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Repair costs · Radiator replacement

Chevrolet Silverado radiator replacement cost.

What 5 Chevrolet Silverado owners reported paying.

What owners paid

$1,400 middle bill · most between $1,300 and $2,200

Compared with every car

About the same as the $1,300 middle bill owners of all 90 models reported.

Model years reported

2014–2025 Chevrolet Silverado

Chevrolet Silverado owners reported paying a median of $1,400 for a radiator replacement, with the middle half of bills between $1,300 and $2,200. That's from 5 owner reports (4 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video). Costs vary by shop and region.

What owners paid

  • Under $5000%
  • $500–$1,0000%
  • $1,000–$2,50080%
  • $2,500–$5,00020%
  • $5,000 and up0%

Share of the 5 owner reports in each price band.

By model year

Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.

Engines in these years

2.7 Turbo (L3B) · 5.3 V8 (L83 / L84) · 6.2 V8 (L86 / L87)

Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.

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Other repairs Chevrolet Silverado owners reported

Brake repair (233) · Lifter replacement (32) · Engine replacement (25) · Transmission replacement (23) · Fuel injector replacement (19) · Brake booster replacement (18) · ABS module replacement (17) · Wiring harness repair (16) · AC condenser replacement (14) · Steering rack replacement (10) · Wheel bearing replacement (10) · Fuel pump replacement (8) · Transfer case replacement (8) · Differential repair (5) · Throttle body replacement (5)

The details

How we count

Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.

The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.

Check the bills yourself

NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11418597, 11405314, 11076448, 11014558.

Said out loud on YouTube: $2,200 ▶

Quick answers

How much does radiator replacement cost on a Chevrolet Silverado?

Chevrolet Silverado owners reported a median of $1,400, and the middle half paid $1,300 to $2,200, from 5 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.

Is a Chevrolet Silverado radiator replacement more expensive than on other cars?

The Chevrolet Silverado middle bill of $1,400 is about the same as the $1,300 owners of all 90 models we have reports for paid.

Where do these Chevrolet Silverado repair costs come from?

From 4 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.

Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.

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