391 distinct owner reports with a transmission-specific component in this snapshot.
General power-train reports are not automatically counted as transmission problems. Related recalls and investigations must also name this component; they are not linked by narrative keyword alone.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
159 reports with mileage · 232 unknown
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What owners actually said
391 reportsEngine And Engine CoolingPower TrainVisibility
EXHAUST: SOUNDS LIKE EXHAUST LEAK WHEN ACCELERATING FROM APPROX 4OMPH, DEALER SAID IT WAS SMOG PUMP. DRIVE SHAFT: CLUNKING SOUND FROM REAR OF VEHICLE ON TAKE OFF, DEALER SAID IT WAS DRIVE SHAFT AND WAS NORMAL. TRANSMISSION: SHIFTING HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND SOMETIMES TO 3RD. WINDSHIELD: CLACKING NOISE COMING FROM WINDSHIEL…
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EXHAUST: SOUNDS LIKE EXHAUST LEAK WHEN ACCELERATING FROM APPROX 4OMPH, DEALER SAID IT WAS SMOG PUMP. DRIVE SHAFT: CLUNKING SOUND FROM REAR OF VEHICLE ON TAKE OFF, DEALER SAID IT WAS DRIVE SHAFT AND WAS NORMAL. TRANSMISSION: SHIFTING HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND SOMETIMES TO 3RD. WINDSHIELD: CLACKING NOISE COMING FROM WINDSHIELD AREA AT 50+MPH. DEALER SAID IT WAS TRIM AND REPLACED IT 3 TIMES, NOT FIXED.
NHTSA ODI #713293
Power Train
ON 3 OCCASIONS, ONCE AROUND 1200 MILES AND TWICE AT AROUND 5500 MILES, WENT TO ACCELERATE FROM A STANDSTILL, AND THE TRUCK DID NOT MOVE. ENGINE REVVED, THEN SLAMMED INTO GEAR, AND THEN TRUCK WAS ABLE TO MOVE. NO SPECIFIC PATTERN TO THIS, JUST RANDOM. DEALER "CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM".
NHTSA ODI #713187
Power TrainService Brakes, HydraulicSteering
EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A PROBLEM. FROM TIRES ,ELECTRIC MIRRORS ,ELECTRIC WINDOWS,CLANKING/BANGING DRIVE SHAFT NOISE AND OTHER LITTLE QUIRKS. THE ONLY THING THAT I FEEL THAT WILL LAST (LONGER THAN MY PAYMENTS) IS THE MOTOR. THE DEALER OF THIS AUTO WASN'T MUCH BETTER; "THEY" JUST SAID THAT IT WAS AG…
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EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A PROBLEM. FROM TIRES ,ELECTRIC MIRRORS ,ELECTRIC WINDOWS,CLANKING/BANGING DRIVE SHAFT NOISE AND OTHER LITTLE QUIRKS. THE ONLY THING THAT I FEEL THAT WILL LAST (LONGER THAN MY PAYMENTS) IS THE MOTOR. THE DEALER OF THIS AUTO WASN'T MUCH BETTER; "THEY" JUST SAID THAT IT WAS AGOOD THING THAT I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY!!!
NHTSA ODI #713066
Power TrainSuspension
WHEN THE VEHICLE SITS OVERNIGHT THE TRANSMISSION WHINES FOR A FEW BLOCKS, THE TACK DOES NOT SHOW UNUSUALLY HIGH RPMS. *MJS
NHTSA ODI #783336
Engine And Engine CoolingPower Train
VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND BLOW OIL ONTO THE VEHICLES BEHIND IT. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WOULD GO OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. DEALER CAN'T FIND A SOLUTION.
NHTSA ODI #849070
Power TrainService Brakes, AirSuspension
ABS: WHILE BRAKING OVER SEMI-ROUGH/ROUGH SURFACE, BRAKES SEEM TO SLIP OR DISENGAGE, CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION. TRANSMISSION: WHILE PULLING TRAILER OR ACCELERATING UPHILL, EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OCCURS. STEERING: WHILE SPEEDS 45 MPH+, MODERATE VIBRATION IN FRONT-END AND STERRING COLUMN. SUSPENSION: WHILE TIURNING WHEELS MAXIM…
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ABS: WHILE BRAKING OVER SEMI-ROUGH/ROUGH SURFACE, BRAKES SEEM TO SLIP OR DISENGAGE, CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION. TRANSMISSION: WHILE PULLING TRAILER OR ACCELERATING UPHILL, EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OCCURS. STEERING: WHILE SPEEDS 45 MPH+, MODERATE VIBRATION IN FRONT-END AND STERRING COLUMN. SUSPENSION: WHILE TIURNING WHEELS MAXIMUM LEFT OR RIGHT, OR DRIVING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES, HEAR A CLICKING NOISE IN FRONT-END. REAR WINDOW: LATCH DOES NOT SECURELY TIGHTEN WINDOW CAUSING EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE.
NHTSA ODI #712390
Power TrainSuspensionUnknown Or Other
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL WILL GO FROM DIFFERENT LANES, AND THERE IS VIBRATION WIHTIN THE STEERING WHEEL. GLOVE COMPARTMENT WON'T CLOSE ALL THE WAY, AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WON'T GO OFF. ALSO, THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN SHFITING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR VEHICLE HAD BEEN INTO…
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WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL WILL GO FROM DIFFERENT LANES, AND THERE IS VIBRATION WIHTIN THE STEERING WHEEL. GLOVE COMPARTMENT WON'T CLOSE ALL THE WAY, AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WON'T GO OFF. ALSO, THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN SHFITING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR VEHICLE HAD BEEN INTO THE SHOP TWO TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #848558
EquipmentPower TrainVisibility
VIBRATION IN DRIVETRAIN AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 45MPH. ENGINE ONLY RUNS 1,000-1,100 RPM'S AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 45MPH. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO 3RD AT APPROX. 20MPH AND 4TH AT APPROX. 30MPH. ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT IS STRUGGLING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 50MPH. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT SAID THAT EVERYTHING …
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VIBRATION IN DRIVETRAIN AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 45MPH. ENGINE ONLY RUNS 1,000-1,100 RPM'S AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 45MPH. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO 3RD AT APPROX. 20MPH AND 4TH AT APPROX. 30MPH. ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT IS STRUGGLING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 50MPH. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS ELECTRONIC AND NOTHING COULD BE ADJUSTED. A/C IS NOT COOLING SUFFICIENTLY. IT ONLY COOLS ON FULL COOL WITH RE-CIRCULATION AND FAN ON HIGH. EVEN THEN, AIR COMING DIRECTLY FROM CENTER VENT DOES NOT GET BELOW 48 DEGREES. I TESTED TWO OTHER VEHICLES AND BOTH BLEW 40 AND 42 DEGREES FROM CENTER VENT. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT STATED THERE WAS NO FIX. DRIVER-SIDE OUTSIDE MIRROR VIBRATES. DEALER REPLACED TWICE AND BOTH MANUFACURER AND DEALER REFUSE TO REPLACE AGAIN. WEATHER STRIPPING ALONG OUSIDE BOTTOM OF BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS IS DEFECTIVE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BOTH REFUSED TO CORRECT PROBLEM BECAUSE OTHER STOCK UNITS LOOK THE SAME.
NHTSA ODI #711929
Power Train
DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE
NHTSA ODI #709981
Power Train
THE NUMBERS FAILURE AND FATALITIES AND ANYTHING THAT HAS A SERIES OF 9 IS ONLY IN THE BOXES SO THAT THE FORM WOULD ADVANCE TO THE NEXT STEP. EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE TRUCK AS IT IS SHIFTING TO THIRD GEAR THE REAR DIFFERENTAL OR THE TRANMISSION MAKES A LOUD KLUNKING SOUND. I ALSO HAVE A RATTLE UNDER THE VEHICLE THAT THE DEALER SAYS …
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THE NUMBERS FAILURE AND FATALITIES AND ANYTHING THAT HAS A SERIES OF 9 IS ONLY IN THE BOXES SO THAT THE FORM WOULD ADVANCE TO THE NEXT STEP. EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE TRUCK AS IT IS SHIFTING TO THIRD GEAR THE REAR DIFFERENTAL OR THE TRANMISSION MAKES A LOUD KLUNKING SOUND. I ALSO HAVE A RATTLE UNDER THE VEHICLE THAT THE DEALER SAYS THAT IS THE SHOCKS. THEY HAVE TIGHTENED THEM UP BUT THEY STILL RATTLE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM MYSELF BUT THEY REFUSE TO HELP. MY VOICE IS JUST NOT LOUD ENOUGH.
NHTSA ODI #709729