NHTSA Complaint #10075020 — 1997 GMC SUBURBAN POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10075020
Vehicle	1997 GMC SUBURBAN
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	May 18, 2004
Date Filed	June 8, 2004
Mileage	132,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	IL

Consumer Description

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION-DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON VACATION WHEN A CLOUD OF SMOKE WAS NOTICED OUT THE REAR OF THE SUBURBAN. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO FIND TRANSMISSION FLUID SPRAYED ALL OUT OF THE OVER FLOW TUBE. I WAS TOLD THAT TOO MUCH PRESSURE WAS BUILT UP AND THE SUBURBANS ARE KNOWN FOR THAT. FILLED IT BACK UP WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO SLIP. HAD TO GIVE UP THE VACATION AND GET A TOW BACK HOME. FLUID HAD SPRAYED ALL OVER MY VEHICLE AND VEHICLES BEHIND ME. IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT. LUCKILY I GOT IT SHUT DOWN BEFORE A FIRE CAUGHT. HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A HEAVY COST. *AK

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