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Old 10-24-2010, 09:18 PM
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I wake up from my power nap after playing one hell of a game in my football game this sunday, and i get in my car to go to my brother's house and guess what?? My tranny goes!!! I make it up the block until i stopped to make a right and the car wouldnt go anywhere. It just made the loud sexy roar that it does when you give it some throttle. I am pissed and i officially hate this car
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DAMN! Sorry COOP! Do you still have a warranty?
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My second is started to show the early signs as well. Sorry about yours, hope ya have a warranty.
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Definitely sucks to hear. I'm waiting on mine to crap out, only so I can have an excuse to build the tranny up. I'm sure when it goes I'll be pissed too, hopefully not to the point of getting rid of it though. What are your plans, fix it and sell it or fix it and keep on modding? Just curious.
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was it showing any signs before it went?
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damn that sucks. i dont see how everyone has so many issues. i guess i just got lucky im at 80,xxx miles and only problem i have is i have to pull full force every now and then to get it from park to drive
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like the car just started to stutter a couple days ago but thats about it. im just gonna fix it and trade this POS later down the line. no more modding this thing
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Everyone, right now, postpone all plans for your cars and buy a trans cooler and shift kit.
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Originally Posted by AlabamaGuy
Everyone, right now, postpone all plans for your cars and buy a trans cooler and shift kit.
Agreed. Heat and the low line pressure, and lazy shifts are what kill these trannys for sure
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Originally Posted by AlabamaGuy
Everyone, right now, postpone all plans for your cars and buy a trans cooler and shift kit.
Post links cause I'm too lazy to search!
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Or just go TH400?
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Originally Posted by DieselPump
Agreed. Heat and the low line pressure, and lazy shifts are what kill these trannys for sure
how so? just out of curiousity
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Originally Posted by AlabamaGuy
Everyone, right now, postpone all plans for your cars and buy a trans cooler and shift kit.
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Originally Posted by xX01PewterZ28Xx
Or just go TH400?
Originally Posted by SSickLS1SS
how so? just out of curiousity

You boys wonder into the wrong section?
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Originally Posted by xX01PewterZ28Xx
Or just go TH400?
Wait what? Why?

1) There are other choices out there, and

2) We're FWD. The TH400 is a longitudinal transmission.



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I wake up from my power nap after playing one hell of a game in my football game this sunday, and i get in my car to go to my brother's house and guess what?? My tranny goes!!! I make it up the block until i stopped to make a right and the car wouldnt go anywhere. It just made the loud sexy roar that it does when you give it some throttle. I am pissed and i officially hate this car
You've had it in for this car the moment you bought it. I don't think you really researched the car. It's like the moment you found out it was FWD and lacked aftermarket support was the moment you wanted to ditch it and go all Charger.
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That sucks.....Thats one of the reasons I got rid of the Grand Prix and bought the G8.
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Originally Posted by AlabamaGuy
Everyone, right now, postpone all plans for your cars and buy a trans cooler and shift kit.
^^^Exactly!^^^

Shift kit install is cake. Tranny cooler isn't as easy but both definitely worth it, and pretty much a necessity with these cars.

Oh and they are both affordable.
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Originally Posted by AlabamaGuy
You boys wonder into the wrong section?
lol x2
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sscoop. Go get ur tranny flushed and put some fresh tranny fluid in there. I had a car that would do the same thing every now and then and then one day i went to go somewhere and it wouldnt move. I got the tranny flushed and put in new fluid and it was like new. kinda weird but it worked
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i went to the dealership this morning and come to find out, my warranty expired last month. so im fucked.


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