Three problems related to power train have been reported for the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 based on all problems reported for the 2019 Silverado 3500.
Very hard downshift of transmission caused rear wheels to break traction on icy road. Vehicle slid sideways across the road nearly going over the edge of a steep downgrade.
Transmission exploded from the inside causing catastrophic failure that could have resulted in death. Milage on vehicle was 20k. No indication of transmission issues on warning sensors in the car or through feeling the transmission slipping or hearing any noises before it occurred.
Experienced known chuggle issue at only 200 miles on the new vehicle. Information regarding this known issue by gm below (known issue since 2017). #pip5480: hesitation, bump or chuggle involved region or country: north America additional rpo/s: 6. 6 l5p condition: customer concern may be of a hesitation, bump, chuggle, jerk or a feeling of harshness under the following conditions:  1. Vehicle speed in the range of 25-45 mph.  2. Light accelerator pedal tip-in or tip-out maneuver.  3. Transmission in 3rd gear. Cause under investigation. Gm engineering is aware of this concern and is working on a resolution (since 2017 when l5p power plant was released yet they keep releasing vehicles with this issue).
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