Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 010730023B | 03/01/2002 | 010730023A | 634815 | Some customers may comment on a harsh 1-2 upshift and the check engine light or service engine soon indicator is illuminated and diagnostic trouble code p1870 set. *tt | 10/09/2002 |
| 010730023A | 11/01/2001 | 010730023 | 627839 | Information regarding harsh 1-2 upshift, service engine soon, malfunction indicator lamp, or cel illuminated, diagnostic trouble code p1870 set. (1996-2000 chevrolet and gmc light duty truck models) *yh | 02/25/2002 |
| 061000 | 10/06/2000 | 617716 | Subject regarding repeat automatic transmission repairs on light duty trucks. *tt | 03/24/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 1 | 02/19/1997 | ||
| Drive train makes clunking noise real badly when putting into gear also while driving the vehicle. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 03/24/1997 | 3 | 04/26/1996 | |
| Vehicle will not shift into third gear due to malfunction within transmission. dealer contacted. *ak *tt | |||
| 08/10/2000 | 1 | 03/01/1997 | |
| This vehicle has not pulled a trailer or been used to tow.......there is no hitch on the van | |||
| 07/25/1997 | 08/01/1996 | ||
| Engine light comes on and runs rough at idle. also shifts hard. has been looked at 3 times. twice by dealer while under warrenty once by a different dealer just out of warrenty. third time was told needed a new transmission. | |||
| 06/02/1999 | 1 | 09/01/1996 | |
| No summary listed for this vehicle. *ak | |||
| 09/23/1997 | 1 | ||
| Transmission repaired, due to slipping. (mjs) | |||
| 02/05/1997 | 3 | 11/01/1995 | |
| Model z71 when tranmission burns up it sprays transmission fluid everywhere, and is extremely flamables. it got all over two other vehicles that were behind me, the first time, the second time it got on the exhaust pipe and smoked so bad a passer by was going to call the firedepartment( dot number: tire size: 16 ) | |||
| 01/27/1998 | 3 | 08/01/1996 | |
| No summary listed for this vehicle. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||
| 2 | |||
| Broken transmission cooler line at radiator connection. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 10/21/1996 | |||
| Rear end axle seems to run hot and noise present, rear end cover plate paint has peeled off due to excessive heat. *yc | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT | |||
| 1 | 10/21/1996 | ||
| Wheel bearings are loose and one is leaking. *mjs | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT - SEAL | |||
| 09/29/1999 | 1 | 10/21/1996 | |
| Axle seal leaking. *mjs | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||
| 21 | 10/21/1996 | ||
| Pinion seal replaced twice due to leak, problem still exist. *yc | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||
| 04/01/1996 | 1 | 03/01/1996 | |
| Drive shaft fell out. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 09/23/1997 | |||
| Transimission slipping. | |||