For years, automakers were reliant on 6-speed transmissions. However, they began to adopt 8-speed replacements, following pressure from the government to meet new environmental regulations. When the 8 ...

GM says the transmission trouble is confined to a limited number of vehicles, and that it usually occurs during standing starts when hard acceleration pushes the engine to 5,000-6,000 rpm. Only a ...

GM has a long history of class-action lawsuits filed over its 8L45 and 8L90 eight-speed automatic transmissions. Customers have complained a lot about the “violent shakes, jerks, and hard shifts” but ...

This past April, a class-action lawsuit surfaced as consumers bound together to voice their displeasure over General Motors vehicles. Specifically, models equipped with the eight-speed automatic ...

Some drivers are upset with General Motors. They say there's a problem with the transmission in many of GM's cars, trucks and SUVs. Concord resident Steven Brack bought a Chevy Silverado last year.

GM is killing the unpopular transmission type, replacing the CVT with a traditional eight-speed automatic transmission.

General Motors will stop offering a continuously variable transmission in the front-wheel-drive Chevrolet Equinox beginning with the 2027 model year, replacing it with an 8-speed automatic across ...