Chevrolet Astro 1998–2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PIP5340 · NHTSA communication 10114916 · issued Oct 21, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998–2004
model years
49
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicle that after a transmission or torque converter replacement the vehicle may have a harsh 1-2 upshift and the Check Engine Light or Service Engine Soon indicator is illuminated. If you have duplicated the customer?s concern and found Diagnostic Trouble Code P0894 or P1870 set in the Transmission Control Module please contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center.
Vehicles covered
- 1998 Chevrolet Astro
- 1999 Chevrolet Astro
- 2000 Chevrolet Astro
- 2001 Chevrolet Astro
- 2002 Chevrolet Astro
- 2003 Chevrolet Astro
- 2004 Chevrolet Astro
- 1999 Chevrolet Express
- 2000 Chevrolet Express
- 2001 Chevrolet Express
- 2002 Chevrolet Express
- 2003 Chevrolet Express
- 2004 Chevrolet Express
- 1998 Chevrolet P
- 1999 Chevrolet P
- 1998 Chevrolet S10
- 1999 Chevrolet S10
- 2000 Chevrolet S10
- 2001 Chevrolet S10
- 2002 Chevrolet S10
- 2003 Chevrolet S10
- 2004 Chevrolet S10
- 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD
- 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 3500
- 2000 Chevrolet W Series
- 1999 GMC G Series
- 2000 GMC G Series
- 2000 GMC G Van Bus
- 1998 GMC P
- 1999 GMC P
- 1998 GMC Safari
- 1999 GMC Safari
- 2000 GMC Safari
- 2001 GMC Safari
- 2002 GMC Safari
- 2003 GMC Safari
- 2004 GMC Safari
- 1999 GMC Savana
- 2000 GMC Savana
- 2001 GMC Savana
- 2002 GMC Savana
- 1998 GMC Sonoma
- 1999 GMC Sonoma
- 2000 GMC Sonoma
- 2001 GMC Sonoma
- 2002 GMC Sonoma
- 2003 GMC Sonoma
- 2004 GMC Sonoma
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.