2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: battery drain or dead battery

Filed Oct 31, 2026 · Electrical · NC

I am filing this complaint regarding a battery-drain problem with my 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The original battery failed and was replaced. I am concerned that the battery is not the underlying problem and that an intermittent electrical drain may be discharging the battery while the truck is parked. GM has issued technical information concerning battery-drain problems on 2022 Silverado 1500 trucks, including bulletin PIT5750B, which addresses intermittent parasitic battery draw, dead batteries and slow cranking. I am requesting that the federal safety agency investigate whether there is a recurring electrical or software-related defect affecting 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 vehicles that can cause the battery to discharge while parked. Vehicle: 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 VIN: [XXX] Mileage: 31000 Battery replaced:11/17/23] Number of battery failures: 3 Time vehicle was parked before battery discharged: 5 DAYS, 3 DAYS Dealer/service department: [XXX] Automall, Modern Chevrolet I believe this issue should be investigated to determine whether there is a broader defect rather than simply treating the battery as the cause of the problem. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Aug 23, 2026 · Driver assistance, Electrical · FL

This vehicle suffers from parasitic electrical drain. Is the car sits for a few days, it draws power down from the battery, which then causes the collision detection system to stop functioning.

Filed Mar 17, 2026 · Electrical · MI

The rear tailgate started opening when I opened my doors and also when driving down the road. I would pull up and tail gate was wide open. I was okay but thankfully nothing in the back came out and hit vehicles behind me. No warning lights and anything. Dealership said it’s a faulty tailgate switch. Which 800,000 vehicles were recalled but not mine. Even though it’s the same year as the recalled vehicles. Gm needs to be held accountable for all of them. This was a problem for 3 weeks. Constant dead batteries, jumping vehicle, closing tailgate and causing lights to go crazy. This is a definite safety concern. Had to wait a week to get into dealership for diagnosis. Than over a week for the parts.

Filed Mar 14, 2026 · Electrical · IN

The tailgate is clicking continuously and dropping at random moments when I’m stationary as well as driving. It is draining the battery and leaving me stranded with zero power or resources for help.

Filed Feb 3, 2026 · Electrical, Visibility · TX

A recurring malfunction occurs with the infotainment/radio and rear backup camera display. The rear backup camera view remains stuck ON while driving forward in DRIVE at speeds over 20 mph, including highway speeds. The system also cycles between screens (including switching to the camera view), and the infotainment freezes and becomes unresponsive (loss of screen/control). Audio playback and hands-free calls become staticky/distorted. These events create a serious driver distraction and safety risk while driving. This has occurred multiple times, including during long-distance driving, and has been significant enough that I have had to pull over to the side of the road multiple times. In multiple incidents, the system did not recover until I pulled a fuse to reset/shut down the system so I could continue driving safely. The unit remains powered ON after the vehicle is turned OFF and exited. There is also a history of battery drain/no-start events requiring jump starts. No warning lights or warning messages are displayed before or during the failure; the system becomes unresponsive and behaves unpredictably. The problem is intermittent and has occurred multiple times over the life of the vehicle, including after a head unit replacement. Dealers have documented the concern on repair orders; during the most recent visit the dealer noted no diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) stored.

Filed Jan 29, 2026 · Electrical · MI

The tailgate on the truck popped open without being triggered to. This continued to happen like every 5-10 seconds. It drained the battery and was a hazard as I drive down the road.

Filed Jan 6, 2026 · WI

Tailgate opens automatically on its own while parked and while driving. This also causes the battery to drain down to being dead as it continues to operate the actuator I had to unplug the electronic tailgate switch to stop the battery from graining. Besides the battery draining, the tailgate opened when I had a load in the bed of the pick up truck as I drove causing a possible unsafe load and spillage onto the road way. Dealership notified. Appt scheduled for Jan7 2026. No warning lamps came on.

Filed May 27, 2025 · Electrical · NC

Electronic tailgate malfunction which drained the battery. Tailgate will open on its on with vehicle off but will not open with key fob or any buttons.

Filed Mar 6, 2025 · Locks · 52,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, and while driving at various speeds on several occasions, the tailgate opened inadvertently. Additionally, when the vehicle was parked, the contact observed that the tailgate had opened, and the vehicle would not start due to a drained battery. The contact believed that the tailgate failure had drained the battery. The contact then removed the rear panel from the tailgate and unhooked the switch to stop the tailgate from draining the battery. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 52,000.

Filed Mar 6, 2025 · Electrical · WI

Tailgate got water in it. Continues to open repeatedly, user cannot stop it. Same part is recalled on 2500 HD and 3500 HD models. However, Silverado 1500 models (with the same tailgate switch part) are not currently covered by recall. This results in dead battery, open tailgate on the road - and contents of bed spilling onto highway. Vehicle further stalls due to electrical draw, causing total loss of usage, including brakes, steering, etc. I have video of the tailgate triggering and opening on its own.

Filed Feb 16, 2025 · Electrical · AL

we were informed by dealer that there is a recall reguarding some software that needs to be updated to reduce the chance of battery drainage. The catch is they are trying to sell us a part for $567.00 to be installed so they can update the software to fix the problem. (Terry Thompson Chevy)

Filed Sep 26, 2022 · Airbags, Driver assistance · NY

Truck was less than a month old and one day would not start due to a dead battery. After putting a battery charger on the truck, I got it started. Drove it for a bit and had warnings appear in the cluster saying functions are shutting down to conserve battery power. I then received an e-mail from OnStar indicating their is an issue with the airbags and to have the dealership look at this within 1 day. Truck was brought to the dealership the next day. After almost 2 weeks, a GM engineer had to get involved to diagnose why the Forward Collision module was shorting out which caused the battery to drain. The day after is was allegedly fixed, the light came on again in the cluster. The very next day, the brake pedal went rock hard when I tried starting the truck but could not start it since it appeared the truck did not recognize the brake being pressed on. After about 10 minutes of trying to start the truck, it did start. As far as earlier stated about the airbag warning, the dealership said it was a glitch in OnStar trying to do an update which may have shorted out the Forward Collision module. Well, the truck is in for repair again for the same problem. In addition, the truck will lock randomly with the key fob inside the truck. This even happened at the dealership when the service advisor was checking my truck in the first time. I truly believe there is a serious electrical issue going on with this truck and feel unsafe driving it not knowing what might shut down, not work, air bags being deployed for no reason, or not being able to avoid a collision.