1990 vintage general motors 350 ci engine has a pewter heater hose connector on the engine that is inappropriate material and prone to failure. the connection has a short life for engine components and will easily break at the engine block causing enginer to overheat. the failure can occur on a hot engine while a mechanic is working on engine and result in scalding fluid on the mechanic. i have two vehciles with the engine/connector and both have failed. this should be a recall item by gmc. *ak
While driving along at 75 mph engine and transmission shut down without any kind of warning. this happened twice in the last two weeks. vehicle was towed to the dealership. dealership replaced the ecm twice, but the problem continued . *ak.et.
While driving vehicle would stall unexpectedly which could cause a crash. dealer replaced fuel pump. but problem was still occurring. also, dealer said that consumer needed to replace electrical parts, as well. *ak