Sounds like my ticking is normal. The whine is not the planetary gears in the transmission. It changes with throttle position. It sound alot like a vacuum leak. The dealer said it is not. That is why they drilled a very poor looking hole in my muffler. Still whines like a turbo does. But now it had a loud swoosh when you give it gas. Kinda sad a truck that costs nearly 50k gets hacked at a GM dealer and then send me away saying they will call if they figure out a cure. I called GM customer service, I am still waiting as they keep sending me to a different person. They said someone from GM would call today. Never did. They got my money and that's what's important. My truck only has 2000 miles and I gave up a perfectly good Toyota for a lemon. Oops.