'04 Z71 - Already, Tranny Problems

[FiTxAg04]

'04 Z, 78,000 miles. Transmission starts to go out today. It started slipping shifting into 2nd after a red light. Then, I barely made it up the entrance ramp onto I-35. I was revving 4000 rpms and the truck wouldn't gear down and give me any power at all. I had to have her towed to the dealership. They're telling me $400 to pull the tranny and a minimum $1800 if they can overhaul it. $4000 if I need to get a new transmission. Looks like I'm going to be taking out a loan.

 

I'm as much of a Chevy guy as anyone. I'm on my third Silverado. The last 2 went 200,000 miles with NO major issues such as this. I'm pretty pissed. There's NO REASON I should be buying a new tranny on a $35,000 truck with only 78,000 miles.

[OUMike]

'04 Z, 78,000 miles. Transmission starts to go out today. It started slipping shifting into 2nd after a red light. Then, I barely made it up the entrance ramp onto I-35. I was revving 4000 rpms and the truck wouldn't gear down and give me any power at all. I had to have her towed to the dealership. They're telling me $400 to pull the tranny and a minimum $1800 if they can overhaul it. $4000 if I need to get a new transmission. Looks like I'm going to be taking out a loan.

 

I'm as much of a Chevy guy as anyone. I'm on my third Silverado. The last 2 went 200,000 miles with NO major issues such as this. I'm pretty pissed. There's NO REASON I should be buying a new tranny on a $35,000 truck with only 78,000 miles.

 

Yea, I definitely understand your frustration. Maybe someone could clear this up for me, but don't those trucks have 100k powertrain warranty? Wouldn't that include tranny failure?

[Draenor]

I think that started in '05. I Asked my dealer if my '04 was covered and its not.

 

It is definitely worth asking

 

'04 Z, 78,000 miles. Transmission starts to go out today. It started slipping shifting into 2nd after a red light. Then, I barely made it up the entrance ramp onto I-35. I was revving 4000 rpms and the truck wouldn't gear down and give me any power at all. I had to have her towed to the dealership. They're telling me $400 to pull the tranny and a minimum $1800 if they can overhaul it. $4000 if I need to get a new transmission. Looks like I'm going to be taking out a loan.

 

I'm as much of a Chevy guy as anyone. I'm on my third Silverado. The last 2 went 200,000 miles with NO major issues such as this. I'm pretty pissed. There's NO REASON I should be buying a new tranny on a $35,000 truck with only 78,000 miles.

 

Yea, I definitely understand your frustration. Maybe someone could clear this up for me, but don't those trucks have 100k powertrain warranty? Wouldn't that include tranny failure?

 

$1800 is about right from a dealer. See if they let you suppy the parts, otherwise I'd hit a tranny shop. $4K for new is insane, unless the tranny is cracked or something

 

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