Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 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 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 12/02/2005 | 88000 | 2 | 10/01/2004 |
| Seat belts sticking, steering making loud pop noises when turning wheel, transmission shifting very hard from park to reverse on a angle. now my engine locked up, was hesitating when accelerating. *jb | |||
| 03/09/2001 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was traveling 35mph on highway and vehicle shifted by itself into park. prior to this incident, mechanic told her that dirt got into transmission axle, and a bearing broke which cause turbine shaft to lock up,resulting in vehicle locking up. she couldn't go forward or backwards.*ak | |||
| 03/13/2001 | 0 | ||
| While driving at 30mph vehicle jumped from drive into park consumer was thrown forward, and car stopped in middle of intersection.*ak | |||
| 08/06/1998 | 1 | 03/27/1998 | |
| Warped valve body failure caused 3rd gear to fail. yh | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - COLUMN SHIFT | |||
| 03/08/2004 | 1 | ||
| Consumer started the vehicle and shifted into the drive gear, but vehicle went into reverse and hit another vehicle. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||
| 06/04/2002 | |||
| While vehicle was in park, and consumer left keys in the ignition with vehicle turned off, child was able to turn the key and put the vehicle into neutral without stepping on brake. contacted dealer. please give any further details.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 05/25/2006 | 136000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1998 pontiac transport. whenever the contact shifts from second to fourth gear, regardless if she is upshifting or downshifting, the vehicle begins to jerk during acceleration. prior to the failure, she noticed that when the vehicle was first started, it began to vibrate. the failure occurs very inconsistently and the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. the speed was not a factor. the current mileage was 139,000 and failure mileage was 136,000. | |||