SECURITY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE IGNITION TO LOCK, AND VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. *AK
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS RUINED THE ENGINE AND NEEDED REPLACING. IT WAS 3.1L GM MOTOR IN A 1995 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME GL SI. *JB
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THREE DAYS LATER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *MR
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THREE DAYS LATER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *MR
POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS. SUDDEN TOTAL LOSS OF POWER ASSIST WHILE TURNING LEFT CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT. CAR WAS DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD INTO A BRICK RETAINING WALL CAUSING OVER $3,000 DAMAGE TO THE CAR PLUS $350 DAMAGE TO THE WALL. AFTER TOWING CAR HOME, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO "NORMAL" OPERATION. POLICE REPORT INDICATES COMPLAINT OF SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ASSIST TO THE STEERING CAUSING STEERING TO FEEL AS IF IT WERE LOCKED IN POSITION. CAR IS JUST NOW REPAIRED AND DRIVABLE. THIS IS SEEMINGLY IDENTICAL TO SYMPTOMS ON '96 AND NEWER GM CARS AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS HURT...THIS TIME. NEXT TIME, WHO KNOWS?! *CB
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WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN TURNING CORNERS POWER STEERING FAILED, AND CONSUMER HAD TO STRUGGLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE TURN WAS MADE, A FEW SECONDS LATER, POWER STEERING RESUMED. *AK *JB
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY.*AK
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES AS IT TRAVELED DOWN A STEEP ROCK AND SHRUB COVERED EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE THEN COLLIDED WITH A LARGE BOULDER WHERE IT CAME TO REST ON ITS ROOF. (ARTHUR BLANKEMAN ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER TERRY GELLER) ( TIRE MAKE/MODEL, SPECTRUM STARFIRE, SIZE 215/65 R16) ALSO THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB
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CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES AS IT TRAVELED DOWN A STEEP ROCK AND SHRUB COVERED EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE THEN COLLIDED WITH A LARGE BOULDER WHERE IT CAME TO REST ON ITS ROOF. (ARTHUR BLANKEMAN ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER TERRY GELLER) ( TIRE MAKE/MODEL, SPECTRUM STARFIRE, SIZE 215/65 R16) ALSO THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB
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WHILE TRAVELING AND REACHING SPEEDS UP TO 45 AND 50 MPH THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE. *JG
NHTSA RECALL 00-V-171-000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00058: RECALL HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED ON VEHICLE DUE TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER WAS WAITING SINCE MARCH 2002.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL O00058S, HOWEVER IT HAS BEEN 3 MONTHS AND STILL NO REPAIR WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *SLC
NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO HAVE RECALL 00V-171 REPAIRED, THE CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT IS TAKINGT O GET THE PART TO THE DEALER
I REALIZE THAT AT THE TIME OF FILLING OUT THIS QUESTIONAIRRE THAT THIS MODEL IS NO LONGER BEING MADE BY GM BUT I DID SEE I STORY ABOUT THE OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND FELT COMPLELLED TO WRITE. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES FOUR TIMES ON THIS CAR. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 1995 AND IT NOW HAS 61,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THAT THE BRAKES WERE DONE THEY WERE FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY BUT WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM OURSELVES THE PAST TWO TIMES. THE LAST TIME WAS A COMPLETE FOUR WHEEL REPLACEMENT WITH ROTORS AND PADS ALL THE WAY AROUND. WE WERE VERY DISPLEASED WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED SO OFTEN.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING AND REACHING SPEEDS UP TO 45 AND 50 MPH THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE. *JG
LOW COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATES EVEN THOUGH THE COOLANT LEVEL IS FULL. *JG
VEHICLE NEEDS BRAKES AND ROTORS TURNED. *JG
THE INSIDE OF THE PASSENGER DOOR NEEDS REPAIRED. *JG
DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, CONSUMER SUFFERED BRUISES TO THE FACE.*AK *YH
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CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. NLM CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED THAT DAY. *SLC
VEHICLE HAD FOUR BATTERIES AND TWO ALTERNATORS REPLACERD WITHIN THREE YEARS AT A REPAIRS SHOP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE HAD FOUR BATTERIES AND TWO ALTERNATORS REPLACERD WITHIN THREE YEARS AT A REPAIRS SHOP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL O00058S, HOWEVER IT HAS BEEN 3 MONTHS AND STILL NO REPAIR WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *SLC
NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO HAVE RECALL 00V-171 REPAIRED, THE CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT IS TAKINGT O GET THE PART TO THE DEALER
BRAKES FAILED AND WERE FIXED.
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 00V171000 IN DEC 2000. AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS TO DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HE WAS TOLD PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE YET. ON BEBRUARY 15, 2001 CONSUMER'S SON HAD AN ACCIDENT. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, STUNNED THE DRIVER, AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO VEER OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. THERE WERE NO BRAKE MARKS ON PAVEMENT. DRIVER WAS KILLED INSTANTLY, PASSENGER DIED 2 DAYS LATER. REPORTED BY SANDY CLUTTER. *AK
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WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH VEHICLE WILL START TO SHAKE TO THE POINT WHERE VEHICLE CAN LOSE CONTROL IF IN THE RAIN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER NOTED THAT FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM IS THE PROBLEM. *AK DEALER PERFORMED AN INJECTOR SERVICE, THROTTLE BODY SERVICE, ADDED AN ADATIVE TO CLEAN THE VALVES, REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER, WIRES, PLUGS, RELAY, AND THE FUEL PUMP, HOWEVER REPAIRS DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *TT
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL REGARDING AIR BAG MODULE ON FEB 22 2001, THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN DONE DUE TO NO PARTS AND THEN WRONG PARTS, IT IS NOW JUNE AND CONSUMER STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED REPAIRS. *SLC
THE CONSUMER IS UNHAPPY WITH THE NUMBER OF RECALLS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY THE ONE INVOLVING THE FRONTAL AIR BAG (00V-171). NLM
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MISS ANOTHER CAR THE AIRBAG ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DEPLOYED OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VISION AND THE VEHICLE HIT A GUARDRAIL, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR DEDUCTIBLE. NLM
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WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BRAKES WOULD MAKING A GRINDING NOISE, AND IT WOULD STICK UNTIL PUMPING BRAKES. THEN, LOW TRACK AND ABS LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY COULDN'T FINE A PROBLEM TILL 1 MONTH AGO. DEALER STATED IT WAS ABS PROBLEM.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 00V171000 NOTICE FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DEALERSHIP WAS SUPPOSEDTO REPLACE INFLATOR IN AIR BAGS. CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT NO PARTS WERE REPLACED IN VEHICLE, AND SHE WAS CHARGED FOR DIAGNOSTIC OF VEHICLE. SHE HAS RECENTLY RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER REGARDING AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
AS A RESULT OF AIR BAGS DEPLOYING AFTER ACCIDENT DUST FROM AIR BAGS MADE SORES INSIDE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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THE ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL. NLM
THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED 50 PERCENT OF THE TIME. NLM
THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. NLM
WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE LOST POWER ON THE RIGHT SIDE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
SINCE PURCHASE OF NEW VEHICLE, ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OCCASIONAL BRAKE FAILURE. DURING WARRANTY PERIOD, EACH VISIT TO DEALER FOR CHECK WAS UNFOUNDED (NO WRITTEN INDICATION OF CHECKUP ON RECEIPT, FROM MECHANIC OR DEALERSHIP), UPON END OF WARRANTY, THE MECHANIC KNEW THAT THE $800. ABS COMPONANT WAS MAKING KNOCKING NOISE AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. OCCASIONAL BRAKE FAILURE IS STILL HAPPENING. *AK
CONSUMER IS TRYING TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 00V171000 REGARDING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. DEALER REFUSED TO COOPERATE IN EXAMINING VEHICLE. NO PARTS AVAILABLE, COULD NOT SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V171000 LETTER CONCERNING AIR BAG FAILURE. CONTACTED DEALER, NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT RECALL PROBLEM. *AK THE PART THAT WAS ORDERED HAVE NOT ARRIVED AFTER SIX WEEKS. *YH
AIRBAG RECALL 00V171000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00058. PART HAS BEEN ON ORDER FOR 6 MONTHS. HORN ON VEHICLE DOESN'T WORK, AND DEALER WILL NOT WORK ON IT BECAUSE AIRBAG CAN DEPLOY IF TAMPERED WITH. CONSUMER IS IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION, AND HAS AVOIDED 2 ACCIDENTS SINCE THIS PROBLEM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN RUDE TO CONSUMER, AND ARE NOT PROVIDING ANY ASSISTANCE. *AK
AIRBAG RECALL 00V171000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00058. PART HAS BEEN ON ORDER FOR 6 MONTHS. HORN ON VEHICLE DOESN'T WORK, AND DEALER WILL NOT WORK ON IT BECAUSE AIRBAG CAN DEPLOY IF TAMPERED WITH. CONSUMER IS IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION, AND HAS AVOIDED 2 ACCIDENTS SINCE THIS PROBLEM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN RUDE TO CONSUMER, AND ARE NOT PROVIDING ANY ASSISTANCE. *AK
CONSUMER HAS TO ADD 2QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. PROBLEM HAS BEEN SINCE VEHICLE HAD 10,000 MILES. CONSUMER WAS AT DEALERSHIP, AND WAS GIVEN A TSB (87-60-03) REGARDING LOWER INTAKE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WAS SAYING THAT CONSUMER HAD TO SPEND $600 TO REPAIR PROBLEM. OLDSMOBILE WILL BE CONTACTED TO EXPLAIN REASON OF LETTER, AND WHY CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT. *AK IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACED DUE TO SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE NEEDED BRAKE SWITCH AND LEFT FRONT WHELL SPEED SENSOR. 2 HIGH MOUNT STOP LAMP BULBS BURNT OUT. *SLC
CONSUMER HAS TO ADD 2QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. PROBLEM HAS BEEN SINCE VEHICLE HAD 10,000 MILES. CONSUMER WAS AT DEALERSHIP, AND WAS GIVEN A TSB (87-60-03) REGARDING LOWER INTAKE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WAS SAYING THAT CONSUMER HAD TO SPEND $600 TO REPAIR PROBLEM. OLDSMOBILE WILL BE CONTACTED TO EXPLAIN REASON OF LETTER, AND WHY CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT. *AK IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACED DUE TO SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE NEEDED BRAKE SWITCH AND LEFT FRONT WHELL SPEED SENSOR. 2 HIGH MOUNT STOP LAMP BULBS BURNT OUT. *SLC
CONSUMER HAS TO ADD 2QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. PROBLEM HAS BEEN SINCE VEHICLE HAD 10,000 MILES. CONSUMER WAS AT DEALERSHIP, AND WAS GIVEN A TSB (87-60-03) REGARDING LOWER INTAKE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WAS SAYING THAT CONSUMER HAD TO SPEND $600 TO REPAIR PROBLEM. OLDSMOBILE WILL BE CONTACTED TO EXPLAIN REASON OF LETTER, AND WHY CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT. *AK IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACED DUE TO SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE NEEDED BRAKE SWITCH AND LEFT FRONT WHELL SPEED SENSOR. 2 HIGH MOUNT STOP LAMP BULBS BURNT OUT. *SLC
CONSUMER HAS TO ADD 2QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. PROBLEM HAS BEEN SINCE VEHICLE HAD 10,000 MILES. CONSUMER WAS AT DEALERSHIP, AND WAS GIVEN A TSB (87-60-03) REGARDING LOWER INTAKE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WAS SAYING THAT CONSUMER HAD TO SPEND $600 TO REPAIR PROBLEM. OLDSMOBILE WILL BE CONTACTED TO EXPLAIN REASON OF LETTER, AND WHY CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT. *AK IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACED DUE TO SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE NEEDED BRAKE SWITCH AND LEFT FRONT WHELL SPEED SENSOR. 2 HIGH MOUNT STOP LAMP BULBS BURNT OUT. *SLC
RECALL 00V171000/INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: DEALER, SANDERS OLDSMOBILE IN TURLOCK, CA; PHONE # 1-800/281-2239, INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL, BUT RECALL NOTICE STATED PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AT DEALER. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
LANDMARK OLDSMOBILE DLR IN TUSCALOOSE ,AL TELE#205-752-8113 HAS REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL 00V171000/ AIR BAG REPAIRS UNITL FEBUAURY. CONSUMER CALLED OLDSMOBILE MANUFACTURER ,WHO CALLED DEALER TO LET THEM KNOW PARTS WERE AVAILBLE, AND RECALL COULD BE DONE. BUT DEALER STILL REFUSED TO DO IT. IN MEANTIME, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *AK
MY CAR HAD A LOSS OF POWER WHEN IT REACHED NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND GOING ON HIGHWAY SPEEDS. YOU HAD TO PUT THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE MAT IN ORDER TO KEEP GOING. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND THEY NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING HOT IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE MOTOR. THEY REPLACED THE THERSMOSTAT AND FLUSHED THE RADIATOR BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX THE CAR. THEY RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE THE CATALIC CONVERTOR BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX IT EITHER. THE NEXT STEP WAS TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TESTED. THAT DID IT, AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE'S A VACUUM LEAK IN BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO OVERHEAT. THAT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. MR. TRANSMISSION (MY MECHANIC) HAD ANOTHER CUTLASS SAME YEAR, MODEL, & A LITTLE MORE MILAGE THAN MINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. A CO-WORKER HAD THE SAME MODEL, MILAGE, & YEAR AND HE ALSO REPLACED HIS TRANSMISSION. I HAD CONTACTED GM AND THEIR EXCUSE IS I DIDN'T TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. I RE-SEARCHED YOUR SITE AND SINCE 1990 ALL SEDANS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FROM GENERAL MOTORS HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS. BY THE WAY, HERE THE TRANSMISSION MODEL 4T60E. THAT SAME MODEL HAS BEEN USED FOR YEARS ON ALL SEDANS SINCE 1994.
MY CAR HAD A LOSS OF POWER WHEN IT REACHED NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND GOING ON HIGHWAY SPEEDS. YOU HAD TO PUT THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE MAT IN ORDER TO KEEP GOING. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND THEY NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING HOT IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE MOTOR. THEY REPLACED THE THERSMOSTAT AND FLUSHED THE RADIATOR BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX THE CAR. THEY RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE THE CATALIC CONVERTOR BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX IT EITHER. THE NEXT STEP WAS TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TESTED. THAT DID IT, AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE'S A VACUUM LEAK IN BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO OVERHEAT. THAT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. MR. TRANSMISSION (MY MECHANIC) HAD ANOTHER CUTLASS SAME YEAR, MODEL, & A LITTLE MORE MILAGE THAN MINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. A CO-WORKER HAD THE SAME MODEL, MILAGE, & YEAR AND HE ALSO REPLACED HIS TRANSMISSION. I HAD CONTACTED GM AND THEIR EXCUSE IS I DIDN'T TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. I RE-SEARCHED YOUR SITE AND SINCE 1990 ALL SEDANS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FROM GENERAL MOTORS HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS. BY THE WAY, HERE THE TRANSMISSION MODEL 4T60E. THAT SAME MODEL HAS BEEN USED FOR YEARS ON ALL SEDANS SINCE 1994.