Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 010730032B | 11/01/2004 | 010730032A | 628928 | Some owners may comment on a transmission oil leak. *tt updated *eh | 03/25/2002 |
| 877175 | 11/01/1998 | 602979 | Some comments on vehicle surge. *yc | 01/22/1999 | |
| 677164 | 02/01/1997 | 51296 | Intermittent neutral or loss of drive at highway speeds or from fourth gear (replace control valve body assembly). *tw | 06/27/1997 | |
| 577106A | 12/01/1996 | 57-71-06 | 50571 | Cold start rattle noise. *tw | 05/27/1997 |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 990730030A | 04/01/2001 | 990730030 | 619370 | Owners of some vehicles equipped with hydra-matic 3t40, 4t60, 4t60-e or 4t65-e transaxles may comment on a grinding and / or growling noise that is noticeable when standing in park on a hill or slope with the engine running and the parking | 05/24/2001 |
| 990730030 | 12/01/1999 | 575113 | 6089996 | Some vehicles equipped with hydra-matic 3t40, 4t60 or 4t60-e transxales may comment on a grinding and / or growling noise that is noticeable when in park on incline. *tt | 03/01/2000 |
| 98777155A | 04/01/1998 | 77-71-55 | 601052 | Experiencing a transaxle gear whine noise on coast down or light acceleration between 20 and 40 mph. *yc | 06/24/1998 |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - UNIVERSAL JOINT | |||||
| 970801777155 | 08/01/1997 | 54285 | Experiencing a transaxle gear whine noise on coast down or light acceleration. *yc | 03/30/1998 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 000730002B | 07/01/2002 | 000730002A | 634985 | Concerns with slips, harsh upshift or garage shifts, launch shudders, flares, erratic shifts and intermittent concerns, diagnostic trouble code p1811 or p0748 set. *tt | 10/11/2002 |
| 97080177715F | 08/01/1997 | 54421 | Experience a transaxle gear whine noise on coast down or light acceleration. *yc | 04/07/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| Automatic transmission will shift gears before it gets to correct speed, causing vehicle to lose power. maufacturer and dealers cannot fix problem.*aki | |||
| 06/01/1999 | |||
| Many problems with the 88- anti-lock brake replacement transmission control box replacement and now the car has a shaking problem that dealer cannot figure out with 54000 miles it is on it's 5th set of tires and numerious computer balancing's and cannot find the problem the are has had rotors turned, wheel bearings replaced. axels and rod's checked into but dealer says they don't know what is causing it and has given up!!! please help thanks( dot number: ) | |||
| 12/12/1998 | |||
| When vehicle is idling and shifting into reverse vehicle isn't doing anything, won't move into any gear until 30 second later. then vehicle will jump into reverse. dealer can't determine the cause of the problem. *ak | |||
| 07/06/1999 | 1 | 12/01/1996 | |
| Transmission failed due to modulating valve. mjs | |||
| 07/25/1999 | 1 | 12/01/1996 | |
| The car lost complete power on the highway. started again with enough power to pull off the road. the gm dealer in traverse city mi. stated the car needed a complete transmission and drive shaft. if this happened on a busy road, it would be very dangerous. this car was never abused and should not have this problem at 49000. miles. | |||
| 1 | 09/18/1997 | ||
| Transmission has trouble engaging into reverse gear. | |||
| 03/18/1998 | 1 | 05/04/1997 | |
| Transmission won't engage in reverse (sticking) intermittently due to piston seal leak. | |||
| 06/28/1997 | |||
| When vehicle is shifted into reverse it does not go into reverse. dealer put in a new transmission. *ak | |||
| 06/29/1997 | 1 | 10/11/1996 | |
| While driving vehicle the transmission jumps into neutral with shift indicator in the drive position. the problem has been corrected. *ak consumer states the transmission valve box is what caused the problems. *slc | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| 1 | 02/12/1997 | ||
| Vehicle is having trouble going into reverse gear if not in gear shift in the right position, moving gear shift to drive and reverse gear again solves problems. mjs | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT | |||
| 06/01/1999 | |||
| Many problems with the 88- anti-lock brake replacement transmission control box replacement and now the car has a shaking problem that dealer cannot figure out with 54000 miles it is on it's 5th set of tires and numerious computer balancing's and cannot find the problem the are has had rotors turned, wheel bearings replaced. axels and rod's checked into but dealer says they don't know what is causing it and has given up!!! please help thanks( dot number: ) | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE HUBS | |||
| When the the brakes are applied the vehicle vibrates and shakes . rotors were rotated and replaced. later they changed the rear hubs,then the pads. the problem still exists. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 01/08/2001 | 1 | 01/30/1997 | |
| While driving the vehicle suddenly stopped with no previous warning sign of trouble, upon inspection consumer found out that the vehicle needed a new transmission, consumer believes that the transmission should not have failed at only 30k miles. nlm | |||