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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003233829 | Incident Date: Sep, 04 2003 |
Consumer's City: LAWRENCEVILLE | Consumer's State: GA |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
Model Name: SUNBIRD | Model Year: 1994 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:floor shift |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2JB54H0R7 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 04 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 13 2000 |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2.0l engine with automatic transmission--tramission (after 2+ hours of driving at hwy speeds) fails to disengage from electronic torque converter/over-drive during slowing to a stop and stalls engine. *ak i have complained to gmc dealer--even spent 400 dollars for tune-up since dealer could not duplicate stall. a check with local 'shade-tree' mechanic yeilded the following--- common place for the electronic torque converter (on 2.0 l mituishbishi automatic used in chevy; buick; and ponitac) not to disengage. recommends a overhaul of the transmission torque converter. while this may not cause a crash--this is cause for alarm when car is driven by teenager(relative new driver). |