Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 99152 | 07/26/1999 | 608431 | Information on the new flush and fill tool available through rotunda. *tt | 01/05/2001 | |
| 0015 | 01/10/2000 | 612203 | Information regarding the new transmission cooler flusher- service tip. *mjs | 06/06/2000 | |
| 98112 | 01/19/1998 | 605573 | Subject regarding a new service center support that uses a thrust bearing (#3 and #4) in place of thrust washers has been released. *tt | 07/12/1999 | |
| 9888 | 04/27/1998 | 601238 | Information on a new transmission fluid usage chart. *yc | 07/10/1998 | |
| 97511 | 03/03/1997 | 51945 | Fluid- transmission fluid usage charts. *jd | 07/17/1997 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||||
| 002310 | 11/13/2000 | 616522 | Subject regarding contamination from prior transmission concerns or excess wear may be trapped in the transmission fluid cooling system. *tt | 03/05/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||||
| 96249 | 11/18/1996 | 50908 | Torque converter - leak test procedure - service tip. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| 962612 | 12/16/1996 | 50997 | Transaxle - torque converter replacement guidelines and torque converter/transaxle cooling system cleaning procedures - service tip. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 99 | |||
| Vehicle stalls at all speeds, it appears to be a module on distributor, placed near engine block. also had problem with speedometer cable. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - UNIVERSAL JOINT | |||
| 07/10/2001 | 1 | ||
| The vehicle lost it's u joint which caused the drive shaft to break damaging the fuel tank and disabled the vehicle.(ohio traffic crash report) *yh | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 12/01/1996 | 1 | ||
| Transmission slipped out of gear, causing accident. (ohio state police report) | |||
| 12/12/1994 | 1 | ||
| Transmission failed (other vehicle from 480880). *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | |||
| 08/01/1996 | |||
| Vehicle was left in park in idle position, jumped out of gear into reverse. *ak | |||