Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 3102 | 3102B | 10010237 | Service vme 01-04 vehicle equipped with 4t65e automatic transmission 4t65e transmission valve body inspection procedure. (to include 2004 pontiac aztec) *sc all 2001 - 2006 passenger vehicles with 4t65e transaxle. *tt | 11/05/2004 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 080730002 | 03/01/2008 | 080730002A | 10025065 | Informational on 4t65-e mn7, m15 and m76 front wheel drive automatic transmission valve body reconditioning, dtcs p0741, p0742, p0757, p842, harsh shifts or slips. *pe | 07/08/2008 |
| 060730023 | 09/01/2006 | 10020766 | 4t65e transmission 1-2 shift shudder at light to moderate acceleration. replace complete second clutch assembly. *kb | 01/08/2007 | |
| 020730013D | 05/01/2005 | 020720013E | 10012152 | Incorrect transmission shifts poor engine performance harsh 1-2 upshifts slips 1st and reverse torque converter clutch stuck off on diagnostic trouble code p0730, p0756, p0757, p0741, p0742. *eh *tt | 02/15/2005 |
| 01432 | 01/01/2003 | 10004412 | Automatic transmission poor acceleration, performance. *tt | 12/05/2003 | |
| 00704A | 11/18/2003 | 10004213 | The 4t65e automatic transmission may exhibit a condition of a harsh garage shift into reverse or drive on a cold start. *tt | 11/21/2003 | |
| 030730017 | 05/01/2003 | 10002394 | Grind noise or no vehicle movement when shifting into drive or reverse. *tt | 08/27/2003 | |
| 010730032B | 11/01/2004 | 010730032A | 628928 | Some owners may comment on a transmission oil leak. *tt updated *eh | 03/25/2002 |
| 040601 | 06/04/2001 | 623749 | Some vehicles may experience no forward, delayed forward, or the transmission may lock up in reverse intermittently, some vehicles will not move when placed in reverse intermittently. *slc | 10/30/2001 | |
| 4T65E | 06/20/2001 | 623439 | Information regarding certain models including the 2001 buick rendezvous automatic transmission input sun gear thrust bearing. *slc | 10/29/2001 | |
| 010730014 | 04/01/2001 | 619376 | Some onwers may comment on one or several delayed shifts, slips, flares or extended shifts during cold operation. *tt | 05/24/2001 | |
| 260201 | 02/26/2001 | 619245 | Some vehicles equipped with the 4t65e transmission may experience a condition where the fourth clutch is burnt up. *tt | 05/21/2001 | |
| 010101 | 01/01/2001 | 617760 | Gm powertrain is currently seeking information regarding codes p0716 / p0717 on the 4t65e transmission. *tt | 03/26/2001 | |
| 010101 | 01/01/2001 | 617761 | Gm powertrain is currently seeking information regarding 4t65e transmissions with a whine noise in park and neutral. *tt | 03/26/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| 01609 | 01/01/2004 | 10007138 | Diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0650 set after pcm (powertrain control module) replacement. *tt | 05/27/2004 | |
| 4T65E | 02/17/2001 | 618105 | Subject regarding automatic transmission codes p0741, p0742 - third reuest for info. *jb | 04/04/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||||
| 4T65E | 01/01/2001 | 623474 | Information regarding automatic transmission torque converter oil seal, a request for information. *slc | 10/29/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 020730048 | 11/02/2002 | 10006166 | Pressure control solenoid replacement for 4t65-e, 4t40-e, and 4t45-e transaxle/transmission.*mr | 04/23/2004 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 020730013 | 02/01/2004 | 020730013A | 631267 | Incorrect transmission shifts, poor performance of engine, transmission slipping, ses lamp illuminated, diagnostic trouble codes p0756 and p0757. *slc update. *tt | 05/21/2002 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 07/01/2004 | 4 | ||
| Problems with transmission on 2003 pontiac grand prix se. *mr *sc *jb | |||
| 02/15/2003 | 64406 | ||
| Mileage/date complaint resolution 24736-10/29/01 rt ft power window replaced motor regulator 59454-12/5/02 error code 20 on cd replaced cd player ($537.59) 62469-1/30/03 rt rr power window regulator cables worn gears stripped 62469 tach intermittent replace crankshaft sensor 62469 trans slipping computer said no problem ($1,050) 64406-2/25/03 won't go into reverse replaced transmission 70758-5/23/03 key won't come out replace shifter assy ($510) 70758 rt rr power window intermittent - could find no problem 83769-10/24/03 engine coolant recall perform recall 83769 rt rr power window replaces cables worn gears 83769 engine oil leak replace upper intake manifold gasket 83769 loss of power replace catalytic converter | |||
| 11/15/2002 | 0 | ||
| I'm not sure on all dates of car problem's. carfax has all that information. it's been in the shop 6 times,now my service engine light has come on again. this will be the 7th time within 1 year. one thing was fixed 3 time's in same month,i beleave.the dealer ship in tx, said the dealer ship in il never fixed it the first 2 times. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 05/31/2009 | 60000 | 1 | |
| Oil leakage from valve covers, transmission failure, hub assembly failure,traction system failure. problems with only 60,000 miles gm will not acknowledge responsibility or assist in paying for repairs. found many similar complaints. should not have these problems with low mileage on this vehicle which was purchased new and well maintained. told by certified mechanics that these problems should not have happened. *tr | |||
| 05/25/2002 | 7000 | 1 | |
| Pontiac grand prix 2001: was hit by another car in the left rear while car was at red stop light waiting for green light, spinned, went on to automatic drive and hit fire hydrant on the right side fender. the impact may have been too great to cause the vehicle to move passed median and still hit a fire hydrant and stop sign at the intersection. my wife suffered multiple injuries, i.e., broken ribs, neck wounds, organ burst, etc., that killed her at the scene. i have seen a car that went on crazy spin after running over a piece of tire on the road. i have been bothered by that incident which happened just a month after my wife's death and began to question the design of front wheel driven cars that go on to automatic drive after any disturbance. the other car that hit my wife's car is smaller and it must have been moving over the speed limit of 35 mph to have to cause the grand prix to develop that much motion and move at random.. and it must be the mechanism or transmission that triggered it to move. theorize that the grand prix was at stop and brakes applied, car would not move the distance it had if not undergone automatic. there were previous reports about front wheel cars/engines before they became common. the grand prix's on-star did not activate or function, also the air bag did not deploy. it was not physically possible for the grand prix to move that much distances if attributed only to other vehicle hitting it. the grand prix pro-performance claim was something that have been put together without safety checks. non-deployment of the air bag also had delayed rescue and the on star claim of immediate alert did not work. how safe are the front wheel cars now? i have to read back popular mechanics magazine 1978's back issues to find the article on the front wheel drive cars. i feel that the speed of the other car was not the factor that made the grand prix go on random motion. there must be fuel injection mechanism/component problem. *tr | |||
| 04/24/2008 | 94500 | 1 | |
| On a cold start the car will not go into gear until it warms up. happens everytime as long as the car has sat for a few hours. *tr | |||
| 06/11/2007 | 74000 | 1 | 06/11/2001 |
| Purchased used 2001 pontiac grand prix in june, 2007. complained to auto dealer that cars transmission was slipping. they test drove vehicle and stated it was ok. had vehicle s transmission tested a few months later - it is bad per transmission place. auto dealer states he will put in tranny at cost of 1,700 to 1800. transmission center offered to put in tranny for 1200. he will not match the cost nor pay for it. i feel he is partially liable for this as he sold it like that. please advise me of what legal rights i have as a consumer. *tr | |||
| 04/02/2007 | 60000 | 2 | 02/14/2002 |
| Purchased this car used, it was 2 years old with about 21k miles. kept up with all maintenance. dealer extended warranty for 3 months. but did not notify me when the original manufacturers warranty expired so i was unable to extend. purchased a platinum warranty from aaa. transmission blew up at 48k miles. had it replaced per warranty w/a used transmission as warranty would not pay for new one. drove the car for 19 mos and 12k miles and transmission blew up again! dealer said warranty was only good on transmission for 1 year and they are making inquiries as to whether i have to pay for another one even though my contract w/aaa warranty co is good to 8/10/08 or 83,894 miles. why is my car eating transmissions??? help! *jb | |||
| 06/20/2005 | 36000 | 6 | 10/12/2003 |
| I bought the car oct 2003 it had 23000 miles on it and then when it hit 30000 miles that's when trouble started my husband went to check on his brother and turned the car off and was off for 1 hour and went to start the car and it wouldn't stay running took it to the local repair man and he worked on it and nothing 250.00 dollars later he hauled it the gm dealer in independence ks. where they said it was the anti theft device had me locked out and the had to replace the module. 480.00 later. now when i drive a distance my check engine light comes on and my car acts like it tries to cut out and shifts hard and jerks. and my tract off light stays on now all the time. my last grand prix had 160000 miles on it before it started acting up. my local repair man said that i need to replace the brain module and all my problems well stop. and now when it rains my car feel up with water on the passenger side floor board 2 inches right now so if there is a recall on this car it needs to be the whole car. right now the car has 51000 miles. *jb | |||
| 05/01/2005 | 1 | ||
| Problems with the transmission on the 2001 pontiac grand prix.*mr transmission gears were not shifting properly. consumer was charged $84.43 for draining the transmission fluid, replacing the filter, resealing the pan, and refilling fluid and roadtest. *bf | |||
| 03/17/2005 | 6 | 06/10/2004 | |
| Hello, i purchased a 2001 pontiac gran prix gt in june of 2004, i paid cash for the car and have been having problems with the transmission since the first week i bought it. i feel i have been getting the run around on getting it fixed properly. i have had to fight my wat through the dealer (laura buick pontiac gmc) in collinsville, il. in getting this fixed. they did finally replace the transmission in december of 2004. at this time then the car was hit on their lot and had to get that fixed and had to argue with them over that repair. they did repair it weeks later. i took the car back to laura buick of collinsville to have the transmission looked at again due to it was having the same problems at this time they stated to me that they drove the car and found nothing wrong with the transmission itself,but did here some wining making aleft turn and that it was the power steering rack needed to be repaired and the cost of that would be $862.00, at this time i don,t have the money to get the car fixed so i went to pick up my car and they told me i had to pay $65.00 to have my car released to me. i don,t feel i owe this money because i was told that he test drove the car so before anything extra was performed i should have been notified of any additional fees. i have not been satified with this purchase since i bought the car and i can go into deeper detail if needed. all i,m asking for is to have the satifaction of my car being repaired-- they got what they wanted and that was the satifaction of selling the car to someone like me. please help! an unsatisfied customer.*ak | |||
| 11/15/2004 | 47000 | 2 | 07/27/2001 |
| 1 positive terminal comes off delco battery known by delco and gm 2 transmission -bang while reversing out of garage car stopped would not go in reverse extensive damage to transmission $2,700.00 , 47,000 all interstate driving 3 road noise car was taken in said it was just from the tires but no problem found .take car in after warrante runs out this time for routine oil change tire rotation guess what bad tire put on rear what bad tire. no wonder usa is doing its self out of trade at least with a foriegn vechele i would of got 60,000/ 6years i'm considering it for my next car. *ak | |||
| 09/01/2004 | 45000 | 1 | 08/27/2001 |
| My 2001 pontiac grand prix gtp has had a grinding noise since 8/31/04. on 9/1/04 it would not go into reverse last night. i took to the dealer and they found the transmission shut. theyre quoting approximately $2,700 to put in a new transmission. i cannot believe that this would happen to a 3-year old car with 45,000 miles on it!*ak | |||
| 07/06/2004 | 30409 | 1 | |
| After driving from tallahassee, fl to jax, fl car sounded as if was stuck on gravel while leaving from a red light. at next redlite, a loud grinding noise at takeoff. next redlite, loud ginding and car stopped at intersection. had to push into a parking lot. transmission was shot at 30,409 miles.pontiac rebuilt transmission | |||
| 06/17/2004 | 45000 | 1 | 05/14/2004 |
| Transmission failure. *ak | |||
| 07/27/2003 | 31000 | 1 | 12/15/2000 |
| Automatic transmission failure: in overdrive at about 55mph, sudden bang. car started bucking with more noises. pulled over. overdrive no longer working, as well as failure with 1st, 2nd, and reverse. nursed it home in 3rd. car almost impossible to push even in neutral. had it towed to dealer. probable transmission replacement upcoming. only 31,000 miles on car.*ak | |||
| 06/15/2003 | 38500 | 1 | 09/19/2001 |
| When accelerating quickly, the first shift of the automatic transmission grinds.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||
| While driving at an incline road tracking system on front tires tend to spin and veer to t left, losing control.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE HUBS | |||
| 08/01/2009 | 67000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 pontiac grand prix. the contact stated that she had recurring failure with her anti-lock brakes. while braking, the abs and traction service lights illuminated on the dashboard and a grumbling sound can be heard coming from the brakes. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the hubs needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired independently. the failure continued to occur. the failure mileage was approximately 67,000. the current mileage was approximately 72,200. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | |||
| 09/21/2001 | 6 | 07/01/2001 | |
| 2001 pontiac grand prix engine oil leak, interior water leak at passenger door *cw the dealer informed the consumer that the water leak may have been a result of the door being misaligned. the vehicle pulled to the left. the consumer was then informed the reason for the pulling of the vehicle was due to the inferior tires on the vehicle. the sticker in the trunk specified h rated tires, however the tires the dealer sold on the vehicle were goodyear eagle ls tires. the cd player was inoperative. the engine light illuminated. the egr valve and gasket were replaced. the sunroof was leaking and the alternator was replaced. the left front cv boot was leaking and the left front hub bearing was noisy. the ignition cylinder, parking brake, power steering hose, pump seal, rack and pinion and outer tie rod were replaced. *jb | |||