Event in Order: -AutoStart, failure -Started with key -“Action Required” - “Steering Assist Is Reduced, Drive with Care” -“Service” - “Trailer Brake System” -“dash panel information” not available – Fuel Economy and oil life -“Traction Control light on” -Put truck in reverse, gear not engaged, no response -Put truck in drive, worked, but steering very difficult and made vehicle not safe to drive and/or operate. This has happened to me once before but not to this extent, last was when I was driving and thankfully I was able to pull over and turn the vehicle off. It would not start after repeated attempts but finally started after and functioned normally. These events had not check engine lights and when serviced, the mechanics said they didn’t see anything when scanned. OnStar diagnostics had no report when I had it active. I bought this truck less than 18,000 miles ago. Initially bought at 17,181 miles on Feb 22, 2021 and is now at 34,675 miles as of Oct 29, 2021. This is a safety concern as the steering fail can potentially lead to an accident if the truck can’t be controlled. Traction control failure can lead to the vehicle becoming stalled in a dangerous situation. Brake systems can lead to unwanted breaking and/or being unable to break. This truck is a danger to operate. I do have video but, upload does not support MP4 format.
2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 transmission complaints
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Same issue I had with my 2017 Colorado. Shutter/shake when accelerating between 1 & 2. Issue started around 64k miles. Thought maybe it needed the same transmission flush to the newer fluid. Dealer called after 4 days of holding my vehicle (with no loaner or rental option) to tell me that the trans needed an "update" and that it would cost me over $500 since I was over warranty at 67k. There's already a bulletin for the Camshaft Position Actuator Magnet Replacement, which supposedly memics the same issue. However the dealership says "that's not the problem". I'm sure the same trans issue with hard gear shifts is probably related to this issue now. I haven't felt the hard gear shift in a while but it would do it randomly when accelarating out of my driveway.
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH, the rear wheels inadvertently locked. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated he veered to the side of the road, shifted into park, and turned off the vehicle. The contact was able to restart the vehicle but waited about four hours for the wheels to unlock. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed the contact that they were unable to diagnose the vehicle. The contact stated the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The contact became aware of an unknown customer satisfaction program for the failure. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who informed the contact that he would be responsible for the cost of the repair because the vehicle was out of warranty. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer for assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 12,000.
Truck lunges forward sometimes. It will work properly most of the time and then after stoping , when you tramp on the gas it will hesitate then lunge forward. As I said most of the time it works properly. I consider this a very real hazzard, has been doing this for months. One day at my golf club while pulling into my parking spot,a tight fit, I had to back up to get into my spot. When I tried to go forward it had about a two second hesitation then squealed the tires. I have witnesses. My dealer says everything with the truck is normal after they inspected it . The internet is full of the same thing from other owners of the same truck.
On September 11 at approx. 1630 hrs. my wife and I were going out for dinner. I stopped at a stop light on a hill. Transmission in Drive, foot on the brake. Our truck suddenly started rolling backward. I looked at the dash, no warning lights, gauges still working, transmission in drive, I stood on the brake pedal, no effect, I put the transmission in park, no effect, I engaged the parking brake, no effect other than the parking brake warning light came on. We had rolled back approximately 50 feet. I looked in my rearview mirror and observed a car approaching. Luckily he/she saw my problem and stopped. Things suddenly started coming back to life and came to a gentle stop. When I looked in my mirror I was so close to the car behind me all I could see was his windshield, no hood. I moved the transmission from park to drive and we continued on. I have contacted the dealer and they are attempting to determine what happened. However, I am afraid this will happen to someone else who may not be as lucky as I was or that it may happen to me again. I pull a 5th wheel trailer with this truck.
My truck has a vibration when going down the highway at speeds of 70 mph. The dealer has done a transmission flush but still have the same issue. I am afraid that the driveshaft or the transmission may lock up while we are on the highway with the family.
When backing out of the driveway and shifting from Reverse to drive the transmission slows the engine before slamming into second gear. During the entire driver the transmission shakes before shifting into any gear. I took it to Patriot Chevy in Warminster, Pa on 8/2/21. They said they reset the computer module. I tested it immediately and nothing changed.
When shifting from reverse to drive the transmission makes a hard slamming sound. It also shutters when driving 70 mph. The dealer told me it’s normal.
I purchased this vehicle back on February and noted that the transmission is kicking hard from first to second gear shift at all times. Went to the dealer and told me tech cannot find nothing wrong and that this is normal as is a 9 shift transmission. When at a fast food full line this vehicle shifted so hard that I almost hit the car on front on me. Having cars all my life and be a mechanic, I can tell you this hard shifting is a safety issue.
The transmission will sometimes hesitate/lag for a few seconds when shifting from 1st gear to 2nd gear. This seems to occur only cold starts where the vehicle has sat for a long period, such as overnight. On the most recent occurrence, I was stopped at a stop sign on my road and began to turn left (northbound) on to the busy highway. While turning from the stop sign on to the highway, the vehicle vehicle hesitated mid-shift and I lost acceleration. After a few seconds, a loud clunk was then heard, the truck jerked - throwing me forward, and acceleration was restored. This delay resulted in a near-miss collision as there was an approaching vehicle headed southbound and I was stuck in their lane since my vehicle was not accelerating. Issue reported to Heartland Chevrolet (501 Rte 291, Liberty, MO 64068) to document and investigate the issue. Vehicle taken to dealer next day. After 3 days of service, the dealer service team could not reproduce the issue and escalated to regional GM engineer (Service Manager called him directly.). Engineer stated that hesitation is normal. Still an on-going issue; work around has been to let the vehicle idle longer before driving on a cold start. Sometimes you can "feel" the hesitation and know when to let off the gas pedal few a few seconds until the shift in to 2nd to avoid the vehicle throwing you forward, being able to have better "control" of the hesitation issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that at start-up and occasionally while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel ceased to operate as designed. Additionally, the vehicle occasionally failed to respond when shifted into drive however, the reverse gear worked as designed. The power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The contact recently noticed that the rear driver's side seat belt was not stitched properly. The seat belt strap loosened while attempting to secure his child in the seat belt. Mtn view chevy (310 e 20th st, chattanooga, tn 37408) was made aware of the failures and informed the contact that the vehicle was over the warranty coverage and there were no recalls associated with the failures. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and opened a case but informed the contact that recalls were VIN specific and the VIN was not included in any recalls associated with the failures. The manufacturer referred the contact to an authorized dealer to have the vehicle diagnosed. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000. Invalid VIN.
My transmission is shifting really hard particularly at slower speeds. When I begin to slow and then start to accelerate just a little bit it slams into gear at times causing the truck launch forward. I have had it back to the dealer no less then 4 times for the issue. They tell me the same thing every time. If we don't have a code or can't replicate it we can't fix it. From research I have done this seems to be a wide spread problem! I have real safety concerns. Specifically if it does one of these hard shifts while I am in traffic, I am afraid it will push me right into the back of the car in front of me.
Transmission issues shifting problems and shattering when driving
I bought this truck new in 2019. I have had it back to the dealership numerous times. When you put the truck in reverse and then pull back into drive to take off the truck jerks you so hard that it even squeals the tires. I talked to another chevrolet dealership in cookeville tn and they said they are aware or the issue and currently have 9 other trucks with the same complaints. There was another gut in that service department the same day also complaining about the same issue with his truck . Every time I take it back to the murfreesboro dealership they say they can not find the problem and they do not know of any issues which I find hard to believe. This issues has been present from the first day I purchased this truck
Truck will rev high and not move for 2 or 3 seconds when accelerating after stopping at redl lght then slam into first gear and lurch forward abruptly. The motor mounts are damaged from doing this over and over again. Engine has 44000 miles is serviced on time every time and not abused.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 5 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle began to jerk backward and forward. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to jessup auto plaza (68111 e. Palm canyon dr, cathedral city, ca 92234, (760) 989-4071) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that an unspecified update needed to be performed. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 17,811.
Hard shift from 1st to 2nd and sometimes 2nd to 3rd causing the engine to rev high - city driving. When towing boat in tow or camper in tow mode, transmission will not switch gears when it should causing high rev - city and highway driving. Dealership has had it multiple times but find "nothing" wrong every time and then it shifts hard upon leaving the dealership. This happens frequently throughout the year regardless of the weather.
Driving truck and noticed a jerk when accelerating on 1st and 2nd gear causing the vehicle to have a delayed acceleration could cause accidents in traffic. Also when shifting from reverse to drive the truck jerks violently as if the transmission can't engage or dropped and has the delayed issue forementioned the main screen on the vehicle keeps cycling turns on and off repeatedly causing distraction and makes the vehicle computer system unusable
1.drivetrain issue: at the 1st. Start of the day, when shifting into d (drive gear) ; upon accelerating, the trucks transmission drops off between 1st and 2nd gear as if it were pausing for 1-2 seconds, then truck surges forward issue started the day I drove off the lot. Thought it was truck just working out a glitch, but has always persisted. 2. Electrical issue: power mirrors; when power mirrors are folding inward mirrors do not close at the same time, started the day I drove off the lot. As time has passed it now has become an even larger issue, the power motor in mirror runs continually after it has been open or closed as well as mirror tilting when in reverse. Very distracting. 3. Collision censor: issue started within last 90 days; I can be driving down the road/ highway at any time with no other obstacles in my area, nothing around my truck on any of the four sides,truck will sound warning alarm as well as the display in the dash. I make sure all censors are all clean of any dirt-ice-snow, very troubling when driving as it makes one think there is on coming obstacles.
I was driving at 65mph with cruise activated and I noticed a "shudder" and it lasted approximately 1 minute. 10 minutes later it happened once again. I was driving on I-40 and the road surface is level in the areas that I was driving. I purchased this truck new and it only has 11,000 miles on it. After searching causes of this issue online, I discovered that I was not alone and that numerous people have had the same issue on all models of gm cars and it is related to the 8 speed transmission. I have made an appointment to have the dealership where the truck was purchased to diagnose the issue.
This truck continues to slip out of gear when trying to accelerate. Yesterday, as I attempted to cross a road, the transmission was "hung up" between gears resulting in a very dangerous situation where I was unable to move until traffic came much closer. It started from a stop and when I tried to cross the road it was shuddering between gears. This continues to happen on this vehicle. Sometimes it's a hard shift, other times it slips out of gear and as I push the accelerator, the engine revs and it is not in a gear and it finally grinds into a gear and then there is a jolt when it slams into the gear and the truck lurches forward or sometimes it's enough to squeal the tires.
From reverse going into drive has delay shift and shifts and jerks real hard before going into drive. Its not all the time but have notice it on different times. Feels like rear end or trans is slipping
While taking off fist shift from 2nd to 3rd gear trans slips to the point of losing forward momentum for several seconds. Multiple times in shop and failed to duplicate problem. Happens daily.
After driving my 2019 rst silverado the truck starting hard shifting out of 1st gear when starting out. Now at 22000 miles along with it shifting hard out of 1st gear, it now is shuddering when driving at different speeds. When it shifts hard from 1st to 2nd it fills like it is going to drop the rear end out of the truck. This is not normal!
A cold start on morning vehicle hesitates from reverse to drive and searches for the gear. Sometimes it slams into gear and feels like someone rear ended me. Under a year old been in shop 5 times. I was told to use my brake pedal when I change gears. Truck is unsafe and will cause a crash
I bought a 2019 chevrolet silverado 1500hd used and every since I've had it, it has a vibration at highway speeds. I've had it back to chenoweth ford where I bought it twice now and they sent me to harry green chevrolet dealer and no one has a clue what is causing it. I have been researching this year, make and model vehicle and have found alot of people with this same issue that they are calling the "chevy shake" which appears to have been going on since 2014 through 2020. I even found a class action lawsuit on this issue. The truck has 36,000 miles on it and I would say this is the reason the previous owner traded it off. I was given a rental car once when I took it in for repair because they had it until the next day. Which when I picked it up they said that the vibration was 90 percent gone but they couldn't get it to go away completely and that they had 3 different mechanics working on it.
8 speed transmission. There are times slips between gears or surges ahead when it shifts up. Notified dealer 4 times but they say its normal that it is just how the 8speed transmission acts; it is not normal. When it slips there is concern of not getting out of the way of oncoming traffic. When it surges forward it throws my head against head rest.
I was driving up a hill at approx. 5 miles an hour, with coworker in vehicle. The transmission could not find a gear and the vehicle lost momentum and rolled backwards down the hill. I had to slam on my breaks before I hit another vehicle. We were at kaiser hospital assisting with the cooling towers of the hospital. I had to turn the vehicle off and then on, and slow make my way to the parking area. My coworker was extremely worried and felt the vehicle was unsafe, as did I. This problem has happened several times.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 20 MPH, the rear tires and brakes seized with a message not to exceeded 60 MPH was displayed on the instrument panel. The contact shifted the vehicle into neutral and back into drive multiple times for the vehicle to resume normal operation. The vehicle was driven to palm chevrolet (2300 sw college rd, ocala, fl 34471 (352) 433-4105) to be diagnosed however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure or retrieve a fault code. The failure recurred intermittently. While conducting a VIN search, the contact became aware of the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v889000 (service brakes, hydraulic, service brakes, electronic stability control) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact to take the vehicle back to the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle after the vehicle had been parked for an extended period, the transmission slipped. The contact stated that after depressing the accelerator pedal, the transmission failed to respond. The contact stated that after releasing the accelerator pedal and waiting for several seconds the vehicle operated as designed. The vehicle was taken to serpentini chevrolet of west lake (25100 detroit rd, westlake, oh 44145, (440) 740-3208) to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to retrieve a fault code or duplicate the failure. The contact sought a second opinion from another dealer and was informed that the vehicle operated as designed. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 300.
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