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Subject: LCT1000 Transmision - DTC Diagnostic Tips

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When servicing the vehicle with the VIN you entered, the following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the described symptoms.

Condition/Concern:

Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks (GMT800) equipped with the Allison LCT1000 transmission may experience a malfunction indicator on and the vehicle has transmission related DTCs stored in the TCM.

Recommendation/Instructions:

The diagnostic processes and descriptions have not changed for any of the DTCs from the initial start of production 2001 through model year 2004. In model year 2001 there are 13 code numbers that are unique to that year but the same diagnostics are used in 2002 and later vehicles. These codes are the following with the current code they share:

DTC Number -- 2001

2002 and Newer

Description

P1709

P0870

Pressure Switch Solenoid "E" Circuit

P1710

P0871

Pressure Switch Solenoid "E" Stuck Open

P1711

P0872

Pressure Switch Solenoid "E" Stuck Closed

P1712

P0873

Pressure Switch Solenoid "E" Circuit High

P1713

P0875

Pressure Switch Reverse Circuit

P1714

P0876

Pressure Switch Reverse Stuck Open

P1720

P0746

Solenoid "A" Control Clutch Stuck Off

P1721

P0776

Solenoid "B" Control Clutch Stuck Off

P1723

P0747

Solenoid "A" Control Clutch Stuck On

P1724

P0777

Solenoid "B" Control Clutch Stuck On

P1760

P0880

TCM Power Input Signal

P1860

P0743

Torque Converter Clutch Electrical

P1875

P0836

Four Wheel Drive Switch Circuit

Every effort is made to ensure that correct service information is available for all model years, but due to the vast amount of information that changes daily, the newest model year flow charts are updated first. To make sure that you are getting the latest diagnostic flow charts for the DTC you are diagnosing, you should use the 2004 model year flow charts on all GMT800 trucks equipped with the Allison M74 LCT1000 transmission.

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Please follow this diagnosis process thoroughly and complete each step. If the condition exhibited is resolved without completing every step, the remaining steps do not need to be performed. If these steps do not resolve the condition, please contact GM TAC for further diagnostic assistance. This diagnostic approach was developed for the vehicle with the VIN you entered and should not be automatically be used for other vehicles with similar symptoms.

Models:

(01 - 04 Chevrolet Silverado) and (01 - 04 GMC Sierra)

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