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 | |
| 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 | |
| BC9683961001 | 10/01/1996 | 50542 | Procedure for updating the calibration from r-11 to r-12 for stalling on decel & misfire codes on 3.0l vehicles. *tt | 05/27/1997 | |
| BC0270950103 | 01/01/1995 | 37891 | Some axod chain covers were overdrilled in the overdrive servo apply circuit, causing the overdrive band to be applied at all times. *tw | 02/08/1995 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||||
| 962612 | 12/16/1996 | 50997 | Transaxle - torque converter replacement guidelines and torque converter/transaxle cooling system cleaning procedures - service tip. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| 96249 | 11/18/1996 | 50908 | Torque converter - leak test procedure - service tip. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| 95157 | 07/01/1995 | 45937 | The torque converter identification codes have been revised as of 3/1/95. *sd | 04/25/1996 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT - SEAL | |||||
| 982675 | 04/01/1998 | 603573 | A revised forward clutch inner seal for the axod, axode, ax4s & ax4n transaxle is available with improved sealing and reduced chance of the seal rolling during installation. *yc | 02/25/1999 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 9802169838 | 05/27/1998 | 600591 | Transaxles use a new transmission fluid. *yc | 05/27/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 11/01/1996 | 1 | 09/01/1996 | |
| The digital computer went dim on the speed odometer. consumer states speed can not be read during the day and at night it is very difficult to read. *slc | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 06/15/2003 | 111000 | 3 | 01/01/1987 |
| After driving and coming to a stop the automatic transmission goes into neutral. stepping on the gas pedal caused the transmission to rev up quite high while still staying in neutral until, suddenly the transmission will kick into gear and burn rubber causing the car to lurch forward in an uncontrolled way at high speed. *nlm | |||
| 01/12/1999 | |||
| Transmission is going out, causing transmission not to shift into gear and the vehicle vibrates/stalls and shuts down while driving. *ak | |||
| 08/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Transmission slips, also fails to properly shift gears. *dsh | |||
| 08/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Replaced transmission planetary assembly twice. *ak | |||
| The motor mount and the transmission went out . tt | |||
| 07/03/1995 | |||
| The transmission just went out for no reason and no warning. please describe. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||
| 01/12/1998 | |||
| While driving transmission malfunctioned due to a leak from transmission's cooling unit and lines. also, motor mounts failed, causing vehicle to vibrate/shake and stall. consumer had to put vehicle in repair shop for repairs. *ml | |||