Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 3276 | 10013496 | 4l80e output carrier thrust washer changes. *tt | 04/20/2005 | ||
| 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 | |||||
| 030730056 | 11/01/2003 | 10005566 | 4l60-e automatic transmission oil pump first and second design identification. *tt | 03/04/2004 | |
| 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 | |||
| 06/15/2001 | 83000 | ||
| "check engine soon" light comes on after short highway drive (about 30 minutes). then transmissions shifts hard from 1st to second gear, associated with a hard clunk when finally it shifts. dealer has replaced a "spring" with a heavier duty one, but fix is temporary. code 1870 shows up as diagnosis at dealer. l60e transmissions are the culprit. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 12/02/2002 | 1 | 07/01/1997 | |
| Abs failure, electrical failure and front and rear brake failure. this correspondence is not available via .i believe the letter may have been misplaced while in transition from dimms to artemis via tran tech employees. the power windows and air condition failed. there was a violent gear change between 2 wheel drive and 4 wheel drive. the battery leaked and also the cables were corroded, there was a loud noise from the steering column, the consumer experienced complete steering failure while making a left turn. *jb | |||
| 06/09/2004 | 85000 | 3 | 03/07/2001 |
| Tranmission failed after buying used at 75000 miles. i called gm and check for recall info. they advised me that the original owner brought it back after buying new and had the trans redone. every 15000 miles the transmission broke again. then it broke a third time. fortunatley i had the extended warrenty and didnt have to pay the 2nd and third times. thought it was the transmission place but after readind other complaints i see its the vehicle. when is gm going to fix this problem when someone dies> when you lose the gear there is a dramatic decline in speed and its hard to steer. feels like the antilock system kicks in. i should know it has happened 3 times to me. now im stuck with this junk.*ak | |||
| 03/01/2002 | 88000 | 5 | 02/16/2001 |
| I bought a used 1997 chevrolet suburban. it was in excellent-looking shape and low miles. i have had it now for 3 years. i have repeatedly had to have it worked on. i have replaced the alternator, battery, battery cables, and starter; and have had the transmission rebuilt twice. i also had to have the heater core replaced and the radiator worked on. i do not drive that much, and i have my vehicle serviced regularly. it's always needing work. i've had it for sale for a while, but can't sell it for even a small sum. *ak | |||
| 03/05/2004 | 2 | 01/01/2001 | |
| I own a1997 chevy suburban lt. we asked a local chevy dealer to fix the doors to close properly, which they claimed to do. i noticed that the door did not line up and they said they adjusted the strike plate. evidently that means they used a sledge hammer. my wife was driving down the road and one of the locked doors opened up as she was driving down the road. luckily my 4 year old son was in his carseat. it has happened twice. she could not reclose the door and so she tied it shut. i found that the door latch was still shut. i held the handle up and manually lifted the latch after which the door would close. another saftey issue; while driving down the road the steering wheel jerks suddenly to the right. i live in a mountainous and occasional snow area. i worry that with the steering wheel jerking, and sometimes it has sent me towards the lane next to me, this could be a serious problem. i have also had the power steering pump replaced once after the shaft completly seperated from the pump while i was driving down a steep mountain with 7 boyscouts from a camping trip in the snow. let me tell you if that had been my wife in the car she probably would have been down the side of the cliff. in 2 1/2 yrs. i have replaced the four wheel drive actuator, door handles, transmission, rear end seals and axle, front end, a/c everything,windshield wiper switch of some sort,brakes every 20,000 or so, they tell me the head gasket is bad,there is a whining sound i think is the fan clutch,and now it looks like its either the u joints or the limited slip clutches, hub or both. i do not feel that my wife and children are safe in this car. all lamb chevrolet of prescott valley az has said is they warranty their vehicles to 36,000 miles. they offered to sell me one of their nice new tahoes. which he claims they have improved. oh yea the sales price is 42,000. on a 36,000 vehicle because i am upside down on the car they sold me 2 years ago.*ak | |||
| 02/27/2004 | 12000 | 7 | |
| Front brakes wore out prematurely at 12,000 miles. since 1997 had been replaced seven times. dealer and manufacturer were contacted, but problem had not been resolved. also, automatic transmission failure. *ak | |||
| 07/25/2003 | 110000 | 3 | 11/11/1997 |
| Transmission shifts hard - need to be replaced for the third time. p1870 error code. this is a common problem according to this site andmany other internet sites. gm technicians are all familiar and the only fix is to replace the transmission. gm should be accountable for this - it appears to be a product defect.*ak | |||
| 05/30/2003 | 132370 | 1 | 08/25/1999 |
| Transmission binded in first gear and slipped in middle gears. it was determined there was coolant and/or water in the transmission and the color was a dark green/yellow color. when transmission pulled off there was much metal, bearings, and a 2 to 3 inch bolt from the valve body. also found cracks in sunshell. input drum and pump vain and clutch(es) needed replacing. in summary, it needed an overhaul. *tt | |||
| 4200 | 1 | ||
| The transmission failed to shift gears. *jb | |||
| 01/01/2003 | 80000 | ||
| Consumer states the service engine soon light illuminated, then vehicle would not shift properly afterwards. took to dealer and dealer stated that the transmission is not flowing through freely, because of design. *nlm | |||
| 03/03/2003 | 2 | 10/12/2001 | |
| The transmission failed twice.*jb *ts | |||
| 04/15/2002 | 54000 | 10/10/1998 | |
| Transmission starting failing at 50,000 (coded slippage). going down highway and blew tranny fluid all over the place leaving us stranded. transmission shifts hard in 1st and 2nd gear. steering has momentary oversteer, causing the feeling of slipping on ice (safety concern as no control over vehicle), replaced rotors three times, replaced fuel sending and wiring unit (wires had actually melted inside the gas tank!!). what next!!!! this vehicle only has 73,000 on it. we do not pull anything behind it, so feel that tranny should not have failed. why will chevrolet not recall these problems? have heard others say that the radiator is not big enough to handle cooling the engine and transmission, essentially causing early transmission failure due to overheating. chevrolet needs to address these issues before there is loss of life or a bad accident. ts | |||
| 07/10/2002 | 1 | 12/01/2099 | |
| Driving on the freeway on 4 different occasions the engine service light came on. first time at 52,000 miles in july '01, second time at 55,076 miles in sept. '01, third time at 63,196 miles in june '02 and fourth time at 63,766 miles in july '02. first time it was a transmission code, but transmission performed fine on test drive. second time unknown code. third time, no code given. fourth time transmission code of 1870, internal slippage. we noticed that coming off the freeway after 1/2 hour or so, the transmission shifts abruptly from 1st to 2nd gear. neither we nor the former owner towed anything with it. we had to get a remanufactured transmission which is good for 50,000 or 3 years. | |||
| 06/02/2002 | 1 | ||
| While driving 5 mph heard a loud grinding noise and vehicle would not accelerate anymore. dealer determined transmission needed to be replaced.*ak.*jg | |||
| 01/15/2002 | 1 | 07/01/2000 | |
| Check engine light came on at transmission immediately started shifting extremely hard from 1st to 2nd. read thecomplaintstation.com and found numerous identical incidences with other people. next failure was failure of the intake manifold gasket resulting in coolant loss. | |||
| 01/15/2002 | 1 | 07/01/2000 | |
| The check engine light came on and transmission immediately started shifting extremely hard from 1st to 2nd. read the complaintstation.com and found numerous identical incidences with other people. next failure was failure of the intake manifold gasket resulting in coolant loss. nlm | |||
| 10/31/2000 | 2 | 11/01/1997 | |
| The transmission shifted very hard and make a loud clunking noise when shifting into forward gears after about the first 100 miles. it was taken in twice while still under warranty and i was told there was nothing wrong with it. the third time i took it in it was getting extremely bad, it was now out of warranty, and i was told i needed a new transmission. the front end has been aligned twice within 15,000 miles and still pulls hard to the right. the abs system has failed periodically over a six month period of time - it was reported three times. the third time they finally discovered that the sensor module on the front hub was defective.*ak | |||
| 12/10/1998 | 1 | 09/01/1997 | |
| I started experencing problem at appox. 12000 miles when the front brakes wore out prematurlly,some after at appox. 20000 mile i had unusual tire wear, ( i was told it was my fault) it was the right torsion bar out of adjustment and even though the vehicle had only 27668 mile i had to pay 1/2 the cost appox $225.00 after fighting all the way to the executive offices,the speed sensitive steering started actting up at appox. 40000 miles suddenly causing the steering wheel to slip unaccpectedly.this part was replace n/c , i have gone through 3 alternators the first at appox. 38000 mile standing me in buffalo ,tx 120 miles from home on a sunday night, the second and third happeded in the city however i now carry a spare altenator and tools because who knows when it will go out next, i have replaced the positive side battery cables twice because of design the loosen and the acr and short out, the auto matic transmission went out at 53939 due to coolent getting into the unit i had to pay 25% of this repair appox. $525.00 that transmission failed at 69015 only 15k+miles later with the warrenty card in hand i thought maybe this was it ,at 107,267 miles that transmission failed and with only 38k+ mile on a unit that carrys a 3yr/50k warrenty gm refuses to fix or replace the unit my truck has been sitting at the dealership since 06/15/2001 while i have been once again fighting with gm to no avail ,( i was offer a customer loyalty cert. for $500. 00 to settle this issue the transmission cost $2500. to replace not including the motor mount that broke when the unit locked up at appox. 35 mph all the advertising million and billions of $$$$$ should be spent making sure that then presistent problem do not accure, not when you spend 35k- 45k- for a vehicle. *ak (dot number: don't know tiresize: 245r16lt) | |||
| 12/10/1998 | 1 | 09/01/1997 | |
| I started experencing problem at appox. 12000 miles when the front brakes wore out prematurlly,some after at appox. 20000 mile i had unusual tire wear, ( i was told it was my fault) it was the right torsion bar out of adjustment and even though the vehicle had only 27668 mile i had to pay 1/2 the cost appox $225.00 after fighting all the way to the executive offices,the speed sensitive steering started actting up at appox. 40000 miles suddenly causing the steering wheel to slip unaccpectedly.this part was replace n/c , i have gone through 3 alternators the first at appox. 38000 mile standing me in buffalo ,tx 120 miles from home on a sunday night, the second and third happeded in the city however i now carry a spare altenator and tools because who knows when it will go out next, i have replaced the positive side battery cables twice because of design the loosen and the acr and short out, the auto matic transmission went out at 53939 due to coolent getting into the unit i had to pay 25% of this repair appox. $525.00 that transmission failed at 69015 only 15k+miles later with the warrenty card in hand i thought maybe this was it ,at 107,267 miles that transmission failed and with only 38k+ mile on a unit that carrys a 3yr/50k warrenty gm refuses to fix or replace the unit my truck has been sitting at the dealership since 06/15/2001 while i have been once again fighting with gm to no avail ,( i was offer a customer loyalty cert. for $500. 00 to settle this issue the transmission cost $2500. to replace not including the motor mount that broke when the unit locked up at appox. 35 mph all the advertising million and billions of $$$$$ should be spent making sure that then presistent problem do not accure, not when you spend 35k- 45k- for a vehicle. *ak | |||
| 06/10/2001 | 3 | 06/01/1999 | |
| There is a major problem with gm and chevrolet truck transmissions. hard shifting is experienced followed by engine light on panel. a code 0f 1870 is reported when it is serviced. i have had the dealer look at this several times and there appears to be no way to fix it. i have heard of many people paying $3000 for rebuilt trtansmissions and the problem stil is not corrected. gm has been contacted but will not respond. *ak | |||
| 04/24/2001 | 03/01/2001 | ||
| Jurks into second gear when transmission shifts from first to second intermittently, informed by 4 different mechanics and dealer that this was a common problem. *ak | |||
| 04/06/2001 | 1 | 10/01/1997 | |
| Our suburban is 3 1/2 years old and just went over the 50,000 mile mark when the transmission went out on it. we have also had problems with the drivers seat coming loose. it was supposedly fixed once but came loose again after about 3 months. i'm concerned that if the car was ever in a crash the seat would not hold.*ak | |||
| 04/02/2001 | 1 | 04/01/1997 | |
| Hard shift between 1st and 2nd gears; slippage in trans. producing heat/smell; much metal/debris in bottom of trans. from failing components; manufacturers defect in production/assembly.*ak | |||
| 10/01/2000 | 09/01/2000 | ||
| Transmission shifts very abruptly from gear to gear after car is driven at highway speeds for a length of time (usually 10 miles or more). dealer has checked the transmission and everything appears fine (no error codes) but continues to have problem. looks like the ecm is bad but because the codes are not present, no one is willing to diagnose. *ak | |||
| 02/04/2000 | 2 | 05/01/1997 | |
| No summary | |||
| 11/01/1996 | |||
| Apparent unrepairable dangerous steering situation, battery problem, transmission failure. vehicle does not seem to merchantable for purpose for which it was offered for sale. *ak | |||
| 07/11/2000 | 2 | 08/01/1998 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 06/17/2000 | 12/20/1996 | ||
| While traveling on highway for an hour soon after making a stop vehicle shift gears hard from one to another. dlr has been notified. *ak *ml | |||
| 08/15/1998 | 3 | 03/01/1998 | |
| Transmission failed, causing vehicle to have sudden loss of speed...almost rearended. *ak | |||
| 06/19/1999 | 1 | 10/01/1996 | |
| Chevrolet did not pay for any of the repairs. they offered to pay half, when i did not accept , they withdrew the offer. at the time my vehicle was in the shop there were 3 others in for the same problem. they all had to have the transmissions replaced. i believe there is a definite problem with the transmissions they have put in these vehicles, and they are not standing behind them. my vehicle has always been properly serviced by chevrolet, and it has not been abused. i feel that these vehicles should be recalled and chevrolet have to fix them. *ak | |||
| 02/26/2000 | 1 | 06/01/1997 | |
| Driving 65 mph and towing a boat on interstate when transmission went out (under 50,000 miles) almost causing collision. employee of dealership advises gm has had problem with transmissions overheating but no recall or service bulletins. purchased new transmission with supposedly corrected problem. need help to see if gm will help cover any costs with problem they were aware of. *ak | |||
| 05/04/1998 | 1 | 06/01/1997 | |
| Fuel pump and sending unit melted and shorted out causing car to stall on the road.torque convertor replaced/ trans reconditioned, power steering box leaking/ replaced. both catalytic converters replaced,ac compressor replaced. numerous coolant leaks fixed. windshield replaced due to defect. battery replaced due to acid leak. whats next? *ak | |||
| 03/08/2000 | 1 | 11/01/1998 | |
| The transmission started grinding at 5 mph in first gear only. the suburban was driven directly to the dealer, a distance of approximately 10 miles. by the time we arrived, the transmission was grinding in all gears and at all speeds. *ak | |||
| 08/05/1999 | 1 | 05/01/1997 | |
| While stopping, applying brake, heard a clunk noise and felt a jarring. after parking, tried to put into reverse and could not. was able to drive forward but heard a grinding noise. now unable to get into gear and it does not shift. no reverse. the brake problem became apparent with a grinding noise while moving through stop and go traffic. failed calipers and resulting in damaged rotors and pads. *ak | |||
| 04/01/1999 | 1 | 02/05/1997 | |
| Due to a defective transmission pump, transmission burned out, resulting in stalling which may have caused an accident. the entire transmission had to be replaced. *ak *ml | |||
| 11/10/1998 | 1 | 05/01/1997 | |
| Transmission needed to be replaced / warranted after literally exploding. there is no other brand to choose from for this size and style vehicle. please investigate gm's warrantee ratio of this particular component and, if applicable, demand they upgrade to a heavy duty truck caliber component. *mjs | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||
| 03/01/2002 | 88000 | 5 | 02/16/2001 |
| I bought a used 1997 chevrolet suburban. it was in excellent-looking shape and low miles. i have had it now for 3 years. i have repeatedly had to have it worked on. i have replaced the alternator, battery, battery cables, and starter; and have had the transmission rebuilt twice. i also had to have the heater core replaced and the radiator worked on. i do not drive that much, and i have my vehicle serviced regularly. it's always needing work. i've had it for sale for a while, but can't sell it for even a small sum. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||
| 12/23/2003 | 77400 | 1 | 05/01/2002 |
| The torque converter clutch relay in the transmission overheated, causing excessive pressure, which caused the transmission fluid to push the dip stick up out of the dipstick tube. then the transmission fluid escaped. traveling down the undercarriage of the vehicle, the transmission fluid hit the exhaust manifold and ignited into a flame that burned along the undercarriage of the vehicle (including the steel plate under the gas tank) and extended two feet beyond the rear of the vehicle. we were forced to evacuate ourselves and our four children from the vehicle along side the highway. four other vehicles were forced off the road as white smoke hindered their field of vision. the mil indicator (i.e., check engine light ) had a code of p1870 (transmission slipping). this code has been associated with hundreds of torque converter clutch relay failures in gm/chevy full-size pick-ups, suburbans, and tahoes (discovered by searching for p1870 on the internet and queries at the nhtsa website). technicians have determined that the tcc relay is undersized and tends to overheat causing major transmission damage (in my case, a full transmission re-build was required - $2000 plus towing and rental car). technicians say that there is an aftermarket tcc relay made by sonnax that, when installed, prevents this problem from occurring. this is a serious safety issue (just look at the black charring on the bottom of my gas tank shield) that caused great peril to my wife, four children, and myself. gm needs to be held accountable to correct this potentially fatal failure.*ak | |||
| 10/01/2001 | 1 | 07/07/2001 | |
| Vehicle experiences grinding/rumbling while in highend torque situations (i.e. going up slight grades not steep enough to cause downshift). stops when i bump accelerator. replaced u-joints, but did not fix. was told by gm tech it was probably torque convertor failing.*ak | |||
| 05/04/1998 | 1 | 06/01/1997 | |
| Fuel pump and sending unit melted and shorted out causing car to stall on the road.torque convertor replaced/ trans reconditioned, power steering box leaking/ replaced. both catalytic converters replaced,ac compressor replaced. numerous coolant leaks fixed. windshield replaced due to defect. battery replaced due to acid leak. whats next? *ak | |||
| 08/19/1999 | 1 | 08/01/1998 | |
| Our chevy suburban has just over 50,000 miles and is past the warranty mileage. on a trip to las vegas, the truck started to jerk fiercly into gear. when i accelerated, the truck would jerk into gear. the transmission specialist that did the repairs advised us that the torque converter had gone out, and shrap metal was getting into the transmission fluid. this happened in a matter of 1 day. the technician also advised us that he had performed the same repairs on 3 other chevy suburbans that day alone. we were told that this was not caused by normal wear and tear and that this should not be happening to a truck with only 50,000 miles. i took the truck in to get the tires balanced, and was told that the front brakes needed to be replaced. when the technician was beginning to remove the brake pads- he noticed that there were cracks in the rotors. we were advised that the cracks were heat cracks, and that we would need to purchase new rotors. once again, we were told that this was not caused bynormal wear and tear. | |||
| 04/01/1999 | 1 | 03/01/1998 | |
| Transmission: torque converter blew up.....fuel pump failed and had to be replaced, wiring overheated and insulation melted off inside fuel tank .....steering: erratic while making right turn | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 10/04/2002 | 1 | 07/01/2097 | |
| Differential housing bolt sheered off into rear axle gears. dt | |||
| 01/02/1997 | 4 | ||
| Had taken vehicle to dealership over 4 times due to the rear axle leaking. mechanic had them replaced. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT | |||
| 01/01/2000 | 03/01/1999 | ||
| I had the universal joints replaced, (dealer stated it was needed), and ever since, i have noise which seems to come from driveshaft. i had them ( dealer ) check, and they said that it was the tires, or perhaps a bearing. this noise was not present prior to getting u-joints, however i also had cupping on a right front tire, and they replaced a model, or something. i saw on the ntsa bulletin no. 9610 of jan 4, 2000 , that 1997 suburbans had a component problem. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT - SEAL | |||
| Rear shaft seals are leaking fuel onto the brake drums, which could result in brake loss, cause unknown. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | |||
| 01/10/2001 | 2 | 07/01/1997 | |
| 1. battery leaked acid while idle and ultimately failed. leak corroded positive power cable and undercoating. 2. erratic steering while driving - steering position sensor replaced first time. 3. starter failed 3 times - complete lock-up 4. u-joint failed twice - sealed/non-greasable poor access to add grease fitting | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||
| 12/10/1998 | 1 | 09/01/1997 | |
| I started experencing problem at appox. 12000 miles when the front brakes wore out prematurlly,some after at appox. 20000 mile i had unusual tire wear, ( i was told it was my fault) it was the right torsion bar out of adjustment and even though the vehicle had only 27668 mile i had to pay 1/2 the cost appox $225.00 after fighting all the way to the executive offices,the speed sensitive steering started actting up at appox. 40000 miles suddenly causing the steering wheel to slip unaccpectedly.this part was replace n/c , i have gone through 3 alternators the first at appox. 38000 mile standing me in buffalo ,tx 120 miles from home on a sunday night, the second and third happeded in the city however i now carry a spare altenator and tools because who knows when it will go out next, i have replaced the positive side battery cables twice because of design the loosen and the acr and short out, the auto matic transmission went out at 53939 due to coolent getting into the unit i had to pay 25% of this repair appox. $525.00 that transmission failed at 69015 only 15k+miles later with the warrenty card in hand i thought maybe this was it ,at 107,267 miles that transmission failed and with only 38k+ mile on a unit that carrys a 3yr/50k warrenty gm refuses to fix or replace the unit my truck has been sitting at the dealership since 06/15/2001 while i have been once again fighting with gm to no avail ,( i was offer a customer loyalty cert. for $500. 00 to settle this issue the transmission cost $2500. to replace not including the motor mount that broke when the unit locked up at appox. 35 mph all the advertising million and billions of $$$$$ should be spent making sure that then presistent problem do not accure, not when you spend 35k- 45k- for a vehicle. *ak (dot number: don't know tiresize: 245r16lt) | |||
| 12/10/1998 | 1 | 09/01/1997 | |
| I started experencing problem at appox. 12000 miles when the front brakes wore out prematurlly,some after at appox. 20000 mile i had unusual tire wear, ( i was told it was my fault) it was the right torsion bar out of adjustment and even though the vehicle had only 27668 mile i had to pay 1/2 the cost appox $225.00 after fighting all the way to the executive offices,the speed sensitive steering started actting up at appox. 40000 miles suddenly causing the steering wheel to slip unaccpectedly.this part was replace n/c , i have gone through 3 alternators the first at appox. 38000 mile standing me in buffalo ,tx 120 miles from home on a sunday night, the second and third happeded in the city however i now carry a spare altenator and tools because who knows when it will go out next, i have replaced the positive side battery cables twice because of design the loosen and the acr and short out, the auto matic transmission went out at 53939 due to coolent getting into the unit i had to pay 25% of this repair appox. $525.00 that transmission failed at 69015 only 15k+miles later with the warrenty card in hand i thought maybe this was it ,at 107,267 miles that transmission failed and with only 38k+ mile on a unit that carrys a 3yr/50k warrenty gm refuses to fix or replace the unit my truck has been sitting at the dealership since 06/15/2001 while i have been once again fighting with gm to no avail ,( i was offer a customer loyalty cert. for $500. 00 to settle this issue the transmission cost $2500. to replace not including the motor mount that broke when the unit locked up at appox. 35 mph all the advertising million and billions of $$$$$ should be spent making sure that then presistent problem do not accure, not when you spend 35k- 45k- for a vehicle. *ak | |||
| 07/26/1999 | 1 | 08/01/1998 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 02/18/1998 | 6 | 09/01/1997 | |
| Category: axle & differential; description: fluid leak at front left differential gear box, various fixes have been tried including vent cone nut, gms nut, vent tube, reseal gear box, tighten hose clamp, replaced split o'ring; notes: looks like the dealer wasn't able to identify where the real problem is. there are 6 visits to the dealership regarding this problem. another fix will be tried on 12/02/98 on anderson chevrolet superstore branch at los gatos, california 95032 | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||
| 07/04/2000 | 1 | 10/01/1996 | |
| Abs system was activating due to defect in snap ring of transmission. the brakes would fail at slow speed causing the abs system to think the rear tires were sliding, therefore the abs system would work. the reason for this was the snap ring in the transmission was mispositioned causing the output shaft to have to much end play, therefore causing the vehicle speed sensor to lose signal, and the abs system would kick in everytime you stopped. the computer never logged that the abs system had ever been working, or had ever worked. after reassemble the transmission correctly everything appears to be working fine. this problem appear to have caused abnormal wear in the rear brake shoes, due to the fact that the abs was working all the time. after this wore out the shoes, the brakes started failing. *ak | |||
| 01/01/2000 | 03/01/1999 | ||
| I had the universal joints replaced, (dealer stated it was needed), and ever since, i have noise which seems to come from driveshaft. i had them ( dealer ) check, and they said that it was the tires, or perhaps a bearing. this noise was not present prior to getting u-joints, however i also had cupping on a right front tire, and they replaced a model, or something. i saw on the ntsa bulletin no. 9610 of jan 4, 2000 , that 1997 suburbans had a component problem. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - UNIVERSAL JOINT | |||
| 01/01/2000 | 03/01/1999 | ||
| I had the universal joints replaced, (dealer stated it was needed), and ever since, i have noise which seems to come from driveshaft. i had them ( dealer ) check, and they said that it was the tires, or perhaps a bearing. this noise was not present prior to getting u-joints, however i also had cupping on a right front tire, and they replaced a model, or something. i saw on the ntsa bulletin no. 9610 of jan 4, 2000 , that 1997 suburbans had a component problem. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 07/24/1998 | 2 | 06/24/1997 | |
| Differential replaced, three transmission replace due to poor workmanship , new trasmission doing the exactly same thing. | |||