Transmission Noise problems of the 1997 Chevrolet K1500

One problem related to transmission noise has been reported for the 1997 Chevrolet K1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Transmission Noise problem

Failure Date: 12/03/2002

When parking, consumer put vehicle into reverse gear. The vehicle didn't reverse, the engine just accelerated. Consumer put vehicle into drive gear which resulted in vehicle making a clanking noise and hesitated to move forward. Consumer had vehicle towed to the dealership who indicated that the automatic transmission had blown as a result of the reaction shell brusting. The dealership also indicated that this is a common problem with these model vehcile. Please provide more details. Ts.




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