Gmc SAVANA transmission problems
19 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
301 owner complaints analyzed
58 distinct recall campaigns
53,900 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1994 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 119 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
19 of 301 complaints match this topic (6.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 869783 · 2000-09-06 (September 6, 2000)
ENGINECHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR THREE DAYS. THEN IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT OF GEAR. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FLUSHED OUT. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT AT 40,000 MILES SHE HAD SEVERE SHIFTING PROBLEM.*AK RUST IN TRANSMISSION FLUID, METAL FILING WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION POSSIBLY FROM COOLANT LEAK INTO IT. *YH
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Owner report 10240448 · 2008-08-28 (August 28, 2008)
1997 GMC SAVANA ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION COMPARTMENTS CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE DID EXPERIENCE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS EARLIER IN THE DAY. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0256-89) *JB UPDATED02/24/10 *BF
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Owner report 551854 · 2000-04-13 (April 13, 2000)
THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT SOON AFTER WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A POP AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. NLM
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Owner report 567432 · 2002-09-12 (September 12, 2002)
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING AN AWFUL NOISE, AND LIMITED MOBILIY. *SCC
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Owner report 6900598 · 2001-12-07 (December 7, 2001)
AT 38,000 MILES VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT HARD BETWEEN GEAR CHANGES, ONLY WHEN TRAVELING LONG DISTANCE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HARD SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *YD
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