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Engine - Stalls While Shifting Into Reverse or Drive

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Number: 87-111

Section: 7A

Date: APRIL 1987

Subject: ENGINE STALLING WHILE SHIFTING

INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE


Model and Year: 1987 CAVALIER, CELEBRITY WITH
THM 125C WINDSOR BUILT TRANSAXLE

THM 125/125C TRANSAXLE I.D. NAMEPLATE WINDSOR, CANADA:




TO: ALL CHEVROLET DEALERS


Windsor built 1987 THM 125C Transaxles, built between
February 18th and February 25th, 1987 (Julian Dates 049 thru 056), were built with torque converter clutch (TCC) solenoids which could create a condition of engine stalling while shifting into reverse or drive after engine restart.

If a vehicle equipped with the above mentioned transaxles exhibit this condition, replace the torque converter clutch (TCC) solenoid. Refer to the illustration for transaxle identification and Julian Date example.