Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||||
| 9573T4001 | 08/01/1995 | 45881 | Grinding and/or growling noise in park on incline.*sd | 04/25/1996 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 05/05/2001 | 4 | 07/01/2000 | |
| During left hand turns and roads with hard left curves drivers right knee can depress shifter detent and put car in neutral, causing abrupt loss of speed/control. *ak | |||
| 10/30/1996 | |||
| Consumer put vehicle in park to retrieve something from driveway when vehicle moved forwad, pinning her between the vehicle and a truck. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - FLOOR SHIFT | |||
| 09/05/2003 | 94000 | 1 | 03/14/2000 |
| 2.0l engine with automatic transmission--tramission (after 2+ hours of driving at hwy speeds) fails to disengage from electronic torque converter/over-drive during slowing to a stop and stalls engine. *ak i have complained to gmc dealer--even spent 400 dollars for tune-up since dealer could not duplicate stall. a check with local 'shade-tree' mechanic yeilded the following--- common place for the electronic torque converter (on 2.0 l mituishbishi automatic used in chevy; buick; and ponitac) not to disengage. recommends a overhaul of the transmission torque converter. while this may not cause a crash--this is cause for alarm when car is driven by teenager(relative new driver). | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||
| 09/05/2003 | 94000 | 1 | 03/14/2000 |
| 2.0l engine with automatic transmission--tramission (after 2+ hours of driving at hwy speeds) fails to disengage from electronic torque converter/over-drive during slowing to a stop and stalls engine. *ak i have complained to gmc dealer--even spent 400 dollars for tune-up since dealer could not duplicate stall. a check with local 'shade-tree' mechanic yeilded the following--- common place for the electronic torque converter (on 2.0 l mituishbishi automatic used in chevy; buick; and ponitac) not to disengage. recommends a overhaul of the transmission torque converter. while this may not cause a crash--this is cause for alarm when car is driven by teenager(relative new driver). | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 03/20/1998 | 06/04/1994 | ||
| Rear wheel had a bad lean due to rear axle rusting through, could have caused a serious accident. | |||