Chevrolet Express, Savana. Published by Transport Canada as 2008249 on 14 July 2008. System: Powertrain.
What the notice says On certain Cutaway vans, the transmission may self-engage into first gear while the vehicle is traveling at highway speeds, thereby causing transmission damage to certain gears. Should this occur at speeds beyond 130 km/h, the engine may shut down (and be able to be restarted with limited operating capability). …
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Chevrolet EXPRESS in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2008249
- Recall date
- 14 July 2008
- Make
- Chevrolet, GMC
- Models
- Express, Savana
- Model years
- 2008
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Powertrain
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 60
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain Cutaway vans, the transmission may self-engage into first gear while the vehicle is traveling at highway speeds, thereby causing transmission damage to certain gears. Should this occur at speeds beyond 130 km/h, the engine may shut down (and be able to be restarted with limited operating capability). However, in some cases, the transmission will no longer function in any gear. This could cause the vehicle to lose propulsion which, in conjunction with traffic and road conditions, and the driver's reactions, could increase the risk of a crash. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the Transmission Control Module (TCM) and the Engine Control Module (ECM).
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2008249.
Chevrolet elsewhere in this register
Chevrolet is named on 880 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2008244 · 9 July 2008 · Express, Savana · Structure
- 2008263 · 28 July 2008 · Topkick 7500, Kodiak 8500, Kodiak 7500 · Fuel System
- 2008268 · 30 July 2008 · Express, Savana · Powertrain
- 2008214 · 18 June 2008 · HHR · Other
- 2008313 · 29 August 2008 · Lucerne, DTS, H2 · Other
- 2008322 · 4 September 2008 · HHR · Other
- 2008178 · 22 May 2008 · Envoy, Bravada, Trailblazer · Electrical
- 2008364 · 7 October 2008 · Impala · Airbag
The same system: Powertrain
823 notices in this register name Powertrain. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2008268 · 30 July 2008 · Express, Savana · Powertrain
- 2008217 · 23 June 2008 · 1125r · Powertrain
- 2008205 · 10 June 2008 · Trx420fm, Trx420fe - Fourtrax Rancher 420 · Powertrain
- 2008316 · 2 September 2008 · MX Z Renegade X 600, MX Z, MX Z TNT 600ho Sdi · Powertrain
- 2008165 · 12 May 2008 · 612 Scaglietti · Powertrain
- 2008151 · 5 May 2008 · Town & Country Touring Sport, Trail-Lite B-Plus · Powertrain
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Chevrolet: 928 in the register, and 458 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2008.
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