Transmission problems with 1998 GMC Seirra pickup - any others with same problem
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Problem was repaired (?) by dealership under warranty last June, now same problem has occured.
Anyone else had the same troubles with this truck.
Problem was repaired (?) by dealership under warranty last June, now same problem has occured.
Anyone else had the same troubles with this truck.
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Could you , would you give us a clue what trouble you are having?
In the four days prior to taking it in for inspection, I put in 3 litres of tranny fluid.
Also it started the day before to start very, very rough and the whole truck shuddered and vibrated until it warmed up and then it seemed to be smoother.
Any help would sure be appreciated.
We also have a ticking which has become increasingly worse over this past year, weird as the dealerships deny they hear it. What a bunch of snowjob clones these so called experts are.
Defects are as follows, brakes failed twice for me on this truck, ticking from engine area, transmission seal bursts twice, door handle broke (interior) seats ripped, now in the past week, morning starts are like starting a jumbo jet and the truck shakes like it's having a nervous breakdown!
Anyone interested in a class action suit against GM Canada, contact me as these guys have not heard the last of me.
You bought a vehicle with what, a 50,000km warranty?
Your vehicle experienced a failure at 88,000km.
The Dealer then had the unmitigated gall to deny warranty coverage for this failure! The nerve of these guys! Lets form a posse and shoot 'em all.
Did you figure that when the Warranty read 50,000km they really meant 90,000km?
At 50,000kms (June 2000) the torque convertor seal was replaced by the dealership, now December of 2001 the SAME seal at 85,000kms, only this time the seal is leaking 1 litre in every 300kms approx.
QUESTIONS I AM ASKING ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. WHERE DOES GMC STATE "CONSUMER BEWARE, THIS
TRANSMISSION SEAL IS ONLY GOOD FOR 50,000 KMS
AND WILL GO AGAIN AT 85,000KMS?
2. IS A GMC SEAL ONLY GOOD FOR 35,000 MORE KMS
AFTER REPLACEMENT?
Please let me also clarify that I AM NOT A "GM HATER" that was your rather distasteful terminology. Only a very, very dissapointed consumer who will not be bullied by the representatives of the company. Noting also, that a certain dealership tried to have me arrested this week for going about my normal business in the town that I live in. Who is the true "HATER" in this situation! Now I am not only an unhappy customer but even more angered that they have the nerve to infringe on my Civil Rights.
This is not a monetary issue either, it's the principal that a major manufacturer of vehicles is not acknowledging they have a major transmission problem with these vehicles. I am not the only person who has had this problem either, going by the names and phone numbers of people who have approached me this week with the very same problem. The reflection of these numbers is staggering as this is only one town, imagine if the media got hold of this situation and it went even more public.
Hope this clears the air for you NGPRO and gives you more clarity of the truths of this situation.
Merry Christmas
There is also the possiblity that the pump bushing moved out to the seal to cause a leak. That is rare since GM redesigned(in the late 1980's) the area that the bushing presses into.
The front of the trans should be pulled out. A new bushing and seal with a special retainer should be installed at the same time. THere is a drain back hole that may be partially restricted too. The drive hub on the torque converter should be measured at this time too.
Warranty wise the dealers have a long history of : "sorry that's not covered".
-- Don