This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The transmission completely failed while on the highway. I had the vehicle towed to a transmission repair facility, and was told that the transmission had water in it, which corroded all of the parts. The source of water in the system was the cooling system for the transmission fluid which runs through the radiator. The line had a hole, and pressure in the radiator forced water into the line causing the failure. I had the transmission rebuilt and an external cooling system installed. The cost for the repairs was approximately $1500. At the time, the vehicle was only three years old, and did not have especially high mileage, yet the transmission repair was not covered under the warranty.
Transmission locked up on hwy. @ 65mph rear wheels lock for a second and then unlocked which destroyed trans. Paid to have a GM rebuild installed @39000 miles. Rebuild did the same this @42000 miles. GM said so sorry. Sounds like GM has a major trans. Problem. Did not expect to have trans. Failure at this milage.
Continuous problem with poor driveability and engine surges, several repairs/replacements, including replacement of egr valve and transmission, however problem is still not rectified.
Without any indication or service issues, transmission failure occured. I drove the truck to work, and after parking, the ability to go in reverse failed. I was told by the closest GM dealer that the transmission had failed, and it is not covered under warranty.
At 65,000 miles transmission malfunctioned, causing the vehicle not to downshift. Cause unknown. Dealer replaced the shift solenoid, which did not correct the problem.
The dip stick is rusted! I will have to see if there is rust in my transmission. How could this happen? Chevrolet knows this is a problem area and did not tell the consumer.
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- Olmsted Falls, OH, USA