10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
10,875 miles

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problem #139

Aug 012023

Silverado 1500

  • miles
While accelerating vehicle has a hitch and/or grinding sound like the transmission is slipping and/or can-??t get in gear.

- Cambridge, MN, USA

problem #138

Aug 102023

Silverado 1500

  • miles
Transmission will occasionally shift hard, -??buck-??, jerk and shake the vehicle. Problems also encountered when shifting from reverse to drive, when completely stopped, the vehicle will jerk and shake.

- Elizabethtown , PA, USA

problem #137

Jan 012022

Silverado 1500

  • 35,000 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while the vehicle was shifted into park(P), the transmission erroneously jumped into reverse(R). Additionally, while driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle shimmied. The vehicle also unintendedly downshifted. The vehicle failed to accelerate at above 40 MPH. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the torque convertor and drive shaft needed to be replaced. The drive shaft was replaced but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to another local dealer, Balise Chevrolet Buick GMC (440 Hall of Fame Ave, Springfield, MA 01105 (413) 233-4668) where it was diagnosed and determined that the tires needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the local dealer and informed provided warranty information. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.

- Oregon, OH, USA

problem #136

Aug 012023

Silverado 1500

  • miles
vehicle experiences a vibration or 'shudder' when accelerating and when maintaining a constant speed. The shudder is coming from the transmission. There could be a safety concern should the transmission fail during operation. The dealer has confirmed the problem and performed a fluid flush. However, the problem remains. No warning lights.

- Murfreesboro, TN, USA

problem #135

Nov 052021

Silverado 1500

  • miles
When pulling off or slowing down, there's hesitation, jerking, and kicking or slamming going in or out of gear. Was passing a vehicle one day and it started going, then lost acceleration. I put it to the floor, still no acceleration. My Abs/Traction light came on, the rear end started like bouncing, or something with traction. As I pulled over, the abs/traction light went off. A few times we complained about it, they looked at it, but said they couldn't find nothing wrong with it. It's still happening and it is dangerous. I have a 17 yr old Autistic son, I drive him everyday to school, almost 4 hrs a day. We bought the truck cause we needed something reliable. But now that our warranty is up we can't afford to get it fixed. They made sure to let us know about our warranty was out. But at the time they looked at it, we had warranty. But when it came to get it looked at it would take days, and we needed a rental but they never had one, so we would have to wait till they had an opening. Please help thanks [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Craigsville, VA, USA

problem #134

Jul 012023

Silverado 1500

  • 44,000 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the gear shifter was shifted into park(P); however, the -??Shift to Park-?? message was displayed. The contact shifted the gear shifter back and forth and then shifted into park(P) before the proper gear was recognized. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the shifter cable needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 44,000. The VIN was unavailable.

- Graysville, IN, USA

problem #133

Jan 102022

Silverado 1500

  • miles
The transmission totally failed on my 2019 Chevy Trail Boss Z71 at 72115 Miles. It failed while on the freeway. I paid to tow it to Atlas Transmission. I paid $4536 cash for a total rebuild. After it was fixed it started to fail again because they used rebuilt GM parts. I Traded the truck in to buy a Dodge Ram.

- Parma, OH, USA

problem #132

Jun 032023

Silverado 1500

  • miles
There is a vibration that is randomly felt. Over the last year I have replaced struts shocks control arm control arm bushings sway bar link sway bar link bushings tires twice and the vibration just keeps increasing to the point it's doing it now when I turn or take bends in the highway. There is now a flat spot in a tire feel when going it slower speeds to be added to the vibration that happens later on obviously related. This is either from my understanding going to be axle or driveshaft it's going to get looked at today since there's nothing left underneath to repair. This has ruined a pair tires I bought last year for $1,500 in September and probably well on its way to ruining the tires that I've just put on last week for $2,400. There is a hesitation a lack of response and a vibration. As far as the electrical goes it makes this very weird buzzing sound very randomly it's only happened about four times it's loud and it can't be explained. Also sometimes the radio and the AC just turns on and there's no key in the car and I've had the door open for a few minutes. Sometimes after turning it off he'll turn everything off but turn it all back on again no key in. Sometimes I can turn the stereo off and it makes a whistling buzzing sound and it's not even on. As far as any light indicators on the dash for any of this no never had a one. I have completely taken care of this vehicle with the transmission flush and will changes and everything that it's supposed to have and I put a lot of money in it since I've had it in a year but I shouldn't have to on 2019 and it's still experiencing the same problems and I have plenty of documentation. As far as date of occurrence it's been continual and random since I bought the truck in June of 2023 from a local dealership called Lokey

- Pinellas Park, FL, USA

problem #131

Aug 072023

Silverado 1500

  • miles
Loss of power/misfire on cylinder 6 Diagnosis is cam/lifters. 8/4/2023 120k miles. Shift to park warning at 60,000 miles. continues. Max speed held to 65mph due to abs system"??" for 10 minutes at approximately 90k miles. Park assist failure (complete) at approximately 80k miles.

- Ridgeville, SC, USA

problem #130

Apr 242023

Silverado 1500

  • miles
Gear slamming into low gear from drive, jerks, will not come out of low gear. Warming lamp comes on. Happened 3 times within 3 months.

- Harpursville, NY, USA

problem #129

Jul 262023

Silverado 1500

  • miles
Transmission failure at ~90700 miles. Transmission failed while driving home from work on US-95 on 26 July 2023, placing myself and other drivers at risk of accident and injury due to vehicle unable to shift gears at higher speeds. This problem was confirmed by Sullivan Tire mechanics, who also spoke with mechanics at McLaughlin Chevrolet, who have stated that they have received vehicles for repair and replacement for the same mechanical failure. I am currently waiting on insurance to inspect this issue. The malfunction indicator light (MIL) did come on the information center at the same time the problem appeared.

- West Bridgewater, MA, USA

problem #128

Jul 142023

Silverado 1500

  • miles
Vehicle started shuttering then almost slamming from gears and eventually gave out at 97k - Vehicle is still in the shop right now, as I have no other vehicle

- New Sharon , ME, USA

problem #127

May 052023

Silverado 1500

  • miles
The vehicle started jumping when switching gears or when accelerating from a stop. The drive shaft ended up separating from the transfer case, lost 3rd gear in the transmission, and blew the 8th cylinder in the motor. I am seeing that this is a common issue with the year, make, and model. Yet not all that were affected were actually included in the recall from 2020. We luckily were not in an accident from this incident however, this has cost us well over $10,000 in repairs. This issue needs to be addressed and GM needs to fix this problem. This could cause an accident.

- Boyd, TX, USA

problem #126

Jun 212023

Silverado 1500

  • miles
Vehicle is in the shop getting repaired under warranty for a defective transmission valve body. Chevrolet is not able to get the part and it has been two weeks. Almost had an accident on trying to come to a stop and the transmission failed.

- Orlando, FL, USA

problem #125

Jun 022023

Silverado 1500

  • miles
The transmission jerks when shifting or just driving as you-??re accelerating and as you-??re at cruising speed, the transmission has a shutter that creates a vibration through the truck. My safety was put at risk as I did not know if the transmission was gonna fail as bad as the truck was shaking. The dealer reproduced the same problems that I was having. Said the fix was to change out transmission oil with the new transmission oil. Had to pay for a flush and filter at 56,000 miles. There were no warning lights coming on for the vehicle. Just the shattering of the transmission.

- Rosenberg, TX, USA

problem #124

Jun 302023

Silverado 1500

  • miles
The pickup shifts violently in and out of overdrive and than into second and than overdrive all while driving down the road at 55 mph and the rear end locks the tires up some times and the whole truck vibrates really and this power Tran problem is getting worse everyone I drive it and it's not safe to have any passengers or my kids in it anymore and it feels like the transmission is going to disintegrate at any moment because and if it does the transmission is going to lock up and than its going to cause a car accident..PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THIS TRUCK CAUSES A ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM..IM JUST THINKING ABOUT MY KIDS SAFETY AND OTHER FAMILIES SAFETY ON THE ROAD...FROM A CONCERN PARENT..

- Walton, NY, USA

problem #123

May 012022

Silverado 1500

  • 70,000 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while the transmission was shifted into park(P), the contact turned off the vehicle; however, the instrument panel and radio remained operational. The contact restarted and then turned off the vehicle a second time to correct the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

- San Tan Valley, AZ, USA

problem #122

May 182023

Silverado 1500

  • miles
While traveling at a high rate of speed one of the Active fuel management lifters failed. This caused a misfire in one cylinder also damaging the cam shaft. The engine was stuttering and running very poorly at higher speed. Luckily it did not cause a complete engine failure and I was able to safely exit the highway and make it to a garage. The repairs totaled over $5900. This is a known problem with the AFM system and continues to be ignored by GM. Under different circumstances this could be potentially a very dangerous situation.

- Washington, NJ, USA

problem #121

Jun 122023

Silverado 1500

  • miles
Started the truck and we have multiple service errors on the screen Service ESC Service 4wd drive Steering assist is reduced

- Medical Lake, WA, USA

problem #120

May 172023

Silverado 1500

  • miles
My 8 speed transmission jumps out of gear randomly. Sometimes when I'm trying to pass on a 2 lane road at which time I am forced to hit the brakes and get back in line behind the vehicle I was trying to pass. Or after have stopped at a stop light or stop sign and I'm attempting to make a turn. At which time it will sometimes jump out of gear causing me to be stuck in front of oncoming traffic. It's getting worse and the GM dealer can't do anything about it.

- Riverview, MI, USA

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