Chevrolet SILVERADO transmission problems
506 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
8,132 owner complaints analyzed
46 distinct recall campaigns
51,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1980 to 2017 model years. Data snapshot: . 4,854 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
506 of 8,132 complaints match this topic (6.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 747265 · 2001-06-22 (June 22, 2001)
ON APRIL 17TH, 2001,I PURCHASED A 1989 CHEVY GMC FOR $4,200 AFTER LEAVING A $100 CASH DEPOSIT THE DAY BEFORE. I PAID $3,000 CASH AND $1,129 IN A CHECK. I DROVE THAT TRUCK FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS. I KEPT HEARING A RATTLE. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO THROW A ROD. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD DREW THE SITUATION. HE SAID HE WAS GLAD I CAME AND TALKED DIRECTLY TO HIM. I SAW THIS 1988 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ON HIS LOT. I TRADED THE CHEVY GMC FOR THE SILVERADO FOR AND ADDITIONAL $1,600 AND PAID THE DIFFERENCE. THIS WAS O…
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Owner report 859749 · 2000-04-05 (April 5, 2000)
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELLING 55MPH VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT, ENGINE REVVED, AND TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP. *AK
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Owner report 10970135 · 2017-04-03 (April 3, 2017)
I LOOKED UP MY VEHICLE PER THE VIN# AND A OUTSTANDING RECALL EXISTS (GM RECALL# N930018). THE RECALL #N930018 - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID CONTAINMENT. THE RECALL REMAINS INCOMPLETE AND WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE CHEVROLET GARAGE TOLD ME IT SHOWS THEM THAT THE, QUOTE "BULLENTIN NOT AVAILABLE"). THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL CHEVROLET TELLS THEM WHAT TO DO TO REPAIR IT. THE FUILD LEAKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION LINE CONNECTIONS COULD HIT THE EXHAUST PIPE AND CAUSE A FIRE. WHY HAS CHEVROLET NOT BEEN REQUIRED TO T…
Owner-reported narrative. 306,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10970135 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10009030 · 2003-02-21 (February 21, 2003)
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE.*JB
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Owner report 727912 · 2000-08-14 (August 14, 2000)
WHILE GOING DOWN A DIRT DRIVEWAY, REALIZED THE VEHICLE WAS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW, PUT THE CLUTCH IN EXPECTING THE VEHICLE TO COAST/FREE WHEEL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVEWAY AT WHICH TIME I WOULD HAVE PUT INTO 2 WHEEL HIGH. AT WHICH POINT, WHILE IT WAS FREEWHEELING, THE PLASTIC LOOP THAT CONNECTED THE CLUTCH ACTUATOR ROD TO THE CLUTCH PEDAL SNAPPED. SUDDENLY ENGAGING THE CLUTCH THAT WAS SPINNING TO THE ENGINE(DIESEL) THAT WAS AT AN IDLE. THE ENGINE COMPRESSION PREVENTED THE MOTOR FROM INCREASING RPM QUICKLY. RESULT WAS A RELATIVELY NEW CLUTCH DISC…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 727912 at NHTSA ↗