Transmission Not Engage Problems of Chevrolet Silverado 1500

When placing the truck in reverse or drive the transmission does not immediately engage. I purchased this truck new and have had two replacement transmissions for this and other issues. Dealer service department said that general motors calls this delayed engagement. Dealer also stated that there is a bulletin stating they will no longer replace transmissions for delayed engagement. This is unsafe when the vehicle is placed in gear and the accelerator is pressed to get the vehicle to move and it does not move for several seconds and the accelerator is pressed harder to get the vehicle to move but suddenly the vehicle transmission will engage and the vehicle will lunge and unexpected distance. This situation occurs more often when the truck is sitting overnight but can happen other times also. I am familiar with the situation and usually remember to not accelerate and wait an extended time for engagement.

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Tl the contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While the contact's husband was driving at low speeds, the vehicle failed to accelerate and stalled. Also, the gear shifter failed to engage in any gear. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was pushed to a parking lot. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer stated that the warranty was expired and provided case number: 8-4792950260. The failure mileage was 102,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving unknown speeds, the accelerator pedal was applied, but failed to respond. Additionally, the gear shifter failed to engage into gear and the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (quirk Chevrolet, 1000 brighton Ave, portland, me 04102) where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 300.

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I purchased this vehicle at a somewhat reliable local dealership only to have the vehicle in and out of the shop a total of 6 months for the first year and a half of my ownership. The problem with the vehicle has been, and still is, the transmission and it's ability to slip in and out of gear at random. At intersections, stops and starts, as well as in movement the transmission will disengage and slam into gear with a loud clunking noise and jerking action. On an incline, it will actually roll backwards thus forcing the need to constantly cover the brake for this concern. The service manager at the dealership says he has done all he can do and gm insist that this is normal for the transmission to work this way. They even issued a copy of a memo to the dealership about this. They have assured me that if anything were to happen with the transmission it would be covered. Forget about creating an accident, or my wife or myself getting killed! I figure this a very unsafe vehicle and will probably have to get rid of it before it gets rid of me or somebody else unless gm fixes it and makes it right. Economically I'm not in a good position to just get rid of it because I owe so much on it but even if I did an unsafe vehicle is put back into circulation for somebody else to deal with. On another note, the service manager's shared with that his father bought a 2013 Chevrolet truck with the same problem and had the transmission slam into gear the same way mine did while he was pulling away from a toll booth while towing a boat back from connecticut. Consequently, this appears to be a problem spanning additional years as well. Clearly a defective design in drive train. Please consider investigating this issue and make gm responsible for addressing this issue other than issuing a memo and turning their heads the other way. There might be many lives save by taking action now.

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Gauges stick 4 wheel drive will not engage intermittently and then will not shut off when engaged intermittently.