Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
2007 NEW BODY STYLE CHEVY SILVERADO JERKS / BANGS WHILE STOPPED AS IF I WAS REAR ENDED. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW. CURRENTLY HAS 30,000 MILES. THE DEALER OF COURSE COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *TR
TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WILL NO LONGER SHIFT PAST 2ND GEAR AND SHIFTS HARD. *TR
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES A "CLUNK" SOUND (AS IF IT WAS SHIFTING TO A GEAR) IN "DRIVE" WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR A STOP LIGHT, APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS AFTER THE COMPLETE STOP, THE TRANSMISSION "CLUNKS" INTO WHAT SOUNDS AS IF IT IS SHIFTING INTO A GEAR (PROBABLY FIRST GEAR). THIS HAD BEGUN INFREQUENTLY, BUT IS NOW OCCURRING MORE OFTEN, AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK NOW. I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THEY STATED NO "CODES" WERE SHOWING UP ON THE COMPUTER. WHAT THEY ENDED UP DOING IS GREASING THE ENDS OF THE DRIVE SHAFT, STATING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE CONTINUES. IT COULD BE A COMPUTER PROGRAM PROBLEM. *TR
THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MY '07 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 Z71 4DR PICK-UP. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN EATING IT'S OWN OIL. IT ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION LEAK DUE TO DEFECTIVE PART CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE OIL FOR NO REASON AND THERE IS NO GM PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND AFTER INVESTING ALOT OF MONEY AND TAKING CARE OF VEHICLE MAINTENANCE PROPERLY, I AM TRULY UPSET AND THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR
CHEVY SILVERADO 2007, THE TRANSMISSION JERKS/SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT. AS IF SOMEONE HAS BUMPED YOU FROM BEHIND. IT TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS (5-20) FOR IT TO OCCUR. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND SPUN OUT SIDEWAYS. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 200 TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN TOW HAUL MODE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
2 MONTHS AFTER BUYING MY VEHICLE THE BRAKE ON MY VEHICLE HAD A BAD SQUEAL. WHICH HAPPENS WHEN IT IS VERY HUMID OUTSIDE. I WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS WEATHER AND MY BRAKES GETTING RUN IN. 1 MONTH LATER THE SAME FROM THE DEALER NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES, SERVICE TECH'S SAY IT LOOKS FINE. 1 MONTH AGO A MECHANIC AT MY WORK SAW PITTS IN MY BRAKE ROTORS. HE SAYS HE HAS NEVER SEEN A NEW VEHICLES WITH THAT MUCH DAMAGE ON A BRAKE ROTORS ON FURTHER INSPECTION. ALL FOUR ROTORS ARE PITTED. THIS IS A 2007 CHEVY SILVERADO LT CREW CAB 4X2. #2 THERE IS A JERKING MOVEMENT WHEN U ARE COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN ARE RED LIGHT. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO WANT TO LET THE CAR KEEP GOING, TOLD BY DEALER THIS WAS NORMAL WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR
HESITATION AT 12000+- WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM OVERDRIVE TO 3 GEAR WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 45 TO 60 MPH & WAS ONLY NOTICEABLE WHEN TRAVELING ON UPHILL GRADES. ALSO A NOTICEABLE DROP IN FUEL MILEAGE WAS NOTICED. TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT 12800. DEALERSHIP UPDATED THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE. HESITATION PRESENT. RIDE ALONG PERFORMED WITH THE SHOP FOREMAN AT 12900+- THE VEHICLE DID HESITATE. SHOP FOREMAN RECOMMENDED CHANGING BRANDS OF FUEL, ROAD FORCE BALANCE THE TIRES & FUEL FILTER. DIFFERENT BRANDS OF FUEL WERE USED & WAS BROUGHT IN FOR RECOMMENDED SERVICE AT 12937. FUEL FILTER WAS NOT REPLACED. HESITATION PRESENT. DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED PERFORMING A SNAPSHOT OF VEHICLE COMPUTER FOR GM. 5 WEEK WAIT FOR EQUIPMENT FOR SNAPSHOT WHILE PROBLEMS WORSEN. SNAPSHOT TAKEN ON 7/23/07 & SENT TO GM. 3 WEEK WAIT FOR GM RESPONSE WHILE PROBLEMS WORSEN. CONTACTED CHEVY CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE (CCA) TO DISCUSS -CASE # 71-543486241. GM STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS WITHIN VEHICLE SPECS. RIDE ALONG WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS PERFORMED AT 15500+-. DEALERSHIP FINAL STATEMENT ?DRIVE-ABILITY CHARACTERISTICS OF VEHICLE?. CALLED CCA FOR NEXT STEP CCA STATED THERE WAS NOTHING CCA COULD DO BUT I COULD HAVE ANOTHER DEALER LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO SECOND DEALERSHIP FOR A RIDE ALONG WITH SERVICE MANAGER AT-16K MILES. SERVICE MANAGER STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT PERFORM PROPERLY & WOULD INVESTIGATE. CALLED TO CCA TO UPDATE. DEALER CALLED ME, STATED NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLETINS THAT MATCH VEHICLE PROBLEMS BUT NO FIX AVAILABLE. CALLED CCA TO ASK IF & WHEN A FIX WOULD BE AVAILABLE, TOLD THEY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFO. ASKED FOR A PHONE NUMBER FOR A DEPT AT CHEVY THAT COULD PROVIDE ANSWER BUT CCA NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE OUT NUMBER. ASKED WHAT OPTIONS I HAVE WITH CHEVY, TOLD THAT I MUST WAIT 5 DAYS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. VEHICLE NOW HESITATES, LOOSES POWER & WILL DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE. CCA CONTACTED AND REQUESTED MORE TIME ON 8/31/07 I ASKED FOR A VEHICLE BUY BACK. *JB
WE HAVE A NEW 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. WHEN YOU GAVE IT GAS IT WOULD SHIFT REAL HARD, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SEALS IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP 2 OR 3 DAYS FOR THAT. THE HARD SHIFTING WAS STILL THERE. WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT. A COUPLE DAYS LATER MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK, AND IT STALLED ON HIM WHILE DRIVING. WE DROVE IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK LIKE THAT UNTIL I CALLED GMAC TO REPORT TO THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE TRUCK. THE WOMEN I TALKED WITH TOLD ME IT WAS A SAFTEY ISSUE AND NEEDED TO BE TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP.WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP EVERYTIME THE TRUCK WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AND NOTHING SHOWED UP ON ANY DASHBOARD DISPLAYS. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP HAD IT,THEY HOOKED A COMPUTER TO IT AND DROVE IT. IT DID STALLED ON THEM, AND THEIR COMPUTER REGISTERED A FAILURE, BUT IT SHOWED NO CODES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD TO CONTACT GM TO FIND OUT WHAT TO DO. WE NEEDED OUR TRUCK BY FRIDAY BECAUSE OF PRIOR PLANS. WE CALLED GMAC COMPLAINT LINE ON THURSDAY TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. WE TALKED WITH THE COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THEIR SAFTEY DEPARMENT EXPLAINING EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON AND THAT WE NEEDED THETRUCK. THEY SAID THERE WAS REALLY NOTHING THEY COULD DO, AND PRETTY MUCH TOLD US WE COULD PICK THETRUCK UP, KNOWING IT WAS ALREADY NOTED AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ON FRIDAY THE DEALERSHIP PUT A NEW COMPUTER IN IT, AND MY HUSBAND PICKED IT UP. ON SATURDAY MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING ON I-75 IN THE PASSING LANE GOING 75 MPH AND THE TRUCK QUIT ON US. WE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH A JEEP, ALONG WITH ALMOST GOING DOWN A HILL. I CALLED GMAC RIGHT AWAY TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, ALONG WITH LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THE COMPUTER WASN'T THE PROBLEM. THIS TRUCK WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE EXPLAINED MY CONCERNS WITH GMC OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO HELP US AT ALL.*AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Data on this page last refreshed .