it the Ram the fob remains in your pocket and just touch the door handle (inside of handle to open outside to lock and you HAD to use the key for the start) the seat belt was always dropping off my shoulder, on my Ram I could get lower gears (for towing) would have made a huge difference, the Ram was much better going over railroad (bumpy) tracks, both trucks have the 6' 4" bed the Ram seems to have a tighter turning radius?. The worst part is I'am a Chevy person, I drag race with only Chevy engines and I do love the LS engines Edmonds wants me to update this post as you can see I traded the Chevy for a Ram and I still like the Ram just waiting until Chevy up dates the Silverado with more power 450 HP or more and paddle shifters for the Ram when they put a gas engine with 450 HP or more I will be looking to buy!. I sold the antique and traded it for a new Ram because it has a 32 gallon gas tank, 3.90 gears, touch the outside door handle to lock/unlock, better ride, no key to start, shift up/down is on the steering wheel NOT on the shift lever (so you don't have to take your hand off the steering wheel), still waiting for a truck with more H.P. and paddle shifters, Ford is coming out with a new V8 I will be checking it out!
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I will never buy another Chevy Silverado
Doug Rockwell, 02/04/2018
updated 02/27/2023
2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Z71 LT 4dr Crew Cab 4WD 6.5 ft. SB (5.3L 8cyl 6A)
12 of 16 people found this review helpful
Google "Chevy Silverado Vibrations" before buying this truck. Vibrations and other problems that have been going on since 2014 are still not fixed in 2017 model. Dealerships and GM will not stand behind the warranty on the Silverado. After three visits for same problem dealership refused to work on truck anymore. Had to get GM involved and that was a waste of time. Looks like it is time to get a Lemon Lawyer and sue GM. Do not buy the Chevy Silverado there is a reason that Ford F150 is truck of the year again and out sold Silverado by hundreds of thousands of trucks. Brand new truck and it had broken rear suspension parts replaced plus rear sliding window was replaced. Check your origin of manufacture on window sticker before buying. Mine was manufactured in Mexico and it is crap. I'm wondering now if this truck was wrecked in delivery process. The longer I own the Silverado the worse it gets. New problems every year. Junk. Still taking truck back to dealer for recalls and problems. Since GM blamed vibration problem on tires they kept changing tires and now I have a problem with tires/rims leaking all the time. Keep getting warnings from OnStar about tire pressure. Almost ran into back of several cars at stop lights. Turns out the brake assist pump is either bad or under sized for Silverado. Truck feels like it is accelerating instead of stopping. Had it replaced plus all the belts. Don't trust driving the truck anymore. Yet another problem with Silverado. Driving to work and truck goes into limp mode and started making all kinds of terrible noises. Sounded like parts were breaking and getting shoved out the tail pipe. With only 24,000 miles the ECM (Engine Control Module) went bad. Had to have it replaced. Dealer didn't tell me there was a "ECM learning" period after replacing ECM and almost wrecked truck when it surged at stop light behind several cars. I was standing on brakes and engine was revving at about 3,500 rpm. Had to throw transmission into neutral to stop from hitting others. Silverado continues to disappoint me. Had known braking problem fixed twice and truck still has issues coming to a stop sometimes. I just can't tell when it is going to have trouble stopping until its too late. Sounds like the problem GM had with the ignition switches. GM probably not going to do anything until someone gets killed. Truck still occasionally surges when pulling up to stop sign. Revs up to 2,000 rpm and you have to stand on the brakes. I don't think it's related to the brake assist pump that GM replaced twice already. Forgot to mention I had rust repair done in first year of owning truck. I wish Edmunds would allow less than 1 star rating.
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Buy something else!!!!!
Tony, 12/08/2018
updated 03/25/2019
2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 4dr Double Cab 4WD SB (5.3L 8cyl 6A)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
This 2017 red line addition silverado is pretty but....... I have owned this truck for 1 year. It is my fourth one. My past trucks have been LT with the 4.3 V6. In my world the 4.3 is 100% better than the 5.3 V8. This truck once I exceeded 5500 miles turned into a LEMON. It has been back to 2 different dealers many times and all they do is print bullitens from GM saying my complaints are normal so they can't fix anything except a faulty muffler and my CD player broke. My MPG is horrible on average 15 I know atleast 10 others with the same exact truck and get 18 to 24 all day long. My truck is not a LTZ as listed there wasn't a title for my exact model on this review. Okay back to the bad......shifting is horrible the truck down shifts hard throwing you into the dash. It will leave from a dead stop with hesitation and jolt you into whiplash . The transmission knocks when going into reverse and coming out of 4wd. I have a case open with GM and they tell me they are sorry and because my truck is not throwing a code they can't fix it??So I'm stuck with this car for atleast another year and hopefully can get out of this lease without getting hurt badly? I would advise anyone looking at GM trucks to look at how many unhappy owners there are between model year 2016 - 2019 even the 2019 trucks are have problems. Did I mention my engine will just shake at idle from time to time. That's normal too! For me No more GM trucks I recently drove a 2017 F-150 and thought it was nicer across the board especially the ride. Another thing don't buy any truck with 20 inch wheels you will be sorry! Ride is terrible!! The good year tires that most come with are absolute garbage especially in snow and that has to do with the 20 inch size so I just changed them and went with coppers. At this time I can say the handling of this truck is 100 % better in snow and rain so hey 1 thumbs up! If I was looking for a new truck at this time it would be Ford or Dodge. All the ratings and reviews put them above chevy and I do know a few people who had owned chevy before and now drive both Ford and Dodge and they tell me life is much happier than before driving a GM truck.As things continue now the truck sometimes will not go into drive. I have to rock it into reverse and back to drive. Are you sure you want to buy a GM truck??? More negative on here than positive. The dealer will not do anything about it because the truck is not throwing a code. Wish you all the best with your new Ford!
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2017 Chevy 1500 Crew Cab
Ray, 03/01/2021
2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 4dr Crew Cab 4WD 5.8 ft. SB (4.3L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
With only 55,000 miles, transmission has poor performance and is very sluggish. The display goes completely black at times when a call comes in. I am just very disappointed with Chevrolet as these trucks are built with poor quality and performance. I am purchased a Dodge and I should have went with my mind.