View Poll Results: At what mileage did you replace/repair your transmission?
0-20,000 Miles
2
18.18%
20-30,000 Miles
0
0%
30-40,000 Miles
2
18.18%
50,000+ Miles
7
63.64%
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Longevity Of Your Transmissions
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Longevity Of Your Transmissions
Hey guys,
Im curious to see what the trend is around here when it comes to broken and fixed trannies.
Id like to start a poll to see how long it took(mileage) before your unit failed and had to be replaced/repaired. It seems to me that the typical failure occurs between 30-50,000 miles. *This is going by the light reading i've done here every now and then.
Thanks and please vote!
Im curious to see what the trend is around here when it comes to broken and fixed trannies.
Id like to start a poll to see how long it took(mileage) before your unit failed and had to be replaced/repaired. It seems to me that the typical failure occurs between 30-50,000 miles. *This is going by the light reading i've done here every now and then.
Thanks and please vote!
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didn't vote - cuz I haven't had to repair or replace mine yet... and it's still strong as ever, runs like new... haven't had any issues with it...
and I'm just about at 69,000 miles....
and I don't baby it either... I get on it all the time... whenever I have enough room in front of me, I'm on it...
and have left my fair share of dual burn-outs on many a road/driveway too...
and I'm just about at 69,000 miles....
and I don't baby it either... I get on it all the time... whenever I have enough room in front of me, I'm on it...
and have left my fair share of dual burn-outs on many a road/driveway too...
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You need to add "suspect it to fail soon"...cuz that's where my vote would be placed. Every once in a while it will clunk when first accelerating, and the highway shifts are getting super sloppy. It likes to stay in 3rd a lot, and I need to play takeaway with the gas pedal to get OD to engage at times.
Are these symptoms of the Valve Body failing? What's the typical cost to get this fixed/replaced before the whole thing blows?
EDIT: ~46,000mi
Are these symptoms of the Valve Body failing? What's the typical cost to get this fixed/replaced before the whole thing blows?
EDIT: ~46,000mi
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You need to add "suspect it to fail soon"...cuz that's where my vote would be placed. Every once in a while it will clunk when first accelerating, and the highway shifts are getting super sloppy. It likes to stay in 3rd a lot, and I need to play takeaway with the gas pedal to get OD to engage at times.
Are these symptoms of the Valve Body failing? What's the typical cost to get this fixed/replaced before the whole thing blows?
EDIT: ~46,000mi
Are these symptoms of the Valve Body failing? What's the typical cost to get this fixed/replaced before the whole thing blows?
EDIT: ~46,000mi
LOL... "suspect it to fail soon"...option....LOL
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I've got 92000kms and just got the trans oil and filter changed, other than that its all good. And i've had the temps up buy 225-240 so many times i lost count, no burnt oil or anything
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I'm at 70k now and mine is starting to slip in the cold and going up hills from a dead stop. I'm pretty sure it is valve body, but it is still nuts.
this transmission sucked in my 240 hp GTP, so it's a good thing that GM decided to put it in a car with 60 more hp.
this transmission sucked in my 240 hp GTP, so it's a good thing that GM decided to put it in a car with 60 more hp.
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i think GM weakness is the tranny. My dad has the b-body 96 impala, blown tranny at 100000 miles, he then had a 99 tahoe, tranny started slipping at 80000. I had an 01 grand prix gt, tranny started going around 90000 miles. my step dad has an 05 GXP, tranny replaced at 45000 miles..
Overall, My family has had bad luck with GM trannys.. The only one that lasted was an 91 caprice classic and it had 170,000 miles on it when he traded it in and we pulled a boat. No tranny problems at all..
Overall, My family has had bad luck with GM trannys.. The only one that lasted was an 91 caprice classic and it had 170,000 miles on it when he traded it in and we pulled a boat. No tranny problems at all..
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I replaced mine at 64 - 65 thousand miles. My trans. went bad at 48 thousand miles but I nursed it until the 64 thousand mile range.
It had a scortched 2nd gear drum, bad clutches, and a clogged valve body. The new one seems to get really hot so I am sure i'll be changing it again sometime. Oh, and this is driving like a grandpa and all that still went bad. These transmissions suck in the V-8's!
-Mike
It had a scortched 2nd gear drum, bad clutches, and a clogged valve body. The new one seems to get really hot so I am sure i'll be changing it again sometime. Oh, and this is driving like a grandpa and all that still went bad. These transmissions suck in the V-8's!
-Mike