Hard shifts, no cruise control

[Kyledempsey1]

Every morning when I start my truck the traction control light stays on for a couple minutes and shifts hard up and down and the cruise control does not work. When I pick up one of my workers about 20 minutes from my house I’ll shut the truck off and restarted it and everything works fine. This is an every day thing. 
2017 Silverado 5.3 L. I use my truck every day for work so it’s hard to bring it to the shop if somebody knew what this was I can just replace the part myself in my garage and make my life easy  I’m thinking it must just be a sensor.

[carnau]

28 minutes ago, Kyledempsey1 said:

Every morning when I start my truck the truck control light stays on for a couple minutes and shifts hard up and down and the cruise control does not work. When I pick up one of my workers about 20 minutes from my house I’ll shut the truck off and restarted it and everything works fine. This is an every day thing. 
2017 Silverado 5.3 L. I use my truck every day for work so it’s hard to bring it to the shop if somebody knew what this was I can just replace the part myself in my garage and make my life easy  I’m thinking it must just be a sensor.

Hey buddy. I'de like to try to help you fix this. Just need a little more information please. When you say the truck control light, Which light do you mean?

[Kyledempsey1]

25 minutes ago, carnau said:

Hey buddy. I'de like to try to help you fix this. Just need a little more information please. When you say the truck control light, Which light do you mean?

 

The traction control light. The one that would come on if you spin the tires with the traction control on

[newdude]

More than likely you've got a code that might lead you to something.  I'd have the truck scanned and see what is found.  If any are present, it can help point in the right direction to see if something is failed, failing, or where to start looking.  

[Kyledempsey1]

27 minutes ago, newdude said:

More than likely you've got a code that might lead you to something.  I'd have the truck scanned and see what is found.  If any are present, it can help point in the right direction to see if something is failed, failing, or where to start looking.  

I know that but it’s summer and I’m working 7 days a week. It’s hard to get my truck to the shop to get on the scanner. I was hoping somebody else had the same problem and I could just fix it in my garage after work. It’s pretty distinct symptoms and it has to have happened to somebody else it’s just finding the person who knows what’s up

[carnau]

40 minutes ago, Kyledempsey1 said:

I know that but it’s summer and I’m working 7 days a week. It’s hard to get my truck to the shop to get on the scanner. I was hoping somebody else had the same problem and I could just fix it in my garage after work. It’s pretty distinct symptoms and it has to have happened to somebody else it’s just finding the person who knows what’s up

Buy yourself an inexpensive code reader. https://amzn.to/2BdGpJf

 

You're willing to throw parts at your vehicle on the basis that they "could" have the same problem as you. This is not a good idea. If you want help, I would be glad to help you diagnose it. But we need more information to get there.

[newdude]

2 hours ago, Kyledempsey1 said:

I know that but it’s summer and I’m working 7 days a week. It’s hard to get my truck to the shop to get on the scanner. I was hoping somebody else had the same problem and I could just fix it in my garage after work. It’s pretty distinct symptoms and it has to have happened to somebody else it’s just finding the person who knows what’s up

 

The thing is, a lot of things can cause this.  People could have a similar issue, but each person may have something else causing it.  One guy could have a bad or multiple bad fuel injectors, another could have just a bad battery.  You can just start replacing parts you think it is, but it might take lots of time and $$$ to get to that point. 

 

It needs to be diagnosed.  Even if you swing by an Autozone or whatever parts stores you have in Canada that can just quick read for codes.  Or, if you have a smartphone, you can get a device like BlueDriver and scan it yourself to see if there is anything there.  Codes, if there are any, may be helpful to us on the forum, and can lead you in the right direction.