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2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 transmission problems

The 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 166 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 23% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

166

Transmission complaints

23%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Silverado 1500 transmission complaints by model year313 complaints1997: 64 complaints1998: 27 complaints1999: 29 complaints2000: 18 complaints2001: 20 complaints2002: 27 complaints2003: 27 complaints2004: 27 complaints2005: 37 complaints2006: 29 complaints2007: 36 complaints2008: 25 complaints2009: 12 complaints2010: 24 complaints2011: 17 complaints2012: 10 complaints2013: 13 complaints2014: 154 complaints2015: 131 complaints2016: 190 complaints2017: 188 complaints2018: 166 complaints2019: 313 complaints2020: 211 complaints2021: 220 complaints2022: 157 complaints2023: 96 complaints2024: 82 complaints2025: 16 complaints2026: 6 complaints
Silverado 1500 transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“Motor vehicle accident 4/21/22. Vehicle stalled hit by 18 wheeler. Several times on several occasions after that on several days vehicle stalled in interstates with multiple 18 wheelers, trucks cars almost hitting me/my vehicle each time it stalled. Now and since May 2022, the transmission…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · April 21, 2022 · crash

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 have?

NHTSA has 166 complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 transmission — 23% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.