2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 5%of 104 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 33,105miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, 5% of the 104 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 33,105 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.
“Traveling at 60 miles per hour, accelerated and the accelerator stuck going up to 80 miles per hour in a 60 MPH zone. I stomped on the accelerator to no avail. I had to put the truck into neutral to avoid a crash. Pulled over and finally kept stomping the accelerator until it released.”
NHTSA complaint #10543673, filed 2013-09, 36,000 miles“2011 duramax diesel SILVERADO 2500. When changing lanes in lake tahoe in heavy traffic engine suddenly went full throttle. I stood on brakes with both feet as the truck was burning rubber and nearly rear ended a handicapped van. I shut the engine off and the transmission slammed to a lower gear. Once I let traffic clear and re-started the computer reset and the throttle was fine. I managed to hook up my rv and head home but was careful not to accelerate very hard hoping it would not happen again. Truck is now in a local diesel repair shop being evaluated. Engine was revving close to 5,000 RPM. …”
NHTSA complaint #11010037, filed 2017-07, 96,000 miles“On 09/22/2014 at approximately 1610hrs I was traveling south on I-95 in the state of maine. I attempted to exit the highway near sidney, me. I tapped on the brake to cancel the cruise control. As I braked my vehicle attempted to speed up. When I applied the brake my vehicle down shifted and attempted to maintain its speed. This situation nearly caused me to have an accident and took aggressive braking to stop the vehicle. On 09/23/2014 I attempted to have this situation documented at frank galos chevorlet in saco, me. They refused to document the problem. …”
NHTSA complaint #10638562, filed 2014-09, 30,210 miles“Throtle position sensor is always on even after replaced transmission is shifting, poorly, needs reprogramming gears are shifting roght malfuntion of transmission soleinoids, bad manufacture,”
NHTSA complaint #10939301, filed 2017-01, 250 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 3% |
| 2024 | 3 | 2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 2% |
| 2021 | 2 | 2% |
| 2020 | 4 | 4% |
| 2019 | 2 | 3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 2% |
| 2012 | 1 | 2% |
| 2011 | 5 | 5% |
| 2009 | 4 | 7% |
| 2008 | 1 | 1% |
| 2007 | 3 | 1% |
| 2006 | 3 | 2% |
| 2005 | 5 | 2% |
| 2004 | 6 | 2% |
| 2003 | 15 | 3% |
| 2002 | 3 | 1% |
| 2001 | 7 | 2% |
| 1999 | 3 | 4% |
| 1998 | 1 | 1% |
| 1997 | 1 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
40 complaintsOther or unknown
13 complaintsFuel system
12 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
10 complaintsElectrical system
9 complaintsEngine
9 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsWheels
5 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsTires
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
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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