1996 GMC SIERRA Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

14 NHTSA complaints on file

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Power Trainautomatic Transmission Issues in the 1996 GMC SIERRA

14 power trainautomatic transmission complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1996 GMC SIERRA. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Power Trainautomatic Transmission Complaints

#10127894 | July 8, 2005

WHILE TOWING TRAILER WITH 2 QUADS (4 WHEELERS) ON EXPRESSWAY WITH A GROUP OF CO-WORKERS, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN MY TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PASSING GEAR. IT MADE A LOUD "REVING" NOISE AND BEGAN RAPIDLY DECREASING IN SPEED. I PULLED OFF THE EXPRESSWAY BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. I THEN GRADUALLY ACCELERATED AND SHIFTED MANUALLY, BUT WAS ONLY ABLE TO ACHEIVE 1ST GEAR. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED 150 MILES TO MY HOUSE WHERE IT STILL SITS THREE MONTHS LATER WITH ONLY REVERSE AND 1ST GEAR OPERABLE AT THIS TIME.

#8011727 | June 13, 2002

VEHICLE JERKS AND VIOLENTLY VIBRATES WHEN SHIFTING UP AND DOWN, INCREASING AND DECREASING SPEEDS. ALSO, NOTICED GREASY SPOTS FROM FLUID LEAKING. FIRST TIME VEHICLE WAS SENT FOR REPAIRS PROBLEM WAS NEVER DONE. IT WAS TAKEN TAKING BACK A SECOND TIME. DEALER'S SERVICE TECHNICIAN POINTED OUT THAT IT LEAKED WHILE IT WAS STILL UP ON THE LIFT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

#757117 | January 24, 2002

HARD SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS, LOST OVERDRIVE & REVERSE -- SEEMS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM!*AK

#6900667 | December 10, 2001

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OUT OF OVERDRIVE TO NEXT GEAR. THEN, AFTER STOPPING AND REACCELERATION VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE A HARD SHIFTING INTO GEAR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

#9003701 | September 19, 2001

AT 42,000 MILES TRUCK NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND AT 66,151 MILES TRUCK NEEDED A NEW MOTOR.

#751105 | August 28, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

#750403 | August 20, 2001

WHEN RETURNING FROM A TRIP THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP WHEN ENGAGING OVERDIRVE..OVER THE NEXT 150 TO 200 MILES IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND NOW OVERDIRVE AND 3RD GEAR ARE ENTIRELY GONE AND THE ENGINE JUST FREELY REVS..ONLY 1ST AND 2ND GEAR ARE USABLE. *AK

#875257 | November 20, 2000

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WENT TO MAKE RIGHT HAND TURN, AND REAR END SHIFTED AND VEHICLE STARTED MAKING FUNNY NOISES. TRANSMISIION STARTED SLIPPING, AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO INTO SHIFT AT ALL.*AK

#852698 | November 9, 1999

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

#713562 | October 19, 1999

IT APPREARS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE .VEHICLE LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OLD. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO SERVICE STATION. *AK

#711910 | September 23, 1999

NO SUMMARY

#605332 | January 7, 1999

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

#813687 | July 1, 1997

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 TO 20MPH, OR 30 TO 40MPH, THE TRANSMISSION IS MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND AND VEHICLE IS JERKING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

#515226 | April 24, 1997 Fire

TRANSMISSION BURNED UP.

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