safe to drive on trip
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safe to drive on trip hi guys i have a 06 monte ss with 45000 miles and my tranny started acting up. about once a week usually on a monday when my car has been sitting over the weekend ill start her up and let it warm up. ill leave my house and come to the stoplight and when it turns green ill step on the gas and the rpm will come up and the car will barely move and then catch hard and go. this will happen at the first couple stoplights and then it wont happen anymore till the next time she sits like over the weekend. my question is will it be safe to drive to tenneesee i live in s florida and plan on visiting my family for the holidays. thanks for any advice and replies
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Yea i wouldnt do it period... i did that last year and the car left me stranded in another city pretty far from home. Sure insurance covered it and what not but they took it to a local dealer and i had to get a rental and then go back to go pick it up when it was ready, it was just a big pain in the ***. If you have another vehicle you can use, do so.
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Johnny, I definitely wouldn't trust it for a trip. It very well could make the trip no problem, but Murphy's Law probably would come into effect at the worst possible time. I'd look into how much a rental would cost vs. flying up there. Or if you have another car that'd be the better option. Or just trade her in when the trans is on a good day lol
This is the ultimate fate of all 4T65-HD's displaying this behavior. It's only a matter of time before it fails.
Most likely, the OP's car will probably make the trip, as it seems like it's in the earliest stages of the problem, but eventually, the car will be undriveable. It's just a matter of when, not if.
Mine's been doing this in cooler weather for over a year now. Combined with the low speed converter unlock/lock rocking horse effect since August '09, I'm surprised it's made it this long. It's up to you....mine does it pretty bad after a road trip even with the shift kit, tune, and cooler keeping the temps down.
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hey guys i found good sam insurance for my car they gave me a quote of 389 for the year . my buddy recommended them and they cover engine and trans . they will pay anyone you decide to get it fixed at no questions asked. my friend has been dealing with them for over 5 years now and he said they are great and they get great reviews. my plan is to take my car to a friends tranny shop and have him order a tep tranny and have him put it in and good sam will pay. after a couple months of having the policy of course hehe
hey guys i found good sam insurance for my car they gave me a quote of 389 for the year . my buddy recommended them and they cover engine and trans . they will pay anyone you decide to get it fixed at no questions asked. my friend has been dealing with them for over 5 years now and he said they are great and they get great reviews. my plan is to take my car to a friends tranny shop and have him order a tep tranny and have him put it in and good sam will pay. after a couple months of having the policy of course hehe
