2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 2%of 216 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 100,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2% of the 216 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 100,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The low beam head lights constantly goes out. I have to shake or wiggle them to get them to work sometimes. Finally, they will stop working all together after a few days. The lights most of the time will not come on after the truck has been switched off and I start it up and the lights will not come back on.”
NHTSA complaint #11193724, filed 2019-04, 75,000 miles“Both head lights randomly go out while driving in the city, highway, country road, turning, regardless of the weather. . Sometimes only one headlight goes out other times both headlights go out at the same time. Yellow fog lights stay on . Bright lights will work and turn on. I have to pull over everytime this happens, open the hood of my truck and move the wires arounf that attaches to the headlight that went out. It will work momentarily and then go out again. This is happened multiple times. From november until current. …”
NHTSA complaint #11170046, filed 2019-01, 150,000 miles“Lights go dim on it all the time and the electric system in it is bad sometimes the air condition works most of the time it don't and the cruise quit working in it”
NHTSA complaint #11056025, filed 2017-12, 95,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 11026022Jun 2, 2025This service bulletin provides technicians with information on available BCM calibrations to restore bulb outage detection on vehicles produced by a second stage manufacturer…
- 11017243Mar 25, 2025This service bulletin provides technicians with information on available BCM calibrations to restore bulb outage detection on vehicles produced by a second stage manufacturer…
- 10249011Jan 12, 2024This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Headlamp, Tail Lamp, License Lamp or Fog/Driving Lamp Damage.
- 10239629Jul 13, 2023This service bulletin provides technicians with information on available BCM calibrations to restore bulb outage detection on vehicles produced by a second stage manufacturer…
Exterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1% |
| 2025 | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0% |
| 2023 | 12 | 3% |
| 2022 | 4 | 1% |
| 2021 | 6 | 1% |
| 2020 | 12 | 2% |
| 2019 | 16 | 1% |
| 2018 | 7 | 1% |
| 2017 | 16 | 2% |
| 2016 | 17 | 2% |
| 2015 | 28 | 3% |
| 2014 | 40 | 3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 1% |
| 2012 | 5 | 2% |
| 2011 | 7 | 1% |
| 2010 | 4 | 1% |
| 2009 | 9 | 2% |
| 2008 | 6 | 1% |
| 2007 | 19 | 2% |
| 2006 | 8 | 2% |
| 2005 | 9 | 2% |
| 2004 | 10 | 1% |
| 2003 | 7 | 1% |
| 2002 | 1 | 0% |
| 2001 | 12 | 3% |
| 2000 | 9 | 1% |
| 1999 | 5 | 1% |
| 1998 | 7 | 2% |
| 1997 | 3 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
74 complaintsAir bags
59 complaintsBody and structure
35 complaintsEngine
25 complaintsElectrical system
21 complaintsElectronic stability control
10 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
10 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsSuspension
9 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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