AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN ACCELERATING, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ABRUPTLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. TSB'S POSTED BY GM ON THE TRANSMISSION MODEL 4L60-E. THIS TRANSMISSION IS USED IN SEVERAL MODEL TRUCKS/VANS/SUV'S. YOUR SITE AND OTHER WEB SITES POST COMPLAINTS ON THIS UNIT FROM VARIOUS TRUCK OWNERS, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. GM R…
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AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN ACCELERATING, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ABRUPTLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. TSB'S POSTED BY GM ON THE TRANSMISSION MODEL 4L60-E. THIS TRANSMISSION IS USED IN SEVERAL MODEL TRUCKS/VANS/SUV'S. YOUR SITE AND OTHER WEB SITES POST COMPLAINTS ON THIS UNIT FROM VARIOUS TRUCK OWNERS, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. GM REFUSES TO PARTICIPATE IN REPAIRING THESE TRANSMISSIONS. OWNERS MUST PAY FOR REPAIRS/TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS. IF TRANSMISSION WERE TO SUDDENLY GO OUT WHILE ACCLERATING, VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ALL POWER AND COULD NOT AVOID BEING STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, POTENTIALLY CAUSING INJURY AND/OR DEATH OF VAN OCCUPANTS.*AK
NHTSA ODI #722875
Mileage unknown · May 15, 2000
Power Train
WHEN VAN HAS BEEN DRIVEN MORE THAN 15 MILES, AUTOSHIFTING FROM 'SECOND' TO 'THIRD' GEAR IS SO ROUGH IT FEELS LIKE THE VAN HAS BEEN HIT FROM THE BACK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN SHIFTING FROM 'THIRD' TO 'FOURTH' GEAR THERE IS ALSO A ROUGH SHIFTING BUT NOT AS VIOLENT AS THE PRIOR SHIFTING.*AK
NHTSA ODI #722722
Mileage unknown · May 11, 2000
Power TrainSuspension
VEHICLE HAS A "STOP BUMP" OR "DRIVE LINE CLUNK" WHICH IS "CORRECTED" BY LUBRICATING DRIVELINE SLIP YOK AND DRIVESHAFT EVERY 2000 MILES. THIS OCCURS WHEN STOPPING AND FEELS AS IF THE CAR HAS BEEN BUMPED FROM BEHIND, CAUSING IT TO LURCH SLIGHTLY FORWARD. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS NOT NORMAL OPERATION BUT CAN NOT BE FIXED. ALSO …
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VEHICLE HAS A "STOP BUMP" OR "DRIVE LINE CLUNK" WHICH IS "CORRECTED" BY LUBRICATING DRIVELINE SLIP YOK AND DRIVESHAFT EVERY 2000 MILES. THIS OCCURS WHEN STOPPING AND FEELS AS IF THE CAR HAS BEEN BUMPED FROM BEHIND, CAUSING IT TO LURCH SLIGHTLY FORWARD. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS NOT NORMAL OPERATION BUT CAN NOT BE FIXED. ALSO THE ALIGNMENT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED EVERY TWO MONTHS AS IT CONTINUALLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT (AN INDEPENDENT SHOP SAID THE IDLER ARMS ARE BAD). THERE ARE MANY SQUEAKS, BUMPS AND CLUNKS COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #722552
Mileage unknown · Mar 28, 2000
Power TrainService Brakes, Hydraulic
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR FRONT BRAKE REPAIRS & FOUND OUT THAT THE REAR AXLE SEALS FAILED. REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD CONSUMER THIS WAS NOT COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK *ML
NHTSA ODI #859334
Mileage unknown · Mar 27, 2000
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control
GAS PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. TRANSMISSION ALSO WENT OUT. *ML
NHTSA ODI #859242
Mileage unknown · Mar 17, 2000
Power Train
MECHANIC MADE COMMENT THAT GM CHAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS. *AK
NHTSA ODI #720259
Mileage unknown · Mar 13, 2000
Power Train
USAULLY AFTER A LONG DRIVE, AND COMING TO A STOP, WHEN VAN SHIFTS FORM IST TO SECONDGEAR, THERE IS A BANGING NOSE,FEELS LIKE A HAVE BEEN HIT FORM THE BACK. ALSO, FEELS LIKE I AM BEING PUSHED FORWARD..WILL HAPPEN ON ALL ADDITIONAL 1-2 SHIFT CHANGES ,UNTILL SHUT DOWN. *AK
NHTSA ODI #720026
Mileage unknown · Jan 16, 2000
Power Train
HAVE CONTINUALLY HAD TROUBLE WITH THIS VEHICLE. ALSO KNOW OTHERS WITH EXACT SAME VAN WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. NO SAFETTY DEFECT (S) LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
NHTSA ODI #717408
Mileage unknown · Dec 28, 1999
Power TrainVisibility
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ICE UP WITH JUST A TINY BIT OF SNOW OR SLEET. *AK
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR DURING BAD WEATHER, DRIVER VISIBILITY WOULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." THE "FASTEN SAFETY-BELT" AUDIBLE WARNING OCCASIONALLY MAY NOT COME ON OR MAY TERMINATE IN LESS THAN FOUR SECONDS AS REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW ALARM MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 27, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH INTEGRATED DUAL CHILD SEATS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY BE MISSING A SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CLUTCH SPRING AND/OR PAWL SPRING IN THE CHILD SEAT. IF THE CLUTCH SPRING WAS MISSING, THE SEAT BELT WOULD LOCK IN THE RETRACTED POSITION AND COULD NOT BE USED. IF THE PAWL SPRING WAS MISSING, THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT WOULD CONTINUALLY PLAY OUT AND WOULD NOT LOCK.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THESE CONDITIONS COULD INCREASE THE OCCUPANT'S RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT BELTS ON THE CHILD SEATS, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE CHILD SEAT.
THE OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT WEBBING ON THE RIGHT-HAND REAR BUCKET SEAT CAN SEPARATE DURING A VEHICLE CRASH.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT WOULD NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED AND PERSONAL INJURY COULD RESULT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTOR ON THE REAR SEAT CUSHION FRAME.
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EA02006 · Windshield Wiper Failure
Opened May 31, 2002 · Closed Jul 23, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
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Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
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AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
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