General Motors Corp.: Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 23, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 585,182. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1991 THROUGH JULY 1995. THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE CAN SEPARATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN LOW TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION LOADS.
The risk
VEHICLE FIRES CAN OCCUR DUE TO THE SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES.
22 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Chevrolet Lumina Apv | 104 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 1995 Oldsmobile Silhouette | 46 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1995 Pontiac Trans Sport | 113 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 1994 Chevrolet Lumina Apv | 65 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| 1994 Oldsmobile Silhouette | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 1994 Pontiac Trans Sport | 98 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| 1993 Buick Lesabre | 194 | 1 | 21 | 12 |
| 1993 Buick Park Avenue | 64 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| 1993 Chevrolet Lumina Apv | 45 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1993 Oldsmobile 88 | 74 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| 1993 Oldsmobile 98 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1993 Oldsmobile Silhouette | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 1993 Pontiac Bonneville | 138 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 1993 Pontiac Trans Sport | 61 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 1992 Buick Lesabre | 189 | 2 | 23 | 17 |
| 1992 Buick Park Avenue | 77 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1992 Chevrolet Lumina Apv | 76 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1992 Oldsmobile 88 | 73 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 1992 Oldsmobile 98 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1992 Oldsmobile Silhouette | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 Pontiac Bonneville | 113 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 1992 Pontiac Trans Sport | 76 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 96V015000.
Full record for the 1995 Chevrolet Lumina Apv → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →