NHTSA Complaint #10050929 — 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10050929
Vehicle	1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
Date of Incident	October 1, 2001
Date Filed	December 22, 2003
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NE

Consumer Description

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES GRINDING/RUMBLING WHILE IN HIGHEND TORQUE SITUATIONS (I.E. GOING UP SLIGHT GRADES NOT STEEP ENOUGH TO CAUSE DOWNSHIFT). STOPS WHEN I BUMP ACCELERATOR. REPLACED U-JOINTS, BUT DID NOT FIX. WAS TOLD BY GM TECH IT WAS PROBABLY TORQUE CONVERTOR FAILING.*AK

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