Bigjoe1972

I have a 2018 2X4 LT eAssist (355hp) Silverado and just passed 3,200 miles. Purchased in June 2018. I have noticed the "bumpy" sort of surging when backing up as well. It is intermittent and because of other comments I knew to expect it. I also notice drive line "clunking" as well from time to time when shifting from Park to Reverse or Reverse to Drive. Not a hard clunk but.....noticeable. Gas mileage has been interesting. We drive around the city most of the time (San Francisco) and if we use a whole tank of gas on city driving only.....we get about 14mpg on average. Not what I expected with an eAssist. However....if we go on a long drive (SF to Tahoe and back) we get about 24-27mpg and that is a big improvement over my 2003 Silverado I replaced. I think the majority of fuel savings for me is the eAssist motor kicking in to assist and keep the active fuel management in V4 mode for longer time (or preventing V8 mode shift return altogether under light acceleration) when on the free way. I love the truck, huge improvement over the 2003 LS and kids dig the extra room with the crew cab. Enjoy the thread as well. Keep the comments/updates/experience coming.

Just sold my 2003 Silverado and bought a 2018 5.3L w/ eassist. Loving it so far. Did a bunch of research before buying so I knew what to expect. I give it a sec after letting off the brake before I ease into the gas pedal....I notice no clunking/thumping or hesitation. For those that may expect to just tromp on it once you see green you might have different results. Am enjoying an improvement in mileage and the hill assist is kinda slick. If and when I do tow a trailer I am sure the easssit motor will help when towing. The battery is kept below the jump seat and hence the locking compartment isn’t an option....but he underseat storage in he crew cab is sure nice. I had read somewhere that the lithium batt was stored under the back seat.....not true....the underseat storage unit fits nicely. Be advised.....WeatherTech floor mats will not fit. I think they didn’t measure for an eassist model as the main problems are the location of the batt under the console.