2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 12about this part
- Share
- 2%of 750 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 2,668miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2% of the 750 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 2,668 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“My lights in the dash inside the truck. Go from bright, to dark black all the time since april 2020. My 4 wheel drive engage, wont work. 12/12/2020 in the snow trying to drive home”
NHTSA complaint #11406157, filed 2021-04, 150,000 miles“Backup camera only is functional in perfect weather conditions. If it's dark with no light, the camera has resolution similar to a 1950 tube tv. If it's rainy or cloudy, the backup camera is not functional either. There are numerous yellow lines and extremely poor quality picture in many other conditions too. Chevy has not done anything to fix this issue in my truck. The visibility is so bad I hit my trailer hitch on the bumper 7' off of my hitch location. I couldn't see that my trailer was that close to me on the screen”
NHTSA complaint #11389374, filed 2021-01, 2,668 miles“When putting the vehicle in reverse when its dark the back up camera comes on the radio screen. When doing so the brightness of the screen causes the inability for my eyes to adjust timely. This brightness also causes my inability to safely use my side mirrors because of this blinding effect. There is no way to dim nor turn off this feature. This has always done this since delivery and I've been to the dealer multiple times for other software updates and recalls. This still hasn't been addressed and is a major safety concern.”
NHTSA complaint #11363011, filed 2020-10, 7,500 miles“The infotainment system goes to max brightness at night blinding the driver making it near impossible to use mirrors. There is no adjustment to correct this.”
NHTSA complaint #11328823, filed 2020-06, 13 miles“Body to frame ground cables corroded in half two different times within about 6 months. First time engine wouldn’t start had to have it towed to dealer for repair, over 30 codes were shown when this happened. Next incident some of my lights were working intermittently and my steering was rendered inoperable for 20 to 30 seconds at a time making it impossible to steer the vehicle, several codes were found when this happened, I drove the truck to a Chevrolet dealer for repair. Both repairs were deemed to be corroded ground cables. …”
NHTSA complaint #11762918, filed 2026-09Related 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…
- 11019325Apr 15, 2025This informational bulletin provides information on the turn signal stalk not cancelling and/or mis cancelling.
- 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…
- 11014170Jan 27, 2025This service bulletin provides information on Exterior Lamp Condensation and Water Leak Information and Replacement Guidelines.
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 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
251 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
235 complaintsElectrical system
117 complaintsBrakes
116 complaintsOther or unknown
80 complaintsSteering
74 complaintsFuel system
41 complaintsVehicle speed control
28 complaintsEngine cooling
26 complaintsBody and structure
26 complaintsSuspension
20 complaintsWheels
14 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2020 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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