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#26 of 506 Re: Any ideas problem..??? [chronic_mka] by jsross44 Feb 01, 2007 (11:00 am)
Replying to: chronic_mka (Jan 31, 2007 5:04 pm) I was told by chevrolet that this 2nd to 3rd gear clunk is normal and there isn't a fix for it. I'm looking for more info from other silverado owners on this auto tranny problem before i bring it back and fight with the dealer. I've already been through tranny problems with my former truck a 2000 dodge ram 1500, the auto tranny in it sucked and i'm not looking forward to going down that road again. Replies to this message: cfernets (Feb 03, 2007 7:45 pm)
#27 of 506 Re: Any ideas problem..??? [jsross44] by cfernets Feb 03, 2007 (7:45 pm)
Replying to: jsross44 (Feb 01, 2007 11:00 am) Yeah, I'm aware that they say it's a common problem......as long as nothing comes out of it. I had the same "non-problem" clunk happen, and that's when everything went to hell. Now, I've heard the clunk before, and nothing happened afterwards, but I guess this was the final straw. My theory is that the clunk problem cumulates, and you might be able to get away with a hundred, a thousand, or ten thousand clunks with no repercussions until one day some component of your tranny cannot take it anymore and fails. Most likely after it's off warranty and GM doesn't have to deal with it anymore.
#28 of 506 Transmission problem by ibis85 Feb 08, 2007 (9:38 am)
I own a 2002 silverado. This morning out of no where I felt my trucks transmission different. As I left for work my transmission felt like it wasnt in the right gear. Asi accelerated from a complete stop the truck would not accelerate with any power until it got to about 25 mph. When I put my truck in 1st gear and 2nd gear manually it felt perfect however when I put it in drive it felt like I had manually put it in 3rd gear and was trying to accelerate from a complete stop. What the hell is going on?! Replies to this message: framemaker (Sep 22, 2008 9:24 am) park079 (Sep 24, 2008 5:49 am) framemaker (Sep 25, 2008 4:12 pm) and 1 more...
#29 of 506 Transmission problem by jsross44 Feb 08, 2007 (10:10 am)
My current truck is a 2005 chevy silverado with a clunk noise between 2nd and 3rd gear, it doesn't do it all the time but it still annoys me, i'm still trying to gathering info and find out whats causing that, the dealer says its normal. As far as your problem with your 2002 silverado tranny. I had that same problem with my old truck, a 2000 dodge ram. When the weather was real cold out, down in the single digits, the tranny would start out in second gear and had to be shifted manually until it warmed up. Then after the warranty when the tranny started acting up(it would go completely out of gear when it downshifted)dodge didn't love me anymore like they did the day i bought it and it cost me some serious money to get it repaired. It never really worked right after that so i ended up trading it in for the chevy. Replies to this message: ibis85 (Feb 08, 2007 12:25 pm) jsross44 (Feb 08, 2007 5:19 pm)
#30 of 506 Transmission problem by ibis85 Feb 08, 2007 (12:25 pm)
Replying to: jsross44 (Feb 08, 2007 10:10 am) It wasnt that cold this morning where I live. Only about 40 or so. Also, the problem didnt go away once it warmed up. However, when I went out to grab some lunch the transmission was back to normal. Which in a way bothers me more because the problem might be harder to fix if its not a consistent thing that a mechanic can see. This makes me think of a previous post I read in this forum where the problem would go away when the truck was turned off and turned back on again. Also, I forgot to mention that this morning when this problem began my "service engine soon" light came on as well. The transmission problem seems to be gone for the moment but the light remains. Although I'm quite sure the light comes on when theres an emission problem. Either way, its been a bad day for my truck and I wish I knew what the cause was, if any, and how to fix it. Replies to this message: jsross44 (Feb 08, 2007 5:19 pm)
#31 of 506 Transmission problems by jsross44 Feb 08, 2007 (4:30 pm)
Auto Tranny problems are harder to fix when they have mystery problems. My dodge ram 1500 had tranny mystery problems starting at about 34,000 miles just before the warranty was up. The symptoms were slight slipage at about 60 mph, of about 200 rpms several times and then it would stop until i dropped below 60 and then would start over again. I always thought it was the torque converter having problems locking up. It also had problems with erratic shifting in and out of first and second gear when making a turn, it would hunt back and forth between first and second gear several times, plus the problem it had starting out in second gear when it was cold out. I had it back to the dealer about three times over the next few thousand miles, they scoped checked it for trouble codes, and couldn't find any. The tech took it out for test drives and it wouldn't do it. I was told they couldn't do anything untill they diagnosed the problem and swap the faulty part out, but not to worry, they have it on record. So i drove it that way for another couple of years untill it failed and as i mentioned earlier it cost a few bucks to fix it(so much for having the complaints on record). I'm a little nervous about this 2nd to 3rd clunk i get with my silverado transmission occasionally because i've been down this road once before, don't want to go there again. Hope you have better luck finding the problem then i did.
#32 of 506 Re: Transmission problem [ibis85] by jsross44 Feb 08, 2007 (5:19 pm)
Replying to: ibis85 (Feb 08, 2007 12:25 pm) Auto Tranny problems are harder to fix when they have mystery problems. My dodge ram 1500 had tranny mystery problems starting at about 34,000 miles just before the warranty was up. The symptoms were slight slipage at about 60 mph, of about 200 rpms several times and then it would stop until i dropped below 60 and then would start over again. I always thought it was the torque converter having problems locking up. It also had problems with erratic shifting in and out of first and second gear when making a turn, it would hunt back and forth between first and second gear several times, plus the problem it had starting out in second gear when it was cold out. I had it back to the dealer about three times over the next few thousand miles, they scoped checked it for trouble codes, and couldn't find any. The tech took it out for test drives and it wouldn't do it. I was told they couldn't do anything untill they diagnosed the problem and swap the faulty part out, but not to worry, they have it on record. So i drove it that way for another couple of years untill it failed and as i mentioned earlier it cost a few bucks to fix it(so much for having the complaints on record). I'm a little nervous about this 2nd to 3rd clunk i get with my silverado transmission occasionally because i've been down this road once before, don't want to go there again. Hope you have better luck finding the problem then i did.
#33 of 506 Re: 2003 Silverado Z-71 Problem [blaroche] by augustblew Feb 15, 2007 (11:28 am)
Replying to: blaroche (Dec 14, 2006 7:21 pm) To blaroche;  I own a 1999 Silverado Z-71 4x4 bought used, and loved it. Now after 77350miles transmission went,no kind of warning just broke down,managed to get to Clinton Chevy Dealer and was told I need a new trans. They put a new rebuilt in truck gave me 75,000 mile 3year warranty for $3420.00 bucks well the truck made it to 99,925 thats only 22,925 miles but as luck would have it I was over the 3-Year limit by 63Days and was sent on my way Busted Truck and all. So much for customer service. Now before the tranny went the 2nd time the Truck needed a new "REAR" $1200 bucks and lets not forget the Brake lines along the frame rail blew a hole and was unable to stop. Lesson= I WILL NEVER OWN CHEVY TRUCK WHILE I AM ON THIS PLANET! GOOD LUCK TOO YOU A.R.BLEW
#34 of 506 knob on radio by duanef Feb 15, 2007 (4:02 pm)
have a 2004 gmc sierra the knob on the radio seems to be waring out any suggestions.
#35 of 506 transmission problem by rvd24 Feb 15, 2007 (5:52 pm)
have a 2004 gmc sierra the knob on the radio seems to be waring out any suggestions.   ...........you could try singing to yourself.    kidding. i'm trying to laugh. backed out of my parking spot at work today put my 02 silverado in drive and BAM!! had forward gears but man did they whine. pulled into a gas station for a look-see and found out i no longer had reverse. towed to a tranmission shop for the good news. "busted sun gear,common problem".i guess i faired a little better than some of you guys. i've got 95k miles on her and he says about 14-1500 total rebuild.

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