Chevrolet Silverado 1500 — Transmission Filter Replacement Cost

Based on real repair records · last updated September 4, 2026
$398
typical range $267 – $599 (parts + labor)
typical labor time 2.2 hrs · parts $59 · labor $225 · the rest is shop fees & tax (medians)
Median and middle-half range computed from real Chevrolet Silverado 1500 transmission filter replacement repairs.

What owners actually paid

$267
1 in 4 paid less
$398
half paid less, half paid more
$599
3 in 4 paid less

The shaded middle is where half of all these repairs landed: $267 – $599. A quote inside that band is normal. Cheaper or pricier isn't automatically wrong — but it's worth asking why.

Real repair reports

These reports are a recent sample of real, paid Chevrolet Silverado 1500 transmission filter replacement visits — quoted the way the owner and the technician actually said it.

Car owners said

“Replace trans filter, refill, install shudder fix”
2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 · 72,383 mi · $390 · 1 hrs labor · Jul 2026
“flush transmission check tq clutch chatter”
2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 · 254,386 mi · $419 · 2 hrs labor · Jun 2026
“Trans filter and fluid change does want it flushed”
2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 · 130,731 mi · $652 · 2.8 hrs labor · Jun 2026
“Change tranny filter and tranny fluid”
2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 · 242,638 mi · $273 · 1.8 hrs labor · Mar 2025

What the technician found

“Remove all contaminated transmission fluid, refill with proper type and amount of new fluid”
2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 · 121,346 mi · $706 · Jun 2026
“1. R&r trans filter 6 QTs atf xtra 2. Check fluid level at 180 degrees within the hot marks on dipstick”
2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 · 157,505 mi · $610 · Apr 2026
“Client concern or request: replace transmission fluid and filter”
2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 · 64,618 mi · $591 · Dec 2025
“Remove or drain transmission fluid, replace transmission filter if applicable and refill with proper type and amount of new fluid perform quick learn after transmission service”
2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 · 122,149 mi · $479 · Oct 2025

What this repair is

Inside the transmission pan sits a filter that protects the valve body from debris. Replacing it means dropping the pan, fitting a new filter and gasket, and refilling with the exact fluid the transmission specifies — fluid choice matters more here than almost anywhere else on the car. Shops often recommend it when shifting feels off or as insurance on a high-mileage unit.

Is your quote fair?

If your quote lands between $267 and $599, it's inside the range where half of all real Chevrolet Silverado 1500 repairs of this kind land — and the typical job takes about 2.2 hours of labor. Quotes well below aren't automatically good news (economy parts, or related work skipped) and quotes above aren't automatically gouging (trim variants, premium parts, seized hardware) — but both ends deserve questions.

The symptom behind this repair

This fix most often shows up when owners report Transmission Fluid Leak or Transmission Slipping or Shifting Hard — those pages show how often each complaint actually ends here, and what the alternatives cost.

Take this to the shop

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Where these numbers come from. FixDozer computes statistics from a large, continuously updated body of real-world US automotive repair records.