1995 CHEVROLET C3500 Power Train Problems
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WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND WIPERS FAILED DURING RAIN. LEAVE THE SWITCH ON AND HOPE THEY START WORKING AGAIN. THIS TRUCK NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, BUT DOES THE SAME THING AS RECALLED TRUCKS. TRANSMISSION REFUSES TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEARS. STOP TRUCK, SHUT OFF ENGINE, RESTART AND PROCEED SEEMS TO WORK MOST OF THE TIME TO GET TRANSMISSION WORKING CORRECTLY. SOMETIMES MUST REPEAT SEVERAL TIMES. CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. BOTH SHIFTERS REPLACED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. ALTERNATOR REPLACED 3 TIMES. AIR CONDITIONING PUMP REPLACED 3 TIMES. THIS PROBLEM CANNOT BE REMEDIED BECAUSE THE CLUTCH FREEZES UP ON EACH ONE SHORTLY AFTER INSTALLED. HARMONIC BALANCER PULLEY WAS FIRST TO GO. REPLACED IT 1 TIME SO FAR, VACUUM PUMP BLEW A HOLE IN SIDE AND REPLACED AS WELL. BOTH DOORS HAD HINGE PINS REPLACED AS BOTH DOORS WERE HANGING. PASSENGER DOOR WAS THE WORST. PASSENGER DOOR LINKAGES REPLACED AS WELL BUT FAILED WITHIN A FEW DAYS AFTER REPLACEMENT. ALL PROBLEMS STARTED IN FALL OF 2000.*AK
Mileage: 100,000
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED SHIFTER WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR. CLUCH WOULD ALSO SLIP WIITH NOISE. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED. TECHNICIAN STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, DUE TO CHANGE OF TRANSMISSION FROM A 5-SPEED MANUAL TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, DOES NOT MATCH UP TO COMPUTER UNIT. MJS
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, DUE TO CHANGE OF TRANSMISSION FROM A 5-SPEED MANUAL TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, DOES NOT MATCH UP TO COMPUTER UNIT. MJS
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, DUE TO CHANGE OF TRANSMISSION FROM A 5-SPEED MANUAL TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, DOES NOT MATCH UP TO COMPUTER UNIT. MJS
FUEL INJECTION PUMP/COMPUTER/ AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER SYSTEM FAILED. ALSO, POOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION/TRANSMISSION REFUSES TO SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR/ALTERNATOR AND BOTH BATTERIES FAILED.
REAR AXLE SEALS ARE LEAKING CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO SATURATE, RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE. *AK THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED TWICE WITHOUT WARNING, ONCE WHILE TRAVELING AND TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER. *NLM
CLUTCH FLUID OVERHEATED DUE TO DESIGN FLAW OF THE BELL HOUSING, GENERAL MOTORS HAS REPLACED THE BELL HOUSING WITH AIR HOLES TO PREVENT OVERHEATING.
CLUTCH FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
CLUTCH ACTUATOR FAILED.
TRANSMISSION CAN'T BE MANUALLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR DUE TO SHIFT LINKAGE BEING OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.