#GM 3400 ENGINE PROBLEMS CRACKED#

The dealer covered the large majority of the cost (originally quoted ~$8k but ended up still paying ~$2k). The Euro IV engine versions had the serious problem with cracked pistons. These occurrences are pretty rare though from what I've found, but it does happen (multiple people on this forum alone). Mine was meticulously maintained by the dealer, on time, every time and had the catastrophic failure happen at 120k miles. Yeah mine and several others on the forum (mostly 2000 year models) experienced thrown rods. GM AuthorityMuscleRods 67-69 Camaro LS Conversion Kit - LS Engine Swap Toyota 1VD-FTV 4.5L V8 D Engine Specs, Problems Engines - Military Humvee - Hummer Engines, Tires, And ATI Drag Racing Transmissions - TH350 TransmissionsGM 3. This problem led vehicle buyers to launch a class-action lawsuit against GM, which alleged. discussion youtube Gm 3400 overheating issues explained and common problems misfire intake head gasket. GM 3100-3400-3800 and W body car pattern failures. Now I am stuck with a soccer van until I can get my hands on my first yota :] Gm 3400 Sfi Engine Diagram wiring diagram 168. I owned a 4x2 Grand Cherokee for about 5 years and it was totaled. using these off road? I had been a fan of jeeps for a long time before loving these Toyotas, but they had so many issues with axles. I have a 2002 model that was eating coolant at 60k miles, intake gsk replaced and problem solved. Thanks for the info! Can't wait to get my hands on my first 4runner, but I need to be patient and find the right one! Have you seen or heard of many axle problems breaking etc. Gm's 3.4 litre motor (3400) that is in all the mini vans. But those are considered normal maintenance.

Minor things like valve cover leaks, coil packs going bad, etc are what you'll be dealing with as the mileage gets higher. Even sludged up, the 3.4 has shown that it can run for miles and miles. More common would probably be sludging.but any engine is susceptible to sludge if the oil is not changed regularly. Of course there are the exceptions, with headgasket failure and thrown rods being the two major things that have been known to happen.but very very rarely. There are no major issues that affect it in general.

Gm 3400 engine problems