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#476 of 503 Silverado Transmission shifting by getnrdone1 Jul 02, 2009 (10:10 am)
I have a 2007 silverado with the 4.8L v8 and 4 speed auto trans. When I manually shift the trans into 1st gear isn't it supposed to stay in first gear? At about 3400 rmp the trans will shift to 2nd even though i have the shifter at 1st. Also, if you put the shifter into 2nd and start from a dead stop isnt it supposed to start in first and then shift to 2nd? As it is right not it will not start in 1st, it starts in 2nd which is slow to say the least. I took it to the dealer and they said that is how it is supposed to work but im not accepting that. I have owned 2 silverados before this one and never had that happen. Is this something new in the newer trucks or am i the only one with this problem? Replies to this message: ejnichol (Jul 03, 2009 6:02 pm) getnrdone1 (Jul 04, 2009 6:27 am) akjbmw (Jul 11, 2009 11:11 pm)
#477 of 503 Re: Silverado Transmission shifting [getnrdone1] by ejnichol Jul 03, 2009 (6:02 pm)
Replying to: getnrdone1 (Jul 02, 2009 10:10 am) Its normal. My '06 exhibits the same behavior. Replies to this message: getnrdone1 (Jul 04, 2009 6:27 am) akjbmw (Jul 11, 2009 11:11 pm)
#478 of 503 Re: Silverado Transmission shifting [ejnichol] by getnrdone1 Jul 04, 2009 (6:27 am)
Replying to: ejnichol (Jul 03, 2009 6:02 pm) Thats good to know. Thanks for checking! Replies to this message: akjbmw (Jul 11, 2009 11:11 pm)
#479 of 503 Re: Silverado Transmission shifting [getnrdone1] by akjbmw Jul 11, 2009 (11:11 pm)
Replying to: getnrdone1 (Jul 04, 2009 6:27 am) Back in the olden days before the auto-trac and whatever other computer controlled traction stuff became in use, a common practice when in a slippery condition was to start from a stop in second gear. It decreased the tendency of the wheels to slip and allowed the clutch to slip instead. Whatever the reasons, it worked. Feather the clutch in second and you eased off on your way.
#480 of 503 Re: 2004 GMC Sierra Ext SLE 5.3l [txredneck] by harvey12 Aug 03, 2009 (7:08 pm)
Replying to: txredneck (Jun 29, 2009 5:01 am) your transmission wont build up enough pressure to shift into third which means in your fluid passage u have a hairline crack inside... no nothing will leak out but its not good cause it is junk!! if your really luck it also could be a valve inside which is sticking not allowing you to shift...not hard to fix at all Replies to this message: cajun_okie (Aug 04, 2009 7:37 am) obyone (Aug 04, 2009 1:09 pm)
#481 of 503 Re: 2004 GMC Sierra Ext SLE 5.3l [harvey12] by cajun_okie Aug 04, 2009 (7:37 am)
Replying to: harvey12 (Aug 03, 2009 7:08 pm) My transmission was rebuilt by a close friend of mine due to the issue I described. He said he has never seen a trans with such low mileage so burned up in all his many years of experience and said the trans was not mounted properly at the factory. Additionally, he said there is a TSB on this issue and that it was corrected in the following year model. I have been working with GM and no shocker to me they don't care which is why I will NEVER buy another GM/Chevy product. Replies to this message: obyone (Aug 04, 2009 1:09 pm)
#482 of 503 Re: 2004 GMC Sierra Ext SLE 5.3l [cajun_okie] by obyone Aug 04, 2009 (1:09 pm)
Replying to: cajun_okie (Aug 04, 2009 7:37 am) Incorrectly mounted trans?   What TSB?
#483 of 503 Re: silverado tranny problems [renegade0351] by clmn Aug 20, 2009 (9:28 am)
Replying to: renegade0351 (Jul 31, 2006 1:01 pm) Exact same jerking problem here for many months and getting worse... but with a 2006 Silverado 2500HD with less than 7,000 miles on it. 36 month warranty expired yesterday. Dealer says "screw" today after telling me they could find nothing wrong at last couple visits (of course not - problem is intermittent). How do I fix this thing??? Replies to this message: txredneck (Aug 21, 2009 5:01 am)
#484 of 503 Re: silverado tranny problems [clmn] by txredneck Aug 21, 2009 (5:01 am)
Replying to: clmn (Aug 20, 2009 9:28 am) I WISH I KNEW, WE HAD OURS PUT ON THE ERROR READER AND NO ERRORS SHOWED UP. I AM OUT OF IDEAS. GOING TO TRY CHANGING THE FUEL FILTER AND SEE IF THAT HELPS. IF YOU LEARN ANYTHING OR FIGURE OUT ANYTHING I WOULD APPRECIATE YOU LETTING ME KNOW.
#485 of 503 RE: Silverado tranny problems by ruftoyzdawtr Aug 21, 2009 (5:33 pm)
We took our 2001 duramax to the shop in the beginning of May, and still haven't gotten it back, now its 4 months later and no one knows whats wrong with it, still! Tranny has been rebuilt 3 times, getting the run around from alaska sales (the chevy dealer up here) and no tranny shops or any shops period other than alaska sales and the original shop that rebuilt it, WILL TOUCH IT. so we're kinda out of options. Have yet to meet anyone who could give any insight on our truck. As far as I know there are a few factory recalls on the 99-02 silverado's so if yall are havin problems with one of those i'd look the recalls up and the symptoms it that part was out or going out and maybe that'll fix your problem. One of the ones that has to do with the tranny is a part in the torque converter and the Park neutral saftey switch also. check it out, maybe it'll help you.

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