Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 990730016A | 10/01/2002 | 990730016B | 10007838 | Diagnostic information for intermittent transmission downshift, slip, busy/cycling tcc or noisy cooling fan. *tt | 07/12/2004 |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 467108 | 12/01/1994 | 37942 | Transmission extention seal leaks. *tw | 02/08/1995 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - COLUMN SHIFT | |||||
| 020730024A | 08/01/2005 | 020730024B | 634999 | Diagnosis of cracked or broken transmission case. *tt 2006 and prior cars and light duty trucks. *tt | 10/11/2002 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 10/05/2010 | 27000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1994 chevrolet astrovan. the contact stated that while driving, the entire differential unit fell from the rear of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a repair shop where the transmission pin was replaced. the contact was waiting to find out if the differential could be repaired. the contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. the current and failure mileages were approximately 27,000-bk | |||
| 01/01/1996 | 14 | 05/01/1995 | |
| Gas gauge is broken, oil gauge is not working, and the air conditioner malfunctioned. consumer can't determine the problem. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 06/14/2003 | 141700 | 02/04/2003 | |
| I was going around a sharp curve heading toward oncoming traffic when the steering would not correct. i went at no fault of mine up behind a mailbox headed straight toward a huge tree at which time god almighty had a hand on me no doubt, and veered barely to the left of tree, mailbox i damaged with mirror went up an embankment crossed ladies driveway, went upon another embankment and back down into ditch. the tie rod came completely off. *mr | |||
| 05/04/2002 | |||
| While driving transmission had blownout. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Transmission locked up, causing an accident/vehicle to roll over/injury. | |||
| 06/01/1994 | 3 | ||
| Transmission failed to shift into upper gears. *skd | |||
| 02/22/1995 | |||
| Transmission failure, loss of engine power. tt | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||
| Vehicle was parked on a hill with ignition in off postion. vehicle rolled down hill for no reason.owner is very concerned for safety. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||
| 09/09/2000 | 08/01/1996 | ||
| Torsion bar broke while driving @ 30mph ($400), lft torsion bar broke in driveway ($364), clunk in rear while accelerating from stop and occasionally while shifting (high/low gear in differential unit-$1500), 9 mos later the clunk is back. mechanics says disconnect drive train from rear to make van 2wd | |||
| 01/13/1995 | 3 | ||
| Vehicle has a clunk in the rear end. (first vehicle on 6014160) *dh | |||
| 03/25/1994 | 5 | ||
| Rear end has clunking noise due to need of a chip in the board. (second vehicle on 485465) *dh | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 09/16/1999 | 1 | 05/01/1994 | |
| Heard a sound, service engine soon light on dash came on and then engine continued to race, enough when stopped and noise from transmission. all problems seem to have gone away on their own. don't understand what happened and why. i don't want to take it to the dealer if the car is working okay now. please help. have you heard of this happening before? is it a computer problem? | |||