Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / C/K PICKUPS / 1996
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002222574 | Incident Date: May, 08 2002 |
| Consumer's City: SAN BRUNO | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: C/K PICKUPS | Model Year: 1996 |
| 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#: | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 02 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 08 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: At about 75,000 miles the transmission was completely worn out, no second or third gear. the transmission shop rebuilt it themselves to assure quality job. it only lasted ten months, and third gear again went out in march, 2003. repaired again. on july 2, 2003 again to shop as now second gear went out. decision was to change the solenoid and up the pressure to create crisper shifts and less wear on the transmission. trans shop feels trucks from chevy of 94-96 years had new electronic transmissions and was a weak design, causing these failures. newer trucks have a improved transmission to avoid these problems. |