# Why’d oil pump go bad on a 2014 Silverado?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-d-oil-pump-go-bad-on-a-2014-silverado/158571>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, silverado1500\
**Created:** [February 15, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-d-oil-pump-go-bad-on-a-2014-silverado/158571 "2020-02-15T19:58:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![RandBrusk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@RandBrusk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandBrusk)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-d-oil-pump-go-bad-on-a-2014-silverado/158571/1 "2020-02-15T19:58:04Z")

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Had a oil pump go bad on a 2014 Chevy Silverado, with 36000 miles, all maintained well. Any others have any reasons wh6 this would happen?

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 4:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-d-oil-pump-go-bad-on-a-2014-silverado/158571/2 "2020-02-17T04:23:38Z")

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How did you find out your oil pump was bad?