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I am not a Chevy Silverado owner, but would offer my experience with automatic transmissions.

Since 1995, we have owned four minivans which were ever criticized for unreliable transmissions. The first was a 1994 Dodge caravan, with the notorious 4-speed Ultradrive trans., which made it to 150K before failing. Next was a 2001 Honda Odyssey with the again notorious 4-speed box. That one is still in the family, with about 200K on the clock. Next, we bought a 2006 Odyssey, which we handed down in the family. That one is still cross country reliable at 260k. Lastly, our current Odyssey is a 2014, just broken in at 93K.

None of our vans has EVER had a transmission flush, nor have the Hondas had anything but a simple drain and fill in all those miles. I am a DIY guy, so I decided to move trans. drain intervals to every-other oil change, which was done around 10/15K miles. I have diligently added the proper LubeGard product, in the recommended rate (one ounce per quart of replacement fluid) and done nothing else to keep the Hondas reliable. As said, I am just a guy trying to do my best maintenance to “keep ‘em on the road”.🤔.