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Transfer case burned up at 97,000 miles. The mechanic who rebuilt it said that the transfer case gears are always in motion, whether you're in 4-wheel drive or not, and that some lever inside beat a hole in the transfer case cover which then leaked all the fluid and it burned up. He said he sees this a lot. I'm wondering if anyone else has seen this?
I have put a lot of miles on this truck, but have followed the owner's manual maintenance schedule religiously and I feel that a $2,200 problem on a three year old truck is ridiculous.
I am a general contractor and I take care of all my tools and they either last or I look for a new supplier. This tool did not last.
Better than any FORD or DODGE or imports in the world!!!
Recently I got the "service 4wd" message on the dashboard, I wonder if it's going to be a similar problem.
My 2000 Sierra transfer case locked on the interstate yesterday with 62,000 miles.
It took out my transmission and drive shaft.
I received the "SVC 4WD" light in my 99 Sierra at 100k miles. I took the truck to a service department for service and 300 miles later the transfer case locked up and it is costing $2800 to fix it. The truck has been in 4WD less than 12 times total.
Regarding the GMC Yukon XL, I just discovered that my 4wd isn't working at all! From what I'm reading, it sounds like a transfer case problem. It's a 2001 with 62K miles.
I have a 99 and all the same problems occurred. Also a friend had same problem. His 4wd was a switch on the transfer case. Also had transfer case lock up. Dealer stated problem with fluid in case and replaced fluid with supposed high tech blue fluid. REAL NICE HUH!!!
For the contractor, 4WD vehicles of any make and model that have a transfer case have gears inside that transfer case turning. It's part of the power delivery to the rear wheels.
The service 4WD message on the instrument cluster is more often than not the pushbutton switch on the dash, not the transfer case.
As far as the "supposed high tech blue fluid." New GM transfer cases require a fluid called Auto Trak II. Most independent lube company's use regular Dextron automatic transmission oil (used on older gm trucks) because of the cost and avaliability of Auto Trak II. It is not a compatible oil and is the number one reason for transfer case failure.
Point is, not everything that is going wrong with these trucks is the fault of the manufacture. Unfortunately, some of it is due to the lack of knowledge on the part of the people we trust to maintain our vehicles.
My 2000 gets the Service 4WD regularly. The 2WD lights seems to be going out at the same time. When the transmission is hot, it shifts very hard in 1st and especially 2nd. I have gotten all the required services at the deal and was told the problem with the hard shift is common in some trucks. I heard that the eproms needed to be flashed on the 1999s and was told the problem was corrected in the 2000s. I feel like I'm just waiting for a big bill any minute. Any easy fix out there? The truck has 78K on it.
I have a 2000 chevy silverado and have used the 4wd maybe twice. About 2weeks ago my service 4wd message appeared and I freaked out, my truck is my baby, and the local chevy dealership wants me to pay them 70 dollars so they can tell me I have a problem?!?!
My sierra has been in the shop for 2 months, waiting on a transfer case. There are 62 people across the U.S. also waiting on transfer cases. Cost $1.800.
I have a 01 gm serria 2500hd 4x4. The transfer case went out right away so it was free. But now its the front end. 1st the 2 pit men arms keep getting lots of play, in fact I'm on my 4th set and the dealer said there not doing that job for me again yet the last time was 2 mos ago and the new ones are already sloppy. Now my front drivers wheel has play, about 1/2 inch of it if you grip the top of the wheel and push then pull. I sold a 1980 4x4,454cc to get this truck, WHAT A MISTAKE. The new trucks are JUNK. My 8yr old son can push in the side body, where I could punch my 1980 hard and not tell at all. WHY HAVE THEY DONE THIS TO US?! WE NEED SOLID TRUCKS, NOT TIN CAN JUNK MONEY PITS!!
The transfer case DOES require AutoTrak II fluid. The fluid also fixes a noise problem with the slip yoke.
The "Service 4wd" light is common, but easily fixed by replacement of the 4wd pushbutton panel. It's not a mechanical problem with the four wheel drive.
I have never owned a vehicle that didn't require some maintenance by 100,000 miles. In the old days, a vehicle with that mileage was ready for the junkyard.
I own a 1999 GM 2500, and for the past few weeks when I put the truck in gear it clunks. My first thought was U-Joints, but after replacing them it still clanks. For having only 80,000 miles I cannot complain, but it is very annoying and hopefully not bad. Does anyone have a explanation to this problem???
I got a 2000 gmc sierra Z71...I'm telling you, its got 110 miles on it and it still runs brand new, went mudding in it like 4 different times, hasn't ever been in the shop (knock on wood)..the only problem is the transmission slips when it gets warm...
I have a 2000 GM Sierra pickup 4X4 king cab I have 53,000 miles on it, looks new, I had all new brake pads and I was almost crashing at slow speeds the ABS was pushing against me and not stopping. I brought it to the GM dealer for the recall all they did was polish the contacts at the wheel sensor and cleaned area. Then the ABS light came on the dash and the truck would not stop with ABS I brought it back to the dealer they diagnosed it for $100.00 and said my pump $651.00 and module $900.97 was defective plus labor. They told me this is not covered under recall, this should not go bad in 50,000 miles. I took it to my mechanic had these parts replaced and saved defective parts as proof of failure, a safety issue with this truck. It cost me $1,764.47 to make this truck safe to run on the road, all letters to GM, with no satisfaction.