The Lemon Index$482 middle bill · most between $380 and $734
Lower than the $600 middle bill owners of all 67 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 47,000 miles (10 reports).
Chevrolet Silverado owners reported paying a median of $482 for a wheel bearing replacement, with the middle half of bills between $380 and $734. That's from 10 owner reports (10 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50050%
- $500–$1,00030%
- $1,000–$2,50020%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 10 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 Chevrolet Silverado1too few for a middle
- 2001 Chevrolet Silverado3$535 middle bill
- 2005 Chevrolet Silverado1too few for a middle
- 2006 Chevrolet Silverado4$364 middle bill
- 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
- 2006 Chevrolet Silverado31 complaints name it4% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a wheel bearing. 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.
Keep going
- Chevrolet Silverado reliability by year
- Wheel bearing 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) · Fuel pump replacement (8) · Transfer case replacement (8) · Differential repair (5) · Radiator replacement (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): 10545466, 10372664, 10368074, 10360812, 10319596, 10277339, 10157664, 10121323, 10120633, 10102787.
Quick answers
How much does wheel bearing replacement cost on a Chevrolet Silverado?
Chevrolet Silverado owners reported a median of $482, and the middle half paid $380 to $734, from 10 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Chevrolet Silverado wheel bearing replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Chevrolet Silverado middle bill of $482 is lower than the $600 owners of all 67 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Chevrolet Silverado repair costs come from?
From 10 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 2006 (31) 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.