The defect
GM IS RECALLING 2,481 MY 2008 CHEVROLET EXPRESS AND GMC SAVANA G-CUTAWAY FLEET VAN EQUIPPED WITH A 6.0L (RPO LY6) V8 ENGINE, 4L80E (RPO MT1) TRANSMISSION, 4.10 (RPO GT5) AXLE AND 75 MPH GOVERNOR (RPO 9D7). THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION MAY BE DAMAGED DUE TO FIRST GEAR ENGAGEMENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THEN DOES NOT TRANSMIT POWER WITH D4 OR R SELECTED. THIS MAY BE PRECEDED BY ENGINE SHUTDOWN IF THE VEHICLE EXCEEDS 81 MILES PER HOUR IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
The risk
THE VEHICLE MAY BE STRANDED ON OR NEAR A HIGHWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE CONTROL MODULES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OR ABOUT JULY 30, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM .
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Express | 2008 |
| GMC Savana | 2008 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Express | 2008 | 14 | 10 |
| GMC Savana | 2008 | 3 | 7 |
Other power train recalls in 2008
32 of the 683 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2008 concerned the power train; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 08V665000 16 Dec 2008 | MANAC |
| 08V660000 15 Dec 2008 | TRAILMOBILE CANADA LIMITED |
| 08V635000 3 Dec 2008 | LAND ROVER |
| 08V621000 24 Nov 2008 | M H EBY, INC. |
| 08V605000 14 Nov 2008 | SEAGRAVE FIRE APPARATUS, LLC |
| 08V591000 14 Nov 2008 | PIERCE MANUFACTURING |
| 08V595000 14 Nov 2008 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 08V583000 6 Nov 2008 | CHRYSLER LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2008