Chevrolet Silverado Transmission Problems
756 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 9 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2003. Best year: 2008.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
On [XXX], at or around midnight, I was traveling [XXX] at approximately 60 mph. The traffic was very light, with few vehicles on the road. It was raining, and I was in the number 1 lane. Two additional lanes were to my left, reserved for...
# 1 is the 4l60E transmission that sits on the exhaust and runs next to it on the opposite side the heat from the trans itself and the exhaust overheat the gasket which causes weak spots that leak along with burning up the 3-4 clutch. Lo...
WHEN WE BOUGHT TRUCK I CHECKED VIN AND ONLY THE TAILGATE RECALL CAME UP BUT LISTED MY TRUCK BEING A CHEVY 800 MODEL, WELL COUPLE WEEKS AGO OUR TRUCK WOULDN'T BRAKE WHILE PARKING MAKING A LEFT INTO A RESTAURANT AND THE TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE EMITTED SMOKE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE THE TODDLER WAS PLACED IN THE DRIVER SEAT OF THE VEHICLE, SHE TURNED THE KEY TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DI...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO JERK AND HESITATE TO ACCELERATE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED EXTREME AMOUNT OF SMOKE TROU...
WHERE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER MOUNTS IN CLUTCH PEDAL ASSY BROKE. WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF GEAR CAUSING ME TO HIT A POLE. DAMAGING BUMPER HOOD FENDER HEADLIGHT TURN SIGNAL AND GRILL. CALLED THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT CLUTCH BRAKING ISSUE...
VEHICLE WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS & DO NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT THE CRASH EARLY ON. WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE ROLLED FRONT TO REAR 1 1/2 TO 2 1/2 TIMES, PRIOR TO COMING TO REST ON ITS TOP. THE VEHI...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE AS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, TH...
MY 2006 DURMAX DIESEL 2500 TRUCK HAS 3 TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES THAT RUN FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR. THESE HOSES HAVE ALUMINUM PIECES ON EACH END AND THEY LEAK OIL AT THE JOINT WHERE THE ALUMINUM JOINS A PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE ...
MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO GOES INTO GEAR WITH OUT PRESSING ON THE BRAKE, ALSO THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO GEAR WITH OUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION. THE E-BRAKE IS ALSO DEFECTIVE, THE E-BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD THE TRUCK. MY 2 YRS OLD SON WAS SITTING I...
2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. FIRE INVESTIGATOR WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DASH FIRE *TGW THE VEHICLE WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY A FIRE WHICH REPORTEDLY ORIGINATED IN THE DASH. THE FIRE SPREAD AND CONSEQUENTLY CONSUMED THE PASSENGER COMPARTME...