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2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Powertrain (other) Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the powertrain system, filed with NHTSA

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Powertrain (other) reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
149
Latest Jun 22, 2026
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
10%
of 1,432 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
6
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

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Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 149 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.

Owner reports naming powertrain

The 25 most recent of 149, in the owner's own words

Powertrain (other)
Filed Jun 22, 2026

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and shifting into a lower gear, the vehicle was jerking with an audible sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, the diagnostic result was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.

NHTSA ID
11745750
Incident
Jun 1, 2026
Mileage
180,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Mar 2, 2026

Vehicle is shifting extremely hard vehicle has 115*** miles. If the transmission fails in the interstate it can cause a major accident or even death Multiple owners have the same issue with faulty components related to the transmission no warning lights on the dash the hard shifting gets worse as the transmission temp gets hotter

NHTSA ID
11721499
Incident
Feb 9, 2026
Body & structurePowertrain (other)
Filed Feb 22, 2026

Unknown..... the transmission in my truck began the shutter and shake like I was running over the rumble strip. The truck was at one point locked into 4x4 and even stuck in reverse and almost got me ran over by a diesel when I couldn't get out of his way until the very last second. Im not the only one with this issue. Gm has been knowingly mass producing these defective transmissions and selling them to the public with no notication to the consumers. This is obviously defrauding the consumers out of not only there money but also many of there livelihoods. As many families depend on there trucks in order to financially support there families. As mine does. Gm sold defective equipment. Completely aware that they where defective this is fraud and they should be held liable for there actions.

NHTSA ID
11719674
Incident
Jan 29, 2026
Powertrain (other)
Filed Feb 4, 2026

I hit my brakes to avoid an accident in multiple -5 degree weather and my trucks transmission shuttered and failed to work. This truck was running very strong before this unexpected event. Chevy owners should not have to pay for this out of pocket. Thank you

NHTSA ID
11715525
Incident
Jan 26, 2026
EnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Jan 2, 2026

I bought a truck from Paul Gerber Auto sales, Inc(used car dealer) in Omaha Nebraska. The transmission is bad because of the torque converter and a known issue where the transmission fluid gets too hot causing the torque converter to become damaged. There are also multiple known safety recalls with this vehicle and the issue with the transmission has been confirmed by a independent mechanic. The dealer had me driving it down roads that didn't take the vehicle through all of its gears so the problem wasn't noticed until after I had gotten on to the freeway. Went on the freeway I noticed that it was shifting up hard and downshifting hard as well as a rumble strip effects in the vehicle struggled to get up to speed or was sluggish. When I was clear and tried to pull out into a lane from an intersection the vehicle struggled to get up to speed and I was nearly rear-ended. That's when I took it to have an OBD reading which caused the check engine light to turn on and notice that codes were pending which means that the dealership cleared the codes before the test drive. Please have not been made aware yet but I will be filing a report.

NHTSA ID
11708447
Incident
Dec 29, 2025
ElectricalEnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Oct 12, 2025

Vehicle is experiencing intermittent electrical issues, including vehicle completely shutting off while driving, driver window security warning message appears, radio, outside temp and fuel economy will reset when starting the truck. Last time it shut down while coming to a stop, a message appeared on the driver information screen saying “3 key programmed to vehicle”. Sometimes before it shuts down while driving, the radio and dash lights go out followed by engine stalling and there are different messages that appear briefly, like, service stabilitrac, roll driver window down & 3 keys programmed. The truck has shut down on me while operating 7 times in the last 3 months! This is EXTREMELY dangerous as i lose power steering & brakes! It has happened while in the middle of a busy intersection, in a round about, pulling into a parking spot, driveway and while driving straight on a road. I have cleaned & checked all ground locations, replaced the battery and alternator, cleaned battery terminals and Cables, checked all the fuses and nothing has made it stop!

NHTSA ID
11692930
Incident
Aug 1, 2025
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jul 29, 2025

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the transmission failed to respond as intend. The contact pulled over to the right side of the road to wait for tow truck assistance. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle had been repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V152000 (POWER TRAIN); but the repair failed to fix the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure had occurred after the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 127,000.

NHTSA ID
11676932
Incident
Jul 24, 2025
Mileage
127,000 mi
EnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Jul 18, 2025

I am writing to report a significant mechanical failure with my 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, which I believe warrants further attention due to its potential safety implications and its connection to a widely documented defect affecting many GM vehicles equipped with Active Fuel Management (AFM) systems. The engine suffered lifter and camshaft failure. This is a well-known problem with GM trucks using AFM systems and can pose a safety hazard, particularly if the vehicle stalls while driving. Failed Component: The engine’s valve lifters and camshaft failed. The components and repair documentation are available for inspection upon request. Safety Risk: This failure caused loss of power while driving, creating a risk of stalling in traffic, which could endanger both myself and other drivers on the road. Confirmed Diagnosis: The issue was confirmed by the dealership where I service my truck, Team Chevrolet in Las Vegas, NV. They identified the lifter and camshaft failure as the source of the symptoms. Inspection History: The vehicle has been inspected and diagnosed by the repair facility. I reported my concerns directly to General Motors and formally requested goodwill assistance and an extended warranty to cover the repairs. However, GM denied my goodwill and extended warranty request despite widespread reports and TSBs. Warning Signs: These warning signs began to show June, 2025 after picking it up from the service department at Team Chevrolet as it had been serviced. The truck was taken back to the dealership within 30 minutes of picking it up.

NHTSA ID
11674598
Incident
Jun 6, 2025
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jul 15, 2025

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly shifted out of overdrive and the transmission shuddered. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a certified mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the transmission was failing and needed to be rebuilt or replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted, and the contact was only able to leave a message but had not yet received a call back. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 164,000.

NHTSA ID
11673577
Incident
Nov 15, 2024
Mileage
164,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jul 9, 2025

Why is/was there no investigation in to the torque converters in these vehicles? I have the 5.3L V8. Took it to a tranny shop and he has five on his lot, same transmission same generation all same issue. He says they start eating themselves and he has a few with only five digit mileage that he still needs to fix. A guy in my firehouse is a parts manager for a Chevy dealership and knows the part number for the transmission off the top of his head because they fly through them and he has 19 in stock. Luckily I'm a good driver and when the transmission gave out on the highway I was able to control and get over without my kids getting hurt. But that is two shops confirming this is an issue. It's a safety issue. An expensive safety issue. There's even a tranny guy on Facebook that says the same thing because these are mostly all he works on. I'm a bit shocked you all allowed this to pass through. Granted the shop said the American made parts in the torque converters are the ones failing, so it would look bad. But my kids could have been hurt if my wife was driving and couldn't control the truck. This is an epic failure. Five digit mileage trucks coming in for the same issue. He told me to keep up whatever maintenance I'm doing because coming in at 130k is the second highest he has seen.

NHTSA ID
11672327
Incident
Jul 5, 2025
Body & structurePowertrain (other)
Filed Apr 30, 2025

Over the course of ownership the chassis of this vehicle has gotten horrendously corroded, which has caused structural components of the frame to begin to develop rust holes needing repair. These holes in the chassis are caused by the incorrect application of the factory chassis wax coating and has caused the entire frame to become deeply rusted through in many areas. Additionally I have been through two transmissions, the first occurring at around 55,000 miles of use, and the second around 105,000 miles. Seems there is a point of failure after around 50,000 miles on these transmissions.

NHTSA ID
11657842
Incident
Apr 30, 2025
Powertrain (other)
Filed Apr 21, 2025

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle lost automotive power, and the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended, and the transmission was slipping. The contact pulled over into a nearby parking lot and had the vehicle towed to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was advised that the transmission and the torque converter were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 220,000.

NHTSA ID
11655894
Incident
Apr 18, 2025
Mileage
220,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Apr 18, 2025

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 50-65 MPH, the vehicle jerked and downshifted unintendedly. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced hard and erratic transmission shifts while driving. There was no warning light illuminated. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

NHTSA ID
11655411
Incident
Apr 11, 2025
Mileage
130,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Mar 13, 2025

While driving on the interstate my truck starting slowing down fast and the engine RPM's went up. I pulled to the side and restarted the truck i would start driving then the truck would do the exact same thing. While all this was happening there was a burning smell in the truck. I brought the truck to an automotive mechanic and the found the transmission was bad. It is a very common problem with 2014 silverado 1500 trucks with the 6 speed transmission.

NHTSA ID
11648073
Incident
Aug 1, 2024
Driver assistancePowertrain (other)
Filed Feb 18, 2025

Transmission slipping

NHTSA ID
11643543
Incident
Jan 13, 2025
Powertrain (other)
Filed Nov 8, 2024

The transmission at less then 150,000 miles grinds and causes a vibration through the steering wheel. It is available for inspection if need be. There was no sign of this failure before it happened. It has made the truck unsafe to operate because of it were to fail it would cause a complete loss of power to the drive shaft, and currently is causing intermittent power loss to the drive shaft. It has been inspected by a local Chevrolet dealership as well as an independent transmission shop that both confirmed the torque converter has begun to fail. The local dealership as well as the transmission shop have both stated they have had a large number of trucks with the same issue come in over the last year. The service manager at the dealership even informed me that there should be a recall put out for the issue. I have even put in a complaint to GM and there was nothing done about the issue. I went back and forth with them for months

NHTSA ID
11624276
Incident
Mar 1, 2023
Powertrain (other)
Filed Oct 12, 2024

Transmission failure. At 140,000 miles, metal flakes in the pan. This could cause an accident and I've done some research and found multiple people with this same issue between 2012 and 2016. Also, a transmission shouldn't be needing to change at this amount of miles. Also, I bought this vehicle used with this problem.

NHTSA ID
11619462
Incident
Jan 3, 2024
ElectricalExterior lightingPowertrain (other)
Filed Oct 2, 2024

Transmission failure along with over heating an also grounding wire issues dash lights flickering along with headlights, and truck shutting off while driving loosing power steering!!!!

NHTSA ID
11617796
Incident
Oct 2, 2024
Powertrain (other)
Filed Sep 13, 2024

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission failed to shift as intended. The contact stated that the transmission jolted. Additionally, the transmission was hard shifting. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a possible failed torque converter. The contact stated that the vehicle was not officially diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 232,000.

NHTSA ID
11614438
Incident
Feb 13, 2024
Mileage
232,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Sep 9, 2024

The automatic shifting gears from v4 to v8 is causing a hard shift, now the vehicle will not go into v4 at all

NHTSA ID
11613598
Incident
Aug 31, 2024
Body & structurePowertrain (other)
Filed Jun 28, 2024

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the transmission shuddered and all the gauges on the instrument panel fluctuated intermittently. In addition, while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to respond. The ABS and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the cross frame had caused additional damages to the wiring harness, and the framework and torque converter needed to be replaced. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 148,000.

NHTSA ID
11597442
Incident
Jun 3, 2024
Mileage
148,000 mi
EnginePowertrain (other)
Filed May 30, 2024

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle began to jerk. The vehicle downshifted and upshifted violently. There was smoke coming from the tailpipe. The accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle was slow to respond. The vehicle stopped and lunged forward. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to service the vehicle and referred the contact to the dealer. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the fuel injectors and cylinder #7 needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The OnStar error message was displayed and stated to disregard. The contact used and OBD tool and retrieved DTC code: P0207 (Power Train injector) and P0300 “Power train”; and a random cylinder misfire was detected. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact there were no open recalls on the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000.

NHTSA ID
11591582
Incident
May 18, 2024
Mileage
69,000 mi
BrakesPowertrain (other)Steering
Filed May 10, 2024

ON MARCH 15, 2024 My 2014 Chevrolet silverado LT pickup while I was driving the steering suddenly got hard to steer then the engine shut off , I had very little brakes and steering, then it wouldnt start back after I got stopped. thank goodness I didnt hit anyone, after a few minutes it started and I carefully drove home, it was fine until may 09, 2024 I was going to a DR appointment and when I turned in the drive the steering got really hard and the engine almost died and when I turned it off it wouldnt start back all power was dead after I tried it several times it finally started but the stereo and dash lights were not working correct,I contacted GM and they told me that my truck had been recalled for this problem and they reset the computer module but thats all they were going to do. this didnt fix it and I want them to fix my truck because this is a very serious problem and could cause me to wreak and possibly kill someone or myself. please help me with this matter to get GM to fix it.

NHTSA ID
11588165
Incident
May 9, 2024
AirbagsPowertrain (other)
Filed May 8, 2024
Crash reported

The 6L80 is known for there bad parts and going out. The transmissions are braking down on accout of poor craftsmanship and cheap parts. Plus my truck is shutting off and back on while driving which caused me to rear-end another truck and not one air bag deployed and it pushed the other trucks bumper all the way under his tail gate and my front bumper has enough damage that the airbags should've went off

NHTSA ID
11587690
Incident
Nov 1, 2023
Powertrain (other)
Filed Mar 7, 2024

Don't get gears skipping gear

NHTSA ID
11575983
Incident
Mar 7, 2024

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