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CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 97V084000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK THE TRUCK'S TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSED THE IT TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE COOLING LINE CONNECTION CAME APART FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSE ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 125,254

TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 30000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD. CONSUMER STATED HE OWNED FOUR OF THE SAME VEHICLES, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE SHIMMIED VIOLENTLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

RECALL NO. 97V084000: CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLING UNIT LINE RETAINER WAS MISSING, CAUSING THE FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE AUTOMATIC COOLING UNIT LINE WAS LEAKING. A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS ISSUED, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 120,000

TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE WAS LEAKING NEAR EXHAUST SYSTEM, CREATING SMOKE WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A QUICK - DISCONNECT FITTING, CONSISTING OF A CONNECTOR AND A RETAINING CLIP AT THE TRANS-COOLER UNIT. THE SEAL IN THE CONNECTOR CANNOT WITHSTAND HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS AND IS PRONE TO FAILURE. CONSUMER SEEKS REPLACEMENT OF CONNECTOR AND RETAINING CLIP ONLY. *JG

DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. NLM CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO BEING TOO SMALL FOR APPLICATION TO VEHICLE SIZE AND WEIGHT. *SLC

TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE LEAKED FLIUD. TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY DO NOT MAKE THAT SYSTEM ANY MORE, HOLD SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SECOND NEW TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 3000 MILES AND 13 MOUNTHS. *AK

REPLACED TRANSMISSION TWICE, NOT HAPPY AT ALL. *AK

VEHICLE HAS HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND REBUILT 6 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE IN SUMMER OF 1998. MECHANIC STATED IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND REAR END GEARS INSIDE OF DIFFERENTIAL BROKE LOOSE. REAR END FROZE UP AND LOCKED UP DRIVESHAFT, AND TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND REAR END GEARS INSIDE OF DIFFERENTIAL BROKE LOOSE. REAR END FROZE UP AND LOCKED UP DRIVESHAFT, AND TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND REAR END GEARS INSIDE OF DIFFERENTIAL BROKE LOOSE. REAR END FROZE UP AND LOCKED UP DRIVESHAFT, AND TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE VEHICLE RATTLED AND LOST PRESSURE . THIS WA SECOND TIME THAT TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE VEHICLE RATTLED AND LOST PRESSURE . THIS WA SECOND TIME THAT TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL FROM TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE . DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED.*AK

REAR END GRINDS AND SOUNDS LIKE METAL TO METAL WHEN TURNING RIGHT AND ACCELERATING.

RECALL 97 084 000/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE: TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE CONNECTOR OVERHEATS, CAUSING FLUID LEAKAGES WHICH COULD RESULT INTO A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. OWNER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS. *AK *ML

TRANSMISSION LINE QUICK CONNECTOR LEAKED. YH

TRANSMISSION PAN HAS METAL CHIP WHICH CAUSES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEAR INTO DRIVE. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION FLUID EXCEEDED THE MELTING POINT OF THE MATERIAL USED IN THE CONNECTOR TO RETAIN THE FLUID LINE TO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH RESULTED ON FLUID LEAKAGE. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR CONSUMERS CONNECTOR UNDER RECALL 97V084 BECAUSE VEHICLE USES DIESEL FUEL INSTEAD OF GAS. NLM

LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SWERVE VIOLENTLY INTO OTHER TRAFFIC. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS $800 DUE TO OVERHEATING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND BRAKE COMPONENTS. *AK

TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILED WHEN THIS HAPPENS THIS DESTROYS THE TRANSMISSION. IF VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THIS COULD CAUSE REAR END TO LOCK UP POTENTIALLY, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR COLLISION. *AK

SMOKE WAS COMING FROM IGNITION SWITCH/ REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AND WIRING. ALSO TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTS OUT OF OVERDRIVE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

HAD RECALL REPAIRS DONE FOR TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES UNDE R RECALL 97V084000. AFTERWARDS, TRANSMISSION CAUGHT ON FIRE TWICE. HAD THE PART REPLACED & TRANSMISSION REPLACED EACH TIME. THE SAME WOULD OCCUR. TRANSMISSION COOLER CONNECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FLUIDWAS NOT ABLE TO GET THROUGH OWNER HAS ALL BAD PARTS REPLACED. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, FLUID LEAKING FROM IT.

GREASY SEALS AND WHEEL CLYINDER LEAK, SATURATING THE BRAKE PADS WITH OIL AND GREASE, AND RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION/ OVERDRIVE 1ST AND 2ND GEAR BURN OUT, CAUSING A SLIP IN GEARS. *AK

POWER STEERING PUMP STARTED LEAKING. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WOULD LEAK AROUND THE BONDING SEAL AREA WHEN ITS RAINED HARD, AND TRANSMISSION MADE A LOT OF NOISE & WOULD SLIP. *AK

METAL ON METAL SCRAPING SOUND WHEN COLD. AFTER WARM UP NOISE IS REDUCED TO A LOUD WINE. DEALER INDICATES BRASS FILINGS ARE PRESENT IN PAN AND FILTER OF TRANSMISSION. *AK

TRANSMISSION AUTOMATIC COOLING UNIT AND LINES FAILED, NO NOTICE OF RECALL.

DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION LINES, THE LINES RUB TOGETHER AND CAUSE TRANSMISSION TO LEAK WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE IF THERE IS A SOURCE OF IGNTION. PROBLEM HAPPENED 2 YEARS AGO, AND MANUFACTURER PAID FOR IT. NOW PROBLEM REOCCURRING, AND MANUFACTURER CLAIMS IT IT THE CONSUMER RESPONSIBILITY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION LINE THAT GOES TO THE TRANSMISSION COOLER IS LEAKING ON THE FITTING. THE DEALER IS WARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND STATED THAT THE GASOLINE TRANSMISSION FITTING HAS BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT THE TRUCKS WITH DIESEL ENGINE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 40 MPH VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS NEUTRAL WHEN IN DRIVE. CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN MOVED PAWL BACK TO DRIVE AT THAT TIME TRANSMISSION WORKED. * OIL PUMP/FUEL PUMP ALSO MALFUNCTIONED/REPLACED. *AK

TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE CAME DISCONNECTED FROM RADIATOR LINE COVERING THE MOTOR WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID.

RING AND PINION GEAR SHAFT SNAPPED IN TWO.

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED THE MELTING POINT, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNER WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

TRANSMISSION FLUID LINES LEAK FLUID.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINE CONNECTORS FAILED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING RADIATOR DAMAGE.

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS.

FRONT AXLE U-JOINTS FAILED.

ABS BRAKES LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY AND THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A FAULTY REAR AXLE SEAL. *AK

EVERY 8,000 MILES BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, ACCELERATOR LINKAGE ENDS FALL OFF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE BROKE LOOSE DUE TO VIBRATION FROM HIGHWAY DRIVING. *AK

WHEN BACKING UP THERE ARE NO BACKUP LIGHTS. THE SWITCH TO THE BACKUP LIGHTS WAS REPLACED, AND THE LIGHTS ARE STILL NOT WORKING. DEALER STATED THAT PROBLEM WAS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, WORSE IF THE ROAD IS WET OR SLIPPERY. PUT ON NEW TIRES AND NEW BRAKES, STILL BAD. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. ALSO, REPLACED TRANSMISSION/OVERDRIVE. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

DRIVING VECHILE AT A SPEED OF 50MPH, VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED. *AK

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AND THEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND HIT THE OWNER. *AK *JB

THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE AND WENT INTO A DITCH.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED OF 60 MPH, LEFT REAR WHEEL BROKE AT THE AXLE SHAFT, LOST CONTROL, IMPACT 11:00 POSITION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FELL OUT. *SD

REPEATED TRANSMISSION FAILURES RESULTING IN POWER LOSS/DECELERATION, PARTICULARLY WHEN TOWING A LOAD.

TRANSMISSION CAME OUT OF OVERDRIVE DURING OPERATION OVER BLACK ICE, LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE/FLIPPED OVER 2 TIMES AND CRASHED INTO SNOW BANK/INJURIES. *SD

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD

PURCHASE CAR USED WITH WARRANTY AT 73,000 MILE THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . TT

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED FROM THE PARK POSITION. TT

VEHICLES PRESSURE LINE ON AUTO-TRANSMISSION QUICK CONNECT SNAP RING BROKE AND WAS LETTING TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK OUT. TT THERE WAS POTENTIAL FOR FIRE WITH TRANSMISSION OIL LEAKING ALL OVER THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *YH

DRIVELINE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE.

TRANSMISSION ROLLS BACK ON HILL. *AK

THE GEAR IN THE REAREND WAS ALTERED WHICH AFFECTED THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT CAUSED ABS SYSTEM TO BURN OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

TRANSMISSION COOLER HOSE FAILURE, LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. TT

DRIVE SHAFT BOLT CAME LOOSE DUE TO NUTS BEING CROSS THREADED.

TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN PUT IN REVERSE, WHEN AIR IS TURNED ON SLOWS UP. TT

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND INTO 3RD GEAR WHEN TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 30 DEGREES, HANGS UP IN 2ND GEAR. *AK

OVERDRIVE OFF BUTTON IS NOT ILLUMINATED FOR NIGHT DRIVING, THEREFORE IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE OR FIND. *SKD

ELECTRICAL OVERDRIVE. RPM RED LINES THE MOTOR AT CERTAIN SPEEDS REVVES THE ENGINE UP. TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT TO A LOWER SPEED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. TT

TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE FAILED, CAUSING LEAK. *SKD