Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 677164 | 02/01/1997 | 51296 | Intermittent neutral or loss of drive at highway speeds or from fourth gear (replace control valve body assembly). *tw | 06/27/1997 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 990730030A | 04/01/2001 | 990730030 | 619370 | Owners of some vehicles equipped with hydra-matic 3t40, 4t60, 4t60-e or 4t65-e transaxles may comment on a grinding and / or growling noise that is noticeable when standing in park on a hill or slope with the engine running and the parking | 05/24/2001 |
| 990730030 | 12/01/1999 | 575113 | 6089996 | Some vehicles equipped with hydra-matic 3t40, 4t60 or 4t60-e transxales may comment on a grinding and / or growling noise that is noticeable when in park on incline. *tt | 03/01/2000 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 09/04/1998 | 3 | 06/01/1996 | |
| None | |||
| 02/19/1997 | |||
| All extrior lights headlamps/tail lamps/side marker lamps go on in daytime with no way to turn off. in addition, engine surges, speed increases and back fires/transmission shifts out of control and at different times, and vehicle squeaks, noceable at slow speeds or rollin gover speed bumps. | |||
| Consumer states that vehicle would not shift into gears, also the clutch failed while the consumer was driving 30 mph, causing the vehilce to become inoperative. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| 10/01/1996 | 2 | 06/01/1996 | |
| Transmission slipped out of gear twice. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT | |||
| 08/07/1998 | 1 | 09/01/1996 | |
| Bearing and hub assembly is loose in the left front. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 11/11/1997 | 1 | 03/01/1996 | |
| Dealership (quality chevrolet) was very courteous and tried to do everything they could to help. they called gm several times, and provided me with alternate transportation, including shuttle service and a rental car and a loaner car. they picked up the tow the last time. 1st failure replaced plate asm 0.886, plate asm 0.859, cylinder 0.780, clutch disk, cover & release bearing/cylinder resurface flywheel; 2nd failure replace clutch slave cylinder 0.780 release bearing; 3rd failure fluid low leaking out slave cylinider, replaced slave cylinder 0.780, bleed system; 4th failure replaced clutch disc and cover, release bearing, resurfaced flywheel - plate asm 0.859, plate asm 0.886, cylinder 0.780 fluid each time also. | |||
| Consumer states that vehicle would not shift into gears, also the clutch failed while the consumer was driving 30 mph, causing the vehilce to become inoperative. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 08/21/1996 | 1 | 08/21/1996 | |
| 5 speed gears jam while driving, vehicle involved in accident due to failure of the gears. | |||
| 1 | 08/21/1996 | ||
| Manual gear shift jammed, causing accident. | |||
| 08/21/1996 | 1 | 08/21/1996 | |
| Difficulty shifting 5 speed transmission. | |||