Chevrolet VAN transmission problems
10 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
138 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
73,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1983 to 2002 model years. Data snapshot: . 29 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
10 of 138 complaints match this topic (7.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 860073 · 2000-04-11 (April 11, 2000)
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: INTER LOCK SYSTEM FAILED. BRAKES WERE SUPPOSE TO BE APPLIED BEFORE PLACING VEHICLE INTO GEAR. BUT WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
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Owner report 720532 · 2000-03-23 (March 23, 2000)
THE BEARING INSIDE THE REACTION CARRIER WAS DAMAGED CAUSING DAMAGE TO CARRIER, REACTION GEAR, SUN GEAR, THRUST WASHERS. ALL TRANSMISSION PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE SAVED THE DAMAGED PARTS. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE I HAD OVER 36,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE, IS WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND I WOULD RECEIVE NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR WORK. I FEEL THAT A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 65,000 MILES. I NEVER EVEN TOWED ANYTHING WITH THIS VAN. REGARDING THE REAR AIR CONDITIONING IN MY VAN, IT WAS THE ALU…
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Owner report 750843 · 2001-08-21 (August 21, 2001)
PRIOR TO COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON JULY 29, 2001, THERE IS MINIMUM OF NINE DOCUMENTED SERVICE REPORTS WITH THE DEALER FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS BEGINNING IN MAY OF 1997. TO DATE, THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THERE IS SEVERE PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND WHEEL VIBRATION UPON QUICK OR HEAVY APPLIANCE OF BRAKES. THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT WORK AND HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY FROM THE BEGINNING; THUS, THE FRONT BRAKES MUST HANDLE THE LOAD. THE FRONT BRAKE LINING MUST BE REPLACE EVERY SIX MONTHS. THE BACK BRAKE LINING HAS BEEN REPLACED ONLY ONCE. THE DEALER INDI…
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Owner report 737955 · 2000-12-18 (December 18, 2000)
EXPERIENCED 2 HARD 1ST-2ND GEAR SHIFTS AND SET TROUBLE CODE P1870 INDICATING INTERNAL SLIPPAGE. DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT, OR OVERHAUL. OTHER RESEARCH INDICATES COMMON PROBLEM FOR GM WITH THE 4L60E TRANSMISSION QUITE POSSIBLY STEMMING FROM SWITCHING FROM A CAST IRON VALVE BODY IN EARLIER MODELS TO AN ALUMINUM VALVE BODY IN LATER MODELS OF THAT TRANSMISSION. *AK
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Owner report 747626 · 2001-06-30 (June 30, 2001)
SIRS, I HAVE TWO EXPRESS VANS (1999 AND 1997) BOTH HAVING TRANSMISSION FAILURES BEFORE 50000 MILES. HMMMMM I SEE A PATTERN HERE. DOES ANYONE ELSE. *AK
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