2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

2000 K3500 SILVERADO HAS HAD THREE FAILED FUEL INJECTOR PUMPS, FUEL TRANSFER PUMP, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT 70,000 MILES AND BOOST REGULATOR FAILED. *TS WHEN THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE ENGINE,TO EVALUATE THE DAMAGE, TO SEE IF IT COULD BE REBUILT, HE DISCOVERED THE SECOND MAIN BEARING CAP FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE WAS MISSING A BOLT. *JB

TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. NO ERROR MESSAGE OR WARNING APPEARS. THIS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT AN INTERSECTION. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN JULY TO ASSIST W/RESCUES AND CANNOT PUT THE ANIMALS OR MYSELF AT RISK. CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE; THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE SEEN IT OFTEN; MY PERSONAL MECHANIC HAS SEEN IT OFTEN. CHEVROLET ASKED ME TO TAKE IT TO THEIR DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THE DIAGNOSTICS RUN. $90 AND CONFIRMATION TRANSMISSION NEEDED. NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY $2,500 TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN BY THEIR DEALERSHIP, THEN DISCUSS ANY REIMBURSEMENT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS "KNOWN" DEFECT AND CHEVROLET DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DO THE SAME. IT APPEARS A DEATH WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE CHEVROLET TAKES RESPONSIBILITY, THEN THEY...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION-CHANGING HARD- THIS IS THE SECOND GM TRUCK PRODUCT THAT I HAVE OWNED AND THE SECOND ONE THAT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.

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...

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 77,200 MILES. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AT THAT MILEAGE UNLESS THE TRUCK WAS USED ON A FARM OR CONSISTENTLY USED FOR HEAVY TOWING. THE TRUCK WAS NOT USED ON A FARM AND WAS USED FOR TOWING (A BOAT AND 2 SNOWMOBILIES) ABOUT 10 TIMES PER YEAR.

DT: CHEVROLET, 2000 SILVERADO, WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE GEAR SHIFTER WENT INTO REVERSE WHEN IT WAS NUDGED ACCIDENTALLY. *AK THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WENT REAR FIRST INTO AN EMBANKMENT. *NM

WHILE DRIVING, PULLED OUT ON TO THE HIGHWAY, AND CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THEN, CONSUMER PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY TO TURN THE VEHICLE AROUND, AND FOUND OUT THAT HAD NO REVERSE BECAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE, TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WAS A PART WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION CALLED A SUN SHIELD. THE FIRST TIME TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 83000 MILES, AND THEN AGAIN AT 135, 000 MILES. *AK

TRUCK SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR FOR NO REASON THEN WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK INTO 4TH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING ME TO BE REARENDED. I PURCHASED A THIS GM CERTIFIED VEHICLE FOUR MONTH AGO THINKING I WAS GETTING A BETTER THAN AVERAGE VEHICLE. I SPOKE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID THEY THEY GET A LOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS AND I WOULD LIKE GENERAL MOTORS TO REPAIR IT SINCE THEY HAVEN'T FIXED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 4L60 E TRANSMISSION IN THE LAST 11 OR SO YEARS THEY'VE USED IT. *AK

WHILE SHIFTING GEARS TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO IN REVERSE. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A WORN OUT PARTS. *AK

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND COMING TO A STOP THERE IS A DEEP SQUEEKING SOUND COMING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE DRIVESHAFT AND TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD BY CHEVY GARAGE THERE WAS A FIX FOR THE EXTENDED CAB VERSION BUT NOT MY REGULAR CAB TRUCK. IT WILL EVENTUALLY TAKE MONEY TO FIX BECAUSE ANYTHING THAT SQUEEKS IS RUBBING AND WILL EVENTUALLY WEAR OUT. IT WAS A PROBLEM WHEN I REACHED 15,000 MILES AND IS STILL A PROBLEM AND LOUD AGGREVATION AT 61000 MILES. IT IS EVEN BAD ENOUGH THAT WHEN I COME TO A REDLIGHT OR A STOP SIGN PEOPLE THINK I AM BEEPING MY HORN AT THEM. IT HAS BEEN FOUR YEARS AND 46000 MILES LATER AND THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE VEHICLE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. PLUS THE TIRES DIDNT LAST 40000 MILES THE BRAKE LINE HAD TO BE REPAIRED THE STEERING LINKAGE IS BAD AND WHEN...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SLAMS HARD INTO GEAR. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT EITHER COMES ON BEFORE OR AFTER THIS OCCURS. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE 4 TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2WD LT WITH TOWING PACKAGE. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER TOWED A VEHICLE AND CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 41,835 MILES. ON DECEMBER 29, 2003, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. I REALLY NEVER HEARD OF A TRANSMISSION FAILING AT 41,000 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS THE TOWING PACKAGE AND IS HEAVY DUTY ON THE TRANSMISSION. I NEVER TOWED A CAR WITH THIS TRUCK OR CARRIED LESS THAN 500 LBS IN THE BED. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE REVIEWED BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN TOWING A VEHICLE AND GOING UP AN INCLINE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME PROBLEM, BECAUSE I HAVE OTHER FRIENDS WITH SILVERADOS THAT ARE REPLACING THEIR TRANSMISSIONS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. A TRANSMISSION BY DESIGN SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. I HAVE...

THE DRIVER STARTED UP THE VEHICLE WHILE PRESSING DOWN ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE YOKE TO THE TRANSMISSION NEED REPLACING. *PH

ONGOING PROBLEM FOR ROUGH IDLE, FROM THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. SEVERAL DEALERS TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL, ANOTHER SAID IT WAS PROBLEM WITH THE 5.3 LITER; HOWEVER, NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN CLEANED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER VEHICLE IS UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND IS SHUT OFF AND REMAINS FOR APPROXIMATELY HALF HOUR, UPON RESTARTING, VEHICLE "TUMBLES." I CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO PROVIDED ME WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE AND THEY HAVE "WASHED THERE HANDS" OF ANY OTHER PROBLEMS THEY MAY OCCUR. MY COMPLAINT IS THE ROUGH IDLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PRESENT, AND NOW THE "TUMBLING" IS BEING CAUSED AS A RESULT OF THE PRIOR PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY CHEVROLET. DO ANY SERVICE BULLETINS EXIST FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS THIS? FILE #1-89542103 &...

MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH 75000 MILES TRANSMISION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR. THE 3RD AND 4TH GEAR PLATE IS BURNED OUT BECAUSE CHEVY MAKES THIS PART OF A PLASTIC RESIN INSTEAD OF A ALUMINUM PLATE.

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK ON THE FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT HIGHER THAN 2ND GEAR, WHILE IN (D). I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE OFF THE FREEWAY. THIS VEHICLE HAD ALL THE SCHEDULED SERVICES AT MY LOCAL DEALER AND THIS TRUCK WAS DRIVEN LIKE A CAR, NO TOWING, NO HAULING. BUT, AT 49K THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A $29K TRUCK THAT IS 3 YRS. OLD! RIGHT NOW THE SERVICE CHARGE IS $800 AND THAT IS TO PULL THE TRANSMISSION TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NORMAL SPEEDS THE REAR DRIVE TRAIN BROKE (REAR AXLE). *NLM

THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES EXCESSIVELY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE ISSUE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATES THE CONDITION IS NORMAL. CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY HAZARD OF THE TRANSMISSION HESITATING WHILE IN TRAFFIC. TS

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, VEHICLE WILL SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL INSTEAD OF PROPER GEAR. *MR

WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND LOST ALL POWER. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK CONSUMER STATES; REPAIRED THREE TIMES, AND BREAKS DOWN EACH TIME. *SCC

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE JUST STOPPED MOVING IN DRIVE, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOR DID ANY INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, A 4 SPEED AUTOMATIC AND ONLY 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WOULD OPERATE, VEHICLE FINALLY COASTED TO A STOP AND THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PLAY AROUND WITH GEARS WELL ENOUGH TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO GEARS SPLIT WHICH GRINDED ALL THE TEETH. CHEVROLET WAS CONTACTED. *AK *NLM

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. MY BRAKES HABITUALLY FAIL IF I HIT A BUMP WHILE BRAKING, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER THAT MY BRAKES ARE OPERATING WITHIN THE NORMAL SPECS FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THE DRIVING CONDITIONS IN MY AREA. THEY DO NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I USE MY PERSONAL VEHICLE TO RESPOND TO FIRES AND MEDICAL EMERGENCIES, AND AM CONCERNED THAT I WILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT EN ROUTE TO HELP SOMEONE. ALSO, MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, OR WILL NOT ENGAGE UPON PUTTING IT IN 'DRIVE', BUT THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DUPLICTE THE PROBLEM, SO THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIX IT. MY FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPEATEDLY FAIL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.*AK

TRANSMISSION HAD A VENT TUBE ON IT THAT SHOULD NOT BE THERE, THIS WAS CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WENT ON DAY AFTER PURCHASE. SATURDAY. RETURNED TO DEALER ON MONDAY FOR CHECKUP. DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON 08/10/2000. RETURNED TO DEALER. THIS TIME THEY CHECKED THE NATIONAL COMPUTER AND FOUND THAT THE KNOCK SENSORS WERE OVERTORQUED AT THE FACTORY AND REPLACED THEM. WHY DIDN'T THEY CHECK THE NATIONAL COMPUTER WHEN THEY HAD THE TRUCK THE FIRST TIME? STARTED TRUCK UP IN AM 11/13-/2000 OIL LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED OIL, WAS FULL. STARTED TRUCK UP AGAIN, THOUGHT MAYBE GUAGE WAS INCORRECT. STILL NO OIL PRESSURE. THEY TOWED TRUCK IN AND REPLACED OIL PUMP. THE MILEAGE WAS ONLY 4513. I WANTED ENGINE REPLACE, BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NO DAMAGE . GAS PEDAL STICKING AT 23550 MILES. RETURNED TRUCK TO DEALER. THEY INSTALLED NEW THROTTLE BODY.ALSO OIL FILLER TUBE WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. OIL WAS LEAKING FROM TUBE. THEY FIXED THIS...

CONSUMER WAS IN TRAFFIC AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING HEARD A THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE. THEN, VEHICLE SHUTOFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION.*AK

WELL FIRST OFF 1: VIBRATIONS AT SPEEDS OF 40+ THE FRONT END FEELS LIKE IT GOING TO FALL APART THE STERRING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN SLOWING AS THE THE VIBRATING IS GOING ON, YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUT IT PARK AND THEN PROCEED AND IT MIGHT GO AWAY, IT'S LIKE THE DRIVELINE OR SHAFT GETS OUT OF BALANCE, AND THE BRAKE BARLEY WORK ITS LIKE THEY ARE FIGHTING AGAINST YOU PUTTING PRESSURE ON THEM. #2: WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP WITH BRAKES APPLIED THE PEDDAL STARTS PUMPING BACK AND FORTH AND YOU CAN BARELY STOP. #3: FRONT LEFT SUSPENSION SQUEAKS AND RATTLES WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN ITS LIKE YOUR SHIFTING THE WEIGHT AND SOMETHING IS LOOOSE. #4: TRANSMISSION CLUNKS WHEN PUTTING INTO GEAR FROM PARK OR INTO REVERSE ALMOST AS IF A U-JOINT WAS BAD BUT NOISE COMES FROM TRANNY AND DRIVESHAFT....

WELL FIRST OFF 1: VIBRATIONS AT SPEEDS OF 40+ THE FRONT END FEELS LIKE IT GOING TO FALL APART THE STERRING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN SLOWING AS THE THE VIBRATING IS GOING ON, YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUT IT PARK AND THEN PROCEED AND IT MIGHT GO AWAY, IT'S LIKE THE DRIVELINE OR SHAFT GETS OUT OF BALANCE, AND THE BRAKE BARLEY WORK ITS LIKE THEY ARE FIGHTING AGAINST YOU PUTTING PRESSURE ON THEM. #2: WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP WITH BRAKES APPLIED THE PEDDAL STARTS PUMPING BACK AND FORTH AND YOU CAN BARELY STOP. #3: FRONT LEFT SUSPENSION SQUEAKS AND RATTLES WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN ITS LIKE YOUR SHIFTING THE WEIGHT AND SOMETHING IS LOOOSE. #4: TRANSMISSION CLUNKS WHEN PUTTING INTO GEAR FROM PARK OR INTO REVERSE ALMOST AS IF A U-JOINT WAS BAD BUT NOISE COMES FROM TRANNY AND DRIVESHAFT....

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND REPAIRED ONCE IN A FOUR MONTH PERIOD FROM AUG. 8, 2000, TO JAN. 15, 2001. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING VEHICLE WILL JERK VIOLENTLY. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM IS NOW CONTINOUS WITH A LOUD SLAPPING NOISE. *SLC

DRIVING TRUCK AND TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP, THEN TRANS HEATED UP TO 300 DEGREES. SMOKE CAME FROM TRANS AND BURNT SMELL. TRUCK ONLY HAD 6500 MILEAGE ON IT. TRUCK WAS A 2500 HD WITH HD AUTO TRANS AND SNOWPLOW PREP PACKAGE. DEALER REPLACED TRANS WITH NEW TRANS, BUT MADE IT SOUND LIKE IT WAS MY FAULT. UNHAPPY WITH DEALER RESPONSE TO PROBLEM ON THIS NEW TRUCK.

WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWNSHIFT FOR NO REASON, FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR OR 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. TOOK TO DEALER, CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

A RATTLE SOUND IN TRANSMISSION WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE AND FIX PROBLEM. *AK

THE 2000 SILVERADO HAS TO BE A BLUNDER BY GENERAL MOTORS. THE TRUCK HAS BAD TIRES, THE ENGINE HAS USED OIL SINCE DAY ONE . THE ENGINE HAS A DEEP KNOCKING NOISE IN THE LOWER PART AND A TAPPING NOISE IN THE UPPER PART . THE ENGINE HAS A MISS AT IDLE AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT YOU HOOK UP TO THE TRUCK YOU CAN'T FIND THE REASON, BUT AFTER CHECKING I HAVE FOUND THAT ALL THE 99 AND 2000 SILERADO'S WITH THE 5.3 HAVE HAD A STRANGE MISS/VIBRATION. THERE ARE SO MANY MORE PROBLEMS THAT I CAN'T EXPLAIN THEM ALL WITHIN THIS COMMENT SECTION. . NOTE THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 8,592 MILES. GENERAL MOTORS HAS GOT A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS . GM TRUCKS HAVE REALLY GONE DOWN HILL .GM CUSTOMERS NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET AHOLD OF SOME UPPER LEVEL MANAGEMENT TO DISCUSS THEIR...

WHEN IN OVERDRIVE GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND GOING UP A GRADE OR TINY HILL, VIBRATION WOULD OCCUR, COMING FROM DRIVETRAIN. CONSUMER COULD FEEL IT THROUGH FLOOR. DEALER REPROGRAMMED PCM, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURRED.

WHEN DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEED TRANSMISSION WILL STOP PULLING. TO REGAIN TRANSMISSION VEHICLE HAD TO BE PLACED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WHEN ACCELERATING GENTLY TRUCK HAS A FLATNESS AND STALLS OUT. THEN, THERE IS A VIBRATION TO IT. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE 5.3 VOLTEC ENGINES AND TRANSMISSION COMBINATION. *AK

INTERMITANT PROBLEM WHEN TAKING OFF FROM STOP THERE IS A DELAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE. 1 OR 2 SECONDS. HAS HAPPENED 5 OR 6 TIMES IN 2,500 MILES.

SHUDDERS ON TAKEOFF/EXTREME SHUDDER WHEN LOADED/GM SAYS THERE IS NOT A FIX FOR THESE PROBLEMS/EXHAUST NOISE /GM SAYS THERE IS NOT A FIX. *AK

MESSAGE CENTER DID NOT INDICATED ANY PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION - CONTINUED TO DRIVE TRUCK - NOW TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTS INTO OVERDRIVE WHILE DRIVING, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE SELECTOR MUST BE PLACED IN PARK, THEN REENGAGED IN DRIVE TO GET IT OUT OF OVERDRIVE. NLM

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTS INTO OVERDRIVE WHILE DRIVING, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE SELECTOR MUST BE PLACED IN PARK, THEN REENGAGED IN DRIVE TO GET IT OUT OF OVERDRIVE. NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. YH

FROM PARKED POSITION - WILL DELAY SHIFTING INTO FORWARD OR REVERSE. *AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A LOUD CLUNCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING A CORNER AND ACCELERATING AT THE SAME TIME. ALSO, VEHICLE IS NOT DOWNSHIFTING TO PROPER GEAR ,CAUSING A VIBRATION THROUGHOUT VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. WHEN CHANGING TO ANY GEAR FROM PARK POSITION, VEHICLE WILL JERK. MANUFACTURER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT, BUT CANNOT FIX IT. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK

VEHILCE EXPERIENCED A GRINDING SOUND, WHENEVER ENGAGED ON FOUR HIGH WHILE MAKING A TUR.; ALSO, APPEARED TO DISENGAGE AND REENGAGE BY ITSELF. IN REGULAR DRIVE, IT INTERMITTENTLY JUMPED INTO GEAR FROM A STOP POSITION WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

ROUGH ENGINE IDLE (MISSING) AND TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS ( FORWARD GEAR) WHEN SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO ENGAGE ON LAUNCH. THERE IS A DELAY OF 1 TO 2 SECONDS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES AND THE VEHICLE MOVES. THE FAILED CONDITION APPEARS AS IF THE VEHICLE IS IN NUETRAL AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR. THE FAILED CONDITION MAY BE THAT THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY TRYING TO LAUNCH IN 3RD AND THEN DOWN SHIFTS AFTER A DELAY. THIS IS A POTENTIALY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE CROSSING TRAFFIC OR ENTERING TRAFFIC. I HAVE FOUND VIA THE INTERNET THAT MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH BOTH 1999 AND 2000 MODELS. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY INTERMITTENT AND CAN NOT BE REPRODUCED WITH REGULARITY. BECAUSE THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE REPRODUCED I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, IT WOULD BE A WASTE OF TIME AT THIS POINT. THE DEALER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REPRODUCE...

TRANSMISSION SHUDDER, FORWARD OR REVERSE, IMMEDIATELY AFTER RELEASING FOOT BRAKE TO BEGIN ACCELERATION. THEN BETWEEN 18 AND 25MPH THERE IS A VACUUM LEAKING SOUND - WHISTLE.