Consumer states "the service engine soon light illuminated, then vehicle would not shift properly afterwards. Took to dealer and dealer stated that the transmission is not flowing through freely, because of design.
1997 Chevrolet Suburban transmission complaints
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The transmission failed twice.*jb
Transmission starting failing at 50,000 (coded slippage). Going down highway and blew tranny fluid all over the place leaving us stranded. Transmission shifts hard in 1st and 2nd gear. Steering has momentary oversteer, causing the feeling of slipping on ice (safety concern as no control over vehicle), replaced rotors three times, replaced fuel sending and wiring unit (wires had actually melted inside the gas tank!!). What next!!!! This vehicle only has 73,000 on it. We do not pull anything behind it, so feel that tranny should not have failed. Why will chevrolet not recall these problems? Have heard others say that the radiator is not big enough to handle cooling the engine and transmission, essentially causing early transmission failure due to overheating. Chevrolet needs to address these issues before there is loss of life or a bad accident. Ts
Abs failure, electrical failure and front and rear brake failure. This correspondence is not available via .I believe the letter may have been misplaced while in transition from dimms to artemis via tran tech employees. The power windows and air condition failed. There was a violent gear change between 2 wheel drive and 4 wheel drive. The battery leaked and also the cables were corroded, there was a loud noise from the steering column, the consumer experienced complete steering failure while making a left turn.
Differential housing bolt sheered off into rear axle gears. Dt
Driving on the freeway on 4 different occasions the "engine service light came on. First time at 52,000 miles in july '01, second time at 55,076 miles in sept. '01, third time at 63,196 miles in june '02 and fourth time at 63,766 miles in july '02. First time it was a transmission code, but transmission performed fine on test drive. Second time unknown code. Third time, no code given. Fourth time transmission code of 1870, internal slippage. We noticed that coming off the freeway after 1/2 hour or so, the transmission shifts abruptly from 1st to 2nd gear. Neither we nor the former owner towed anything with it. We had to get a remanufactured transmission which is good for 50,000 or 3 years.
While driving 5 MPH heard a loud grinding noise and vehicle would not accelerate anymore. Dealer determined transmission needed to be replaced.*ak.
Check engine light came on at transmission immediately started shifting extremely hard from 1st to 2nd. Read thecomplaintstation.com and found numerous identical incidences with other people. Next failure was failure of the intake manifold gasket resulting in coolant loss.
The transmission shifted very hard and make a loud "clunking" noise when shifting into forward gears after about the first 100 miles. It was taken in twice while still under warranty and I was told there was nothing wrong with it. The third time I took it in it was getting extremely bad, it was now out of warranty, and I was told I needed a new transmission. The front end has been aligned twice within 15,000 miles and still pulls hard to the right. The ABS system has failed periodically over a six month period of time - it was reported three times. The third time they finally discovered that the sensor module on the front hub was defective.
I started experencing problem at appox. 12000 miles when the front brakes wore out prematurlly,some after at appox. 20000 mile I had unusual tire wear, ( I was told it was my fault) it was the right torsion bar out of adjustment and even though the vehicle had only 27668 mile I had to pay 1/2 the cost appox $225.00 after fighting all the way to the executive offices,the speed sensitive steering started actting up at appox. 40000 miles suddenly causing the steering wheel to slip unaccpectedly.this part was replace n/c , I have gone through 3 alternators the first at appox. 38000 mile standing me in buffalo ,tx 120 miles from home on a sunday night, the second and third happeded in the city however I now carry a spare altenator and tools because who knows when it will go out next, I have replaced the positive side battery cables twice because of design the loosen and the acr and short out, the auto matic transmission went out at 53939 due to coolent getting into the unit I had to pay 25% of this repair appox. $525.00 that transmission failed at 69015 only 15k+miles later with the warrenty card in hand I thought maybe this was it ,at 107,267 miles that transmission failed and with only 38k+ mile on a unit that carrys a 3yr/50k warrenty gm refuses to fix or replace the unit my truck has been sitting at the dealership since 06/15/2001 while I have been once again fighting with gm to no avail ,( I was offer a customer loyalty cert. For $500. 00 to settle this issue the transmission cost $2500. To replace not including the motor mount that broke when the unit locked up at appox. 35 MPH all the advertising million and billions of $$$$$ should be spent making sure that then presistent problem do not accure, not when you spend 35k- 45k- for a vehicle.
There is a major problem with gm and chevrolet truck transmissions. Hard shifting is experienced followed by " engine light on panel. A code 0f 1870 is reported when it is serviced. I have had the dealer look at this several times and there appears to be no way to fix it. I have heard of many people paying $3000 for rebuilt trtansmissions and the problem stil is not corrected. Gm has been contacted but will not respond.
Jurks into second gear when transmission shifts from first to second intermittently, informed by 4 different mechanics and dealer that this was a common problem.
Our suburban is 3 1/2 years old and just went over the 50,000 mile mark when the transmission went out on it. We have also had problems with the drivers seat coming loose. It was supposedly fixed once but came loose again after about 3 months. I'm concerned that if the car was ever in a crash the seat would not hold.
Hard shift between 1st and 2nd gears; slippage in trans. Producing heat/smell; much metal/debris in bottom of trans. From failing components; manufacturers defect in production/assembly.
Transmission shifts very abruptly from gear to gear after car is driven at highway speeds for a length of time (usually 10 miles or more). Dealer has checked the transmission and everything appears fine (no error codes) but continues to have problem. Looks like the ECM is bad but because the codes are not present, no one is willing to diagnose.
1. Battery leaked acid while idle and ultimately failed. Leak corroded positive power cable and undercoating. 2. Erratic steering while driving - steering position sensor replaced first time. 3. Starter failed 3 times - complete lock-up 4. U-joint failed twice - sealed/non-greasable poor access to add grease fitting
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Abs system was activating due to defect in snap ring of transmission. The brakes would fail at slow speed causing the ABS system to think the rear tires were sliding, therefore the ABS system would work. The reason for this was the snap ring in the transmission was mispositioned causing the output shaft to have to much end play, therefore causing the vehicle speed sensor to lose signal, and the ABS system would kick in everytime you stopped. The computer never logged that the ABS system had ever been working, or had ever worked. After reassemble the transmission correctly everything appears to be working fine. This problem appear to have caused abnormal wear in the rear brake shoes, due to the fact that the ABS was working all the time. After this wore out the shoes, the brakes started failing.
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Apparent unrepairable dangerous steering situation, battery problem, transmission failure. Vehicle does not seem to merchantable for purpose for which it was offered for sale.
While traveling on highway for an hour soon after making a stop vehicle shift gears hard from one to another. Dlr has been notified. *ak
Transmission failed, causing vehicle to have sudden loss of speed...almost rearended.
Chevrolet did not pay for any of the repairs. They offered to pay half, when I did not accept , they withdrew the offer. At the time my vehicle was in the shop there were 3 others in for the same problem. They all had to have the transmissions replaced. I believe there is a definite problem with the transmissions they have put in these vehicles, and they are not standing behind them. My vehicle has always been properly serviced by chevrolet, and it has not been abused. I feel that these vehicles should be recalled and chevrolet have to fix them.
Driving 65 MPH and towing a boat on interstate when transmission "went out" (under 50,000 miles) almost causing collision. Employee of dealership advises gm has had problem with transmissions overheating but no recall or service bulletins. Purchased new transmission with supposedly "corrected" problem. Need help to see if gm will help cover any costs with problem they were aware of.
Fuel pump and sending unit melted and shorted out causing car to stall on the road.torque convertor replaced/ trans reconditioned, power steering box leaking/ replaced. Both catalytic converters replaced,AC compressor replaced. Numerous coolant leaks fixed. Windshield replaced due to defect. Battery replaced due to acid leak. Whats next?
The transmission started grinding at 5 MPH in first gear only. The suburban was driven directly to the dealer, a distance of approximately 10 miles. By the time we arrived, the transmission was grinding in all gears and at all speeds.
I had the universal joints replaced, (dealer stated it was needed), and ever since, I have noise which seems to come from driveshaft. I had them ( dealer ) check, and they said that it was the tires, or perhaps a bearing. This noise was not present prior to getting u-joints, however I also had cupping on a right front tire, and they replaced a model, or something. I saw on the ntsa bulletin no. 9610 of jan 4, 2000 , that 1997 suburbans had a component problem.
While stopping, applying brake, heard a clunk noise and felt a jarring. After parking, tried to put into reverse and could not. Was able to drive forward but heard a grinding noise. Now unable to get into gear and it does not shift. No reverse. The brake problem became apparent with a grinding noise while moving through stop and go traffic. Failed calipers and resulting in damaged rotors and pads.
Our chevy suburban has just over 50,000 miles and is past the warranty mileage. On a trip to las vegas, the truck started to jerk fiercly into gear. When I accelerated, the truck would jerk into gear. The transmission specialist that did the repairs advised us that the torque converter had gone out, and shrap metal was getting into the transmission fluid. This happened in a matter of 1 day. The technician also advised us that he had performed the same repairs on 3 other chevy suburbans that day alone. We were told that this was not caused by "normal wear and tear" and that this should not be happening to a truck with only 50,000 miles. I took the truck in to get the tires balanced, and was told that the front brakes needed to be replaced. When the technician was beginning to remove the brake pads- he noticed that there were cracks in the rotors. We were advised that the cracks were heat cracks, and that we would need to purchase new rotors. Once again, we were told that this was not caused by"normal wear and tear".
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