Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
POWER TRAIN
02009000204/01/2002634226Subject regarding lubrication of propeller shaft double cardan cv type u-joint centering ball and seat.*nlm09/28/2002
POWER TRAIN - TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
338910016707Four wheel drive inoperative and the 4wd service light will illuminate. diagnosis may reveal that the atc fuse could be open, possible dtc c0308, or various u codes may be set. the encoder motor may also be shorted or the tccm may be dama09/28/2005

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
07/22/2002105/01/2098
 The truck was bought by my deceased uncle. my aunt (helen b drust) and myself, helen campbell are on the title as owners. i really don't know the exact month the truck was bought, but it was bought new. the truck worked perfectly on sunday, july 21, 2002, went to use it today and i have all my forward gears but no reverse. i was never contacted about an extended warrenty on the truck. the numbers listed and the e-mail address is mine, helen drust is in a nursing home and unable to be reached. *ak
11/09/2000208/01/1998
 After vehicle is warmed up (10-15 min), the transmission shifts hard into third gear with a clunk. dealership indicates this is normal and quoted a bulletin from manufacturer, but it is excessively loud. separate dealership replaced u joint earlier and problem was not cured. this only happens when shifting from second to third.*ak
02/16/1999102/01/1998
 A transmission should be good for more than 60000 mph. used for commute not loads. *ak
POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY
09/25/2000405/01/2000
 No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak
05/24/2001102/01/1998
 While vehicle was making right hand turn passenger side axle assembly come out of differential housing. axle came about 24 inches out of housing before vehicle came to stop. after disassembly of wheel hub /axle assembly found retaing clip for axle nut had worked off of differential and allowed axle nut shaft key to come out of axle nut, this in turn allowed axle nut to come off and axle to come out of differential . this differential has no retaining c lock on axle spline end as prior year modles had . this axles only means of being secured to differential is through this very weak retaining clip i would consider this as insufficient considering what would happen to a vehicle and it's occupants if this were to happen at highway speeds. *ak
POWER TRAIN - AXLE HUBS
08/01/1998
 At speeds under 10 mph, abs engaged due to cracked front hub causing vehicle to lunge forward. this has caused several near accidents during stopping and in parking .
01/07/2001508/01/1997
 Brakes are still extremely soft and require full brake pedal extension. master cylinder replaces, front hubs replaced. truck still requires too much pedal and the pedal is soft and pedal goes almost to the floor
POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
304/01/2098
 My clutch first went out within one year of owning the vehicle; just before the warranty expired. we took the vehicle to the dealership and they fixed it under warranty. we then had a one-year warranty on the replacement parts. approximately one month after the replacement part warranty expired, my clutch went out again. this time we had to pay over a thousand dollars to repair it. once again, my clutch is making a lot of noise again and is sometimes hard to get into gear -- another word, my clutch is getting ready to go out for the 3rd time since owning this vehicle.*ak
POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
11/24/1997
 While driving 55 mph the 4- wheel drive differential came apart and locked up both front wheels. all new parts have been ordered for the front end by chevrolet dealership. *ak