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2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 · symptom sheet

Transmission jerks, lurches or bangs into gear

  • 31owner reports
  • 31,469median miles
  • 0involved a crash

Newest report Aug 4, 2026 · checked Sep 19, 2026

31 of the 62 reports of transmission shudder on the 2018 Silverado 1500 describe jerking or hard shifts.

Part of Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard (62 reports)

Tick what matches of 31 reports

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What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the torque converter (4 reports) and the transmission (3 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2018 model year as of Sep 19, 2026.

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 15,000 and 79,000 miles, from the 22 reports that gave a mileage.

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What owners wrote

“Brakes sometimes require more pressure to stop or slow down. Transmission shutters and makes a clunking noise between shifting points. Kind of a sound bad u-joints make. Air Conditioning leaked all freon out in 2024 with 70k miles just 2mos. after service at a GM Dealership. Still not repaired.”

Filed May 28, 2025 · 70,000 miles

“Transmission issue!! Jerks on downshift as well rpm ramp up after shift of gear in 2nd to 1st gears”

Filed Sep 10, 2024

“Transmission jerking on downshift between 3/2 and 2/1 gears! I have seen GM has been aware of a recent transmissions issue with 2012-2018 plus 2019-2022 years”

Filed Sep 2, 2024

“I have a 2018 Chevy Silverado that has issues with the transmission slipping into different gears as well as hard violent jerking even on the freeway ,and I heard hard rumbling in my transmission burnt out with only 76,000 miles, it's like they're designed to go out.”

Filed Jul 5, 2023 · 76,000 miles

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 0 of 31 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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