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2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 · symptom sheet

Transmission jerks, lurches or bangs into gear

  • 41owner reports
  • 75,000median miles
  • 0involved a crash

Newest report Dec 9, 2025 · checked Sep 19, 2026

41 of the 89 reports of transmission shudder on the 2016 Silverado 1500 describe jerking or hard shifts.

Part of Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard (89 reports)

Tick what matches of 41 reports

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What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the torque converter (4 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2016 model year as of Sep 19, 2026.

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 28,386 and 95,000 miles, from the 25 reports that gave a mileage.

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What owners wrote

“Transmission problem. Harsh and clunk noise when shifting. Hesitation when accelerating and when shifting to reverse. It only has 70,000 miles the dealer wants 7 to 8 thousand to fix it.”

Filed Apr 22, 2025 · 70,000 miles

“Jerking of 1-2 gears. Also in 5-6. Has not been inspected thoroughly by dealer. Was told “it’s just the way these vehicles are.” Merging onto oncoming traffic, I fear for my safety. No warning lights and the jerking/rumble strip feeling is becoming more common than when purchased.”

Filed Mar 11, 2025

“At 89,000 miles my transmission started to make a clunking noise took it in to a shop and transmission needed to be replace”

Filed Feb 11, 2024 · 89,000 miles

“Transmission would shudder when driving. Sometimes loud bang when shifting from first to second gear. Torque converter ultimately failed while crossing traffic. Truck would not move. No gears. Only 58,000 miles on transmission. Never used for hauling. Torque converter had broken metal parts that caused the fluid to become blocked so it could not drive. A rebuilt transmission needed to be installed at my cost.”

Filed Jun 15, 2023 · 58,000 miles

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 0 of 41 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.

File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation.

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