2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 · symptom sheet
Transmission hesitates when accelerating
- 26owner reports
- 60,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 9, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
26 of the 153 reports of transmission shudder on the 2019 Silverado 1500 describe hesitation when accelerating.
Part of Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard (153 reports) · also: jerking or hard shifts, transmission slipping
Tick what matches of 26 reports
Hesitation when accelerating on other Silverado 1500 years
No other Silverado 1500 model year has enough reports of hesitation when accelerating for a sheet of its own. See every Silverado 1500 year.
What this problem usually is
This is the narrower sheet inside transmission shudder for a car that pauses before it goes. You press the gas, and for a beat nothing happens, or the engine revs and then the car catches up. What makes it distinct from the wider sheet is timing: the complaint isn't a rough shift at speed but a delay right when you need to move.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the transmission (16 reports) and the torque converter (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2019 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
One of the driveshaft joints may not have been properly welded, causing the driveshaft to separate while the vehicle is moving.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 12,100 and 65,000 miles, from the 11 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“While Driving I feel shaking while accelerating between 25-40 mph, and its like I'm driving over rumble strips, plus when stopped and start to accelerate it hesitates and then surges forward.”
Filed Sep 9, 2026
“Hard shifting, shutter, jerk, hesitation feels like the motor is going to fall out. Haven't had the manufacturer look at it, but it's very annoying and embarrassing.”
Filed Mar 20, 2025
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 26 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. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
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- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 155 reports
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- Check engine light or misfire 120 reports
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- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 51 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 51 reports
- Engine leaks oil 39 reports
- Transmission fails or needs replacement 37 reports
- Engine rattles or ticks 35 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 31 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 28 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 27 reports