CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 has an early trend of the transmission shifting hard, surging & jerking.
At the moment these trucks are still under warranty. However this transmission problem shows up right away with the average reported mileage only around 3,000 miles, so for now the 2017 Silverado earns our "Beware of the Clunker" badge.
This truck has always had rough, clunky-sounding, shifting from time to time, so I thought it was normal. Sometimes it also lurches forward when coming to a stop, going uphill/downhill, or when it speeds up.
I didn't get a check engine light at first, but I still thought it was weird. I casually asked the dealership mechanic about it during one of my maintenance appointments and I was told that the truck was fine--that it was typical for the truck to happen, so I ignored it. I wish I knew that he really meant all trucks of my year have this issue and THAT is what makes it "normal".
As time went on, the issue became more noticeable and happened frequently, but I still had no check engine light. It really bothered me and I had a bad feeling about it, so I went to my mechanic friends and family for advice. They told me an entirely different story about my trans. Apparently, 2011-2020 Silverados have garbage transmissions that are destined to fail. The design of them is what makes them such a problem. They said it was a problem for really any car that used the same trans. They warned me that eventually all vehicles with the same trans will fail and the fix for it wasn't cheap.
Shortly after that revelation, I got the dreaded check engine light. When I got the error code read, sure enough, it was transmission failure.
The new trans is going to cost me $6,335.33 and that's with the core exchange program offered by my local Chevy dealership to certified mechanics. I have to pay an additional $2,000.00 upfront for that exchange program, but I get it back as a rebate when my faulty core is returned. So grand total for my repairs with tax? $8,728.09.
The worst part? The transmission I need has a nation-wide shortage. The part won't come in for at least a month. That's if I'm lucky.
Right now my truck is driveable, but if I don't get the part in soon, I'm going to find myself stranded on the side of the road with a dead truck.
While driving at freeway speed, my vehicle suddenly lost power with a check engine light activation. Luckily I was able to pull off the highway without getting smashed into as the vehicle decided not to go over 30 Mph. I had the vehicle towed to the closest Chevy Dealership and a week later I am still waiting for them to check the warranty information and get back to me. This truck has the 6L80 transmission. It has never been smooth, but this is bad.
- Jason B.,
Turlock, CA, US
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This truck has always had rough, clunky-sounding, shifting from time to time, so I thought it was normal. Sometimes it also lurches forward when coming to a stop, going uphill/downhill, or when it speeds up.
I didn't get a check engine light at first, but I still thought it was weird. I casually asked the dealership mechanic about it during one of my maintenance appointments and I was told that the truck was fine--that it was typical for the truck to happen, so I ignored it. I wish I knew that he really meant all trucks of my year have this issue and THAT is what makes it "normal".
As time went on, the issue became more noticeable and happened frequently, but I still had no check engine light. It really bothered me and I had a bad feeling about it, so I went to my mechanic friends and family for advice. They told me an entirely different story about my trans. Apparently, 2011-2020 Silverados have garbage transmissions that are destined to fail. The design of them is what makes them such a problem. They said it was a problem for really any car that used the same trans. They warned me that eventually all vehicles with the same trans will fail and the fix for it wasn't cheap.
Shortly after that revelation, I got the dreaded check engine light. When I got the error code read, sure enough, it was transmission failure.
The new trans is going to cost me $6,335.33 and that's with the core exchange program offered by my local Chevy dealership to certified mechanics. I have to pay an additional $2,000.00 upfront for that exchange program, but I get it back as a rebate when my faulty core is returned. So grand total for my repairs with tax? $8,728.09.
The worst part? The transmission I need has a nation-wide shortage. The part won't come in for at least a month. That's if I'm lucky.
Right now my truck is driveable, but if I don't get the part in soon, I'm going to find myself stranded on the side of the road with a dead truck.
- Hotoko S., Honolulu, HI, US