Complaint 573466
1997 CHEVROLET EXPRESS • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION • incident Jun 15, 2005
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 573466
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- EXPRESS
- Model Year
- 1997
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Incident Date
- Jun 15, 2005
- Date Received
- Feb 22, 2006
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Owner Narrative
THE TRANSMISSION HAD AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWITCH TO "SAFE" MODE. SAFE MODE COMPENSATED THE TRANSMISSION HEAT PROBLEM BY HARD SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALTY REPAIR SHOP WHERE I LEARNED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS THE OPINION OF THE REPAIR SHOP THAT GM KNEW OF THE PROBLEM BUT WOULD NOT ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE THE ISSUE WAS NOT LIFE THREATENING. COST OF MODIFICATION WAS $1,600.*JB
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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