Early transmission failure (code 1870).
1997 GMC Sierra: complete transmission failure
5 of the 238 complaints about the 1997 GMC Sierra describe complete transmission failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Complete transmission failure by model year
- 20151
- 20101
- 20042
- 20023
- 20011
- 20004
- 19984
- 19975
- 19963
- 19952
- 19941
- 19935
- 19901
What owners say
After a long run the transmission shifts hard from 1st to 2nd, condition leads eventually to transmission failure.
Transmission kicks at slow speeds not all the time, dealer changed computer module did not reslove the problem dealer would not garrantee transmission replacement, gmc asked about recalls but I did not receive a repy appears to be faulty trans electical part.
While driving the vehicle experienced sudden acceleration at a high speed without prior warning which almost resulted in an accident. Was able to stop the vehicle with the brakes. Also, dealer replaced the transmission.
Transmission failed.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 GMC Sierra transmission failure
Is complete transmission failure a common problem on the 1997 GMC Sierra?
5 of 238 owner complaints about the 1997 GMC Sierra (2%) mention complete transmission failure. The model year with the most reports is 1993.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 GMC Sierra?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1997 GMC Sierra
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