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Well I have a 2014 Silverado 1500 5.3 with just now 5k miles on it, recently on the parkway the other night while under heavy acceleration to get on it started to smell like burning tranny fluid, I flipped right to the temp gauge screen and it showed 196 which is smack on normal for my truck. It quickly went away so I dismissed it, but it happened again the other night while driving through some mud, in 4wheel drive, tranny was only at about 2,500 revs to keep the truck moving tranny temp again at about 201 normal in 4wd for my truck burning tranny fluid smell

 

I'm making an appointment with chevy on Monday morning but does anyone else have any experience in this

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You better get under your truck and check where the tranny lines connect to the trans. There is a TSB regarding that some where not popped in entirely or correctly and leak causing fires on some. It is at the connection to the trans.

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You better get under your truck and check where the tranny lines connect to the trans. There is a TSB regarding that some where not popped in entirely or correctly and leak causing fires on some. It is at the connection to the trans.

ASAP!

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Ohhh boy, figured this issue would of been resolved as I brought the truck well after the TSB, I'll climb under her tomorrow before work, thanks

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Ohhh boy, figured this issue would of been resolved as I brought the truck well after the TSB, I'll climb under her tomorrow before work, thanks

Dealers are idiots. I bought mine a couple of months ago, after the publicity and TSB and happened to mention it as we were picking up our truck. I had my kids with me. They look at my request…after telling me its was done…..yep it was not done! I made them take it over to the service shop and complete the check with written confirmation it was done. Idiots!

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Dealers are idiots. I bought mine a couple of months ago, after the publicity and TSB and happened to mention it as we were picking up our truck. I had my kids with me. They look at my request…after telling me its was done…..yep it was not done! I made them take it over to the service shop and complete the check with written confirmation it was done. Idiots!

 

Yes they are, I just called my dealer and explained the issue "we are currently setting up appointments for the week of the 13th" gunna make me wait 3 weeks to see if my truck catches on fire? yeahhh no

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Well I have a 2014 Silverado 1500 5.3 with just now 5k miles on it, recently on the parkway the other night while under heavy acceleration to get on it started to smell like burning tranny fluid, I flipped right to the temp gauge screen and it showed 196 which is smack on normal for my truck. It quickly went away so I dismissed it, but it happened again the other night while driving through some mud, in 4wheel drive, tranny was only at about 2,500 revs to keep the truck moving tranny temp again at about 201 normal in 4wd for my truck burning tranny fluid smell

 

I'm making an appointment with chevy on Monday morning but does anyone else have any experience in this

 

Is there a chance that it was from another vehicle? I had this occur to me a couple weeks ago. Only once and I was under the truck after that measuring up for my exhaust with no signs of a leak. I've also put on 2500 km since then and it hasn't returned so I'm assuming that it may not have even been the truck.

 

 

 

Yes they are, I just called my dealer and explained the issue "we are currently setting up appointments for the week of the 13th" gunna make me wait 3 weeks to see if my truck catches on fire? yeahhh no

 

That's what replacement insurance is for.

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