2003 Chevrolet Silverado transmission problems
49 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 49 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 8,000 miles 41 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 32 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 41 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 8,000 miles, and 95% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire.
What owners wrote
General motors have a faulty neutral safety shift switch on their silverado 1500 1/2 ton pickups that may lead to failure and cause the truck to burn. I have brought this to the attention of general motors but they ignored me. My truck burned and we put it out. I see others that have burned and I bet the neutral safety switch is what started it. If you were to investigate how many 03 (maybe newer maybe older) have burned you will find the cause in this switch.
2003 2500 silvarado with 36,000 miles. So far the transfer case shifting module (dropped itself inot 4 low at 70 MPH), transmission (became so sloppy that it slammed passengers around had to be rebuilt), air conditioner compressor (quit working and the new one works poorly), fuel pump (died in the middle of utah and took 4 days to get the part), radio (had multiple problems had to be replaced after 4 visits), keyless remote failures, and 4 recalls.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado
- Brakes 280 complaints
- Electrical system 121 complaints
- Steering 85 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 38 complaints
- Engine 32 complaints
- Suspension 30 complaints
- Cruise control 29 complaints
- Fuel system 27 complaints