Glad I found this site! Just purchased a 2019 Z71 5.3 8sp trans this past December. It's my first pickup, out of all the american companies for some reason I was set that I wanted a Silverado. First american car since 2000, had foreign cars since this past December. I liked the new body style on these pickups. But now I wish maybe I saw this website in hindsight before making the purchase.
I too am experiencing this hesitation when my engine is cold. It seems to hesitate no sooner I back out of my driveway put it in drive it seems to do this hesitation before it shifts in second gear. I also of course have the hard shifting in 2nd gear once it does shift. But then again, I have the hard shifting sometimes under normal operation in 2nd and 3rd gears. And downshifting is harsh as well from 3rd to 2nd gears. So it seems that there was no fix for the hesitation problem. Or has anyone come across a fix yet? I mean other than trading in your vehicle with 8spds to a vehicle with an 10spd.
