| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001074288 | Incident Date: Jun, 30 2001 |
| Consumer's City: ENDWELL | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: PICKUP | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2GCEK19M7V1 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 03 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Transmission overheates and blows fluid out of the transmission vent. this left myself and my family stranded on the highway. i had truck towed back to dealer that day. dealer told me they have never seen a transmission get so hot before , and burn the fluid black. the dealer flushed the transmission system and told me they could not find any problems. i don't beleive them for a second! i asked if this will happen again and they can't give me a straight answer. they told me i should check my fluid once a week to see if the fluid is turning black, and to smell the fluid to see if it's burning. this is not the answer i want after spending $27000.00 for a new truck! before this problem arose i noticed on hot days after driving distanced of up to 40 miles on the highway , once off the highway and stoping at a light or sign. when i begin to go again the truck shifts into 1,2, and 3rd gear hard, enough to shake the truck. i beleive there is a problem out with these transmissions and chevrolet is trying to hide it, or can't fix it. i have a problem with a vehicle that can break down at anytime or anywere especially when i have my wife and two small children. i am going to setup an appointment with the owner of trabucco chevrolet to see if i can resolve this problem with him. but i am preparing myself for the same song and dance just like i got when i approached another dealer about the chevy lumina rear brake problems. it will probably take another class action suit to make chevrolet do anything. i purchased the truck with the intension of keeping it for 10 to 12 years. now i can't wait to get rid of it, this is a $27000.00 mistake i made for trusting chevrolet again!! but more than that there is a serious safety issue when these vehicles break down during operation on the highway!! i am just happy that after waiting 40 min. on the highway for a tow truck that nobody in my family was hurt. when another vehicle goes by at 65 someone could get killed. |
