Transmission Gear Slipping problems of the 2001 Chevrolet Suburban

Two problems related to transmission gear slipping have been reported for the 2001 Chevrolet Suburban. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Transmission Gear Slipping problem

Failure Date: 05/10/2004

When the vehicle has warmed up and I am driving between 10 and 30 mph transmission seems to slip between 1st and 2nd gears. While slowing down to make a turn transmission doesn't know what to do. It can't decide to stay in the present gear or shift down to accomadate the lower speed. Therefore, it takes about 10 seconds for the transmission to finally find a gear so I can proceed. Also, when coming to a stop, the transmission takes about 10-15 seconds to shift into 1st, if I want to go immediately after stopping, the transmission is still trying to downshift and the engine races until the transmission finally catches up. Again, the dealer found "no problem" with the vehicle/transmission.

2 Transmission Gear Slipping problem

Failure Date: 11/04/2002

Consumer states while driving at highway speed the transmission slipped causing the vehicle to stall. Ts.




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