| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004272740 | Incident Date: Apr, 27 2004 |
| Consumer's City: WILLIAMSVILLE | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: TAHOE | 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#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 28 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 30 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The failures initiated back in june (27th) 2001. an hour on the nys thruway from buffalo going towards penn stateline. the transmission blew, throwing fluids everywhere. towed to continental transmission. paid for the transmission to be replaced. within the end of the 1 year warranty, the transission began slipping and bumping after 2nd gear before going into 3rd. this would occur after the truck was warmed up and following thruway driving. once you exited the thruway, came to a stop; it started immediatelyand consistently. seeing as i drove the thruway everyday, the problem occurred everyday. took tahoe back to continental transmission. they initally didn't see anything wrong and asked that we advise in the future if it got worse. we took it back and forth, losing use of the vehical for weeks at a time. finally, in jan 2004, the tranny just stopped altogether and we had to tow to continental. the truck supposedly had another tranny replacememt, as well as replacement of the computer. once again, we were without the truck for 4+ weeks. we picked it up and the the next day, fluid all over the garage floor (of a newly built home!). took it back, another week went by. picked it up, within another month, tranny was not kicking into 3rd...again. took the tahoe back to continental, supposedly all new parts were put into the tahoe. yesterday, same problem, tranny not kicking into 3rd, when it tries, the rpm skyrocket to 6000 and you don't accelerate. brought it back to continental this morning. they called to tell me that they don't know what to do. they can't get us a new tranny, maybe a remanufactured tranny, but they will let me know after they contact the dealer. am i the only owner of a 1997 chevy tahoe that has experienced these extensive defects with a gm automatic transmission? this is a travesty! please followup with continental transmission, their number is 716-828-1121, ask for pat, the owner. he is just as frustrated over this as i am! |
