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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 has an early trend of the transmission shifting hard, surging & jerking.

At the moment these trucks are still under warranty. However this transmission problem shows up right away with the average reported mileage only around 3,000 miles, so for now the 2017 Silverado earns our "Beware of the Clunker" badge.

9.6

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
$4,940
Average Mileage:
88,300 miles
Total Complaints:
5 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. replace transmission (4 reports)
  2. needs a new transmission (1 reports)
2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 transmission problems

transmission problem

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2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Owner Comments

problem #5

Aug 212023

Silverado 1500 LT 8 (L83 - Sidi)

  • Automatic transmission
  • 114,954 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Transmission - lack of power, won't move. This vehicle was a previous issue at 65,000K's and they said they couldn't find anything wrong with it.

We sold this truck to our son 3 years ago. On Monday, August 28th, this truck would not move. It left him completely stranded.

Now it needs a new transmission which is costing over $7,000.00 Canadian to replace!

General Motors should be going good for this

- Donna F., Omemee, ON, Canada

problem #4

Mar 032022

Silverado 1500 Z71 5.0L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 75,000 miles

This will probably be the last Chevrolet vehicle I ever purchase. This transmission failure on this 2017 Z71 Silverado was the last straw. On a less important note, I've hated the seats since day one. They are the least comfortable seats of any truck I've ever owned.

- Wannabe_sailor_777 S., Houston, TX, US

problem #3

Nov 292021

Silverado 1500 LS 5.3L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 77,000 miles

Well I expected a transmission to last at least 150000 miles. the estimate to fix it is over $6000. The truck looks like new yet. This is total BS. You pay all this money for a vehicle and then this happens. I did not complain about the little stuff.

- lubricity50rh, Bangor, US

problem #2

Feb 062021

Silverado 1500 Z71 5.3L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 102,383 miles

There's a class action law suit for the 8 speed transmission, but not the 6 speed transmissions. My 6 speed transmission should not have failed at 102,383 miles on a 2017 Chevy Silverado. I had a professional transmission shop look at it and they determined that the internal parts failed and caused metal shavings to clog up the whole system causing the failure. The shop also said they are replacing on average 5 per week of the same transmission, and this is just one shop; clearly there must be many many more out there that are failing.

We need a class action suit for this transmission, or added to the 8 speed suit... Please help!

- Mike A., Crisfield, MD, US

problem #1

Apr 282021

Silverado 1500 5.3 Liter

  • Automatic transmission
  • 72,000 miles

1st day of road trip. Very expensive when it happens away from home.

- koni, Twain Harte, CA, US

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