NHTSA Complaint #10128735 — 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO

DT: ABOUT 3 OR 4 MOTHS AGO, THERE WAS A LIGHT THAT CAME ON IN VEHICLE THAT SAID TRANSMISSION FLUID HOT. THIS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE. ALSO, THERE WAS A VEHICLE WARNING LIGHT THAT INSTRUCTED DRIVER TO PULL OVER AND LET VEHICLE IDLE. OWNER TOOK IT TO DEALER, WHO REPORTED THAT THERE WAS MORE THAN NORMAL METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PAN, AND THAT THE CLUTCH COULD BE GOING OUT. THEN, DEALER CHANGED FLUID AND FILTER, AND INSTRUCTED THE OWNER THAT HE COULD CONTINUE DRIVING IT UNTIL IT ABSOLUTELY HAD TO BE REPAIRED. THE OWNER CONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AND HAS HARD SHIFTING. OWNER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, WHO REPORTED THAT COULD BE A SYMPTOM OF THE COMPUTER TRYING TO COMPENSATE FORT HE TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS FAILING. THEN ON THE 12TH OF JULY 2005 THE MESSAGE CAME ON AGAIN TRANSMISSION FLUID HOT. THEN OWNER CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY, WHO TRIED TO SELL THE OWNER A NEW TRUCK, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO OWNER WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY SERVICED WITH SOME SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO OTHER MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK.*AK