2019 Chevrolet Silverado transmission and drivetrain problems
333 of the 1,085 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado name the transmission and drivetrain (NHTSA’s “Power Train” heading — the transmission, transfer case, driveshafts, axles and differentials — NHTSA files them under one heading). Filed under the same heading: 427 manufacturer bulletins, 1 recall. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the transmission and drivetrain
Source: NHTSA complaint database6 of the 333 reports a crash · 1 a fire · 2 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2019: 23 · 2020: 34 · 2021: 31 · 2022: 20 · 2023: 46 · 2024: 47 · 2025: 91 · 2026: 41
Half of the 106 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the transmission and drivetrain problem between 5,000 and 52,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
1,085 complaints in all about the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado, 41 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Power Train” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Chevrolet Silverado transmission and drivetrain problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the transmission and drivetrain. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
2019 chevy Silverado, 5.3l with 8-speed transmission. Experienced intermittent transmission shudder at 32 - 44 MPH. Vehicle serviced per GM ts bulletin to drain and flush transmission, replace defective fluid with atf mobile 1 synthetic. This was done twice and problem got worse. Now shudders constantly at 32-44 MPH.
When slowing down, the vehicle has a hard downshift. Usually it would be described as not being smooth. Today, while traveling about 40 MPH with the foot off the accelerator, it downshifted so hard it felt like I was rear ended by another vehicle
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving, the vehicle would shift extremely hard from first into second gear and lunged forward. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired.
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact noticed the transmission had a delay when changing gears from reverse into drive. In addition, when the vehicle was placed in reversed, it lurched forward roughly and felt as if it would stall. There were no warning indicators illuminated.
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. When the gear was shifted into reverse and then shifted back into drive, the vehicle jerked and lunged forward. On one occasion, the contact nearly struck a pedestrian. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer for diagnostic testing.
What is on file about the transmission and drivetrain
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsRecall filed under this heading
- 20V650000 HighOct 22, 2020 · 42 vehicles
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 and 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 trucks. One of the driveshaft joints may not have been properly welded, causing the driveshaft to separate while the vehicle is moving.
427 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
The 0 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado
Source: the same files- engine problems 419 complaints
- brake problems 195 complaints
- electrical problems 191 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre transmission and drivetrain problems common on the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 333 owner complaints naming the transmission and drivetrain on this model year (31% of everything owners filed about it), and 427 manufacturer bulletins, 1 recall are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the transmission and drivetrain on the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado?
Yes — one campaign is filed under this heading: 20V650000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
When do transmission and drivetrain problems show up on the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 14,000 miles; half of them between 5,000 and 52,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Power Train" heading cover?
The transmission, transfer case, driveshafts, axles and differentials — NHTSA files them under one heading. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.