The Lemon Index$450 middle bill · most between $220 and $535
Lower than the $600 middle bill owners of all 76 models reported.
2000–2010 Chevrolet Silverado
Chevrolet Silverado owners reported paying a median of $450 for a throttle body replacement, with the middle half of bills between $220 and $535. That's from 5 owner reports (5 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50060%
- $500–$1,00020%
- $1,000–$2,50020%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 5 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 Chevrolet Silverado1too few for a middle
- 2003 Chevrolet Silverado1too few for a middle
- 2006 Chevrolet Silverado1too few for a middle
- 2009 Chevrolet Silverado1too few for a middle
- 2010 Chevrolet Silverado1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2021 Chevrolet Silverado67 complaints name it7% of that year's complaints
- 2014 Chevrolet Silverado57 complaints name it4% of that year's complaints
- 2019 Chevrolet Silverado57 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
- 2020 Chevrolet Silverado53 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
- 2022 Chevrolet Silverado51 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
- 2024 Chevrolet Silverado46 complaints name it8% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a throttle body / loss of power. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engines in these years
4.8 Vortec V8 · 5.3 V8 (Vortec, 2007–13)
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.
Engine codes that can lead here: P2135 P2111 P2112 P2101 P2119 P0121 P0122. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Chevrolet Silverado reliability by year
- Throttle body replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
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) · Radiator 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): 11290120, 10669761, 10443240, 10341649, 10154761.
Quick answers
How much does throttle body replacement cost on a Chevrolet Silverado?
Chevrolet Silverado owners reported a median of $450, and the middle half paid $220 to $535, from 5 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Chevrolet Silverado throttle body replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Chevrolet Silverado middle bill of $450 is lower than the $600 owners of all 76 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Chevrolet Silverado repair costs come from?
From 5 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Chevrolet Silverado years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2021 (67), 2014 (57), 2019 (57) Chevrolet Silverado named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
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.