Vehicle shifts hard and makes clunking sound in all gears. The transmission is constantly slipping between first and second gears and slams into second gear. Also having intermittent issues with truck slipping in first gear from a dead stop. There is a constant "knocking" feeling in the steering wheel when going over bumps and turning. Dealer claims nothing is wrong. I have been a loyal gm customer for years and am extremely dissatisfied.
2003 Chevrolet Silverado: transmission slipping
11 of the 695 complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado describe transmission slipping.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- typical mileage
- 6,500
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 109 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Transmission slipping by model year
What owners say
Problem with transmission hard shift from 1 to 2nd and at times won't shift until you release gas and step on gas again. Sometimes when taking off from a stop transmission slips, causing vehicle not to move, then engages when rpms is high causing vehicle to jerk into gear.
While driving transmission slipped gears, causing the consumer to drive in first gear. Dealership repaired the problem once, but problem recurred.
Transmission slips between dead stop to second gear-more noticeable when wheel is turned. "clunking" noise when shifting. Dealer was unable to find anything wrong. (2003-2500hd crew).
Power train & transmission, clunks & slips quite often on acceleration and sometimes will downshift unexpectedly at lower speeds.
When taking off from a stop transmission slips, causing vehicle to fail to move, then engages when rpms is high causing vehicle to jerk into gear. Can be very dangerous when pulling into a intersection and vehicle fails to move. I have almost wrecked several times because of the delay. Does not happen all the time dealership has been notified 7 times and failed to fix it.
Transmission has rough studder/slippage when shifting from first to second gear. It doesn't occur every acceleration.
Harsh 1-2 shift slipping 1-2 shift followed by harsh engagement.
While driving between first and second gears transmission slipped intermittently, causing vehicle shutter violently, and became very hard to down shift.
Just purchased 2003 4 door chevy silverado with latch system. Tried using system with evenflo base unit but latch belt does not fit properly due to the belt tightening unit becoming to close to plastic holder allowing belt in slipping over base unit.
The transmission slips when either starting from a complete stop or when shifting from 1st to 2nd gears. You can feel the truck then jerk into gear when engaged. Note: this is an automatic transmission and does not do it on a consistent basis. It seems that temperature or road conditions are not a factor. I have taken the vehicle into a chevrolet dealer 5 times and the problem still persists. Dt
Service bulletins that may apply
- This informational bulletin provides technicians with information regarding automatic transmission oil...
- Power train: automatic transmission
- Engine surge or stall at stop and/or DTC P0742 possible tcc applied
- Power train
- Service engine soon light is illuminated and the vehicle may not start
- Gmc: fluid leak from transmission oil cooler lines due to corrosion
- Eaton locking differential chatter shudder noise on turns, equipped with a locking rear differential rpo G80
- Service 4WD light illuminated, diagnostic trouble code (DTC) C0374 set
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado slipping
Is transmission slipping a common problem on the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado?
11 of 695 owner complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado (2%) mention transmission slipping. The model year with the most reports is 2003.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado?
There are 0 recalls and 109 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado
Brake failure 86ABS 27Harsh shifting 25Grinding brakes 18Steering noise 17Knocking 12No deployment 11Stalling 11Wipers 10Check engine light 9Premature wear 9Spongy pedal 9Fire or smoke 8Airbag light 7Ball joint 7Jerking 7Loss of power 7Power steering loss 7Tire blowout 7Fuel pump 6Fuel gauge 5Headlights 5Overheating 5Pulling 5
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