3rd gear just went out HELP PLEASE

[rockmissjess]

im a girl... i dont know jack about mechanics... my husband doesnt know jack either which is why im here... need ALL THE HELP i can get PLEASE

 

Ok so i bought a salvage 2006 z71 tahoe... the guy didnt tell us about anything... we just dumped 5k into the engine... and finally got it back from the shop... noticed it shifting weird at 3rd gear around 45mph is when it shifted.. but drove fine... (had it out of the shop 4 days) today on our way into town on the highway 3rd just went out.. everytime you try the rpms just go high... so we drove 40 back home.... sounded like it was in neutral or something the whole way... any idea whats wrong??? please god cut us a break and hope its not a new tranny ...

NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT
ITS A AUTOMATIC
NO 4x4

 

please tell me it could be the clutch plate or the solinoids

[Jsdirt]

It certainly doesn't sound good from here .... but, just FYI ... you can get a complete rebuild of that transmission at a shop that specializes in that, for MUCH less than a brand new transmission. That's all they do day in and day out - they'll have the tranny out and on the table in less than an hour, make the repairs, and have you up and running pretty quick. Nothing is cheap these days though ... it will cost ... just not as much as a new one will.

 

You could get lucky and replace one of the shift solenoids for $20 or so ... but that would really suck going through all that in this weather, laying in the dirt, getting covered in tranny fluid, just to find out your repair didn't work. It's a gamble ... like everything on these craptastic electronic wonders today.

[rockmissjess]

after much research im pretty positive its the 3-4 clutch pack...

[oldscsc]

Common failure mode on the 4L60E trans, especially with 150k + miles.

 

If that is indeed the culprit, you'll be looking at pulling the original trans and installing a rebuilt unit.

 

Sorry for your luck; getting burned is never any fun...

[gmtech4]

im a girl... i dont know jack about mechanics... my husband doesnt know jack either which is why im here... need ALL THE HELP i can get PLEASE

 

Ok so i bought a salvage 2006 z71 tahoe... the guy didnt tell us about anything... we just dumped 5k into the engine... and finally got it back from the shop... noticed it shifting weird at 3rd gear around 45mph is when it shifted.. but drove fine... (had it out of the shop 4 days) today on our way into town on the highway 3rd just went out.. everytime you try the rpms just go high... so we drove 40 back home.... sounded like it was in neutral or something the whole way... any idea whats wrong??? please god cut us a break and hope its not a new tranny ... NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTITS A AUTOMATICNO 4x4

 

please tell me it could be the clutch plate or the solinoids

GMs rebuilt tranny has a 3 yr warranty , it's a no brainer and they are easy to sell ,

A rebuild downtown gets 1 yr warranty ,

GM will flush your cooler with a fancy machine , record that on the receipt , clear the shift adapts etc etc etc,

 

I may have done this a kazillion times ..... Yes a kazillion !!! Lol ( that's alot )

[rockmissjess]

My husband just took my truck to Aamco ... (we live in a very small town) i havent even been able to drive it a full week since we got it..

[jdewolfe]

Let me know how this goes. My 06 Sierra is starting to display some shifting issues with 3rd gear... Sad part is I only have just under 82,000 miles on it.

[rockmissjess]

Let me know how this goes. My 06 Sierra is starting to display some shifting issues with 3rd gear... Sad part is I only have just under 82,000 miles on it.

 

 

I'll let you know as soon as i find out something from the shop... it will be a few days tho im sure..

 

mine has 108k on it...

[rockmissjess]

Let me know how this goes. My 06 Sierra is starting to display some shifting issues with 3rd gear... Sad part is I only have just under 82,000 miles on it.

ok so yeah my 3-4 plate is COMPLETELY SHOT.... the guy at aamco said you need to get yours checked out asap (told him your having the same issue)

 

apparently our transmissions are INFAMOUS for having this 3-4 clutch plate issue... sadly ... they said it will do more damage if you ignore it...

[bobejones]

I find the engine work highly suspect! Was the engine pulled? I have seen pinched wires, damaged oil lines, etc. We have one on the lift right now that is a no shifty. Actually it will run in any gear manually but will not shift on its own.

 

PInched oil line to the cooler will do your bill up nicely...

 

I might be looking at the engine guy a bit here.

[jdewolfe]

Thanks Jess. Talked to my service advisor this morning and the truck is going in tomorrow afternoon.

[rockmissjess]

I find the engine work highly suspect! Was the engine pulled? I have seen pinched wires, damaged oil lines, etc. We have one on the lift right now that is a no shifty. Actually it will run in any gear manually but will not shift on its own.

 

PInched oil line to the cooler will do your bill up nicely...

 

I might be looking at the engine guy a bit here.

 

Its not the work that was done it was having the issue before we had the work done on the front end.. even the guys at aamco said we can see your just had alot of work put into it... we are like yeah 5 grand.. in + tranny work now hahah

[rockmissjess]

Thanks Jess. Talked to my service advisor this morning and the truck is going in tomorrow afternoon.

 

let me know how yours turns out too ;) aamco is going to call us in later today to show us the damage... and the cost.. :/

[rockmissjess]

 

let me know how yours turns out too ;) aamco is going to call us in later today to show us the damage... and the cost.. :/

 

 

THE COST OF REPAIRS JUST PAID: $2591 will have my Tahoe back on Wednesday

[Jsdirt]

HOLY CRAPPER ... I guess I should've posted this link earlier. This place would ship a completely overhauled one (stage II) for around that price ... and they'll take 500HP all day!

 

http://www.transmissioncenter.net/4l60e.htm#Level%202

 

 

Well, at least you'll be back up and running soon. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.