403turbo
08-19-2003, 08:22
Well all, this seems to be a disturbing trend lately.
I ordered an AFE Stage II from Kennedy(awesome customer service, very happy) got it all installed and took my whistling monster for a test drive, a few runs on a flat road in Juice level 4. No brake stands, no burn outs, just a fast run to 80mph or so.
I get back to the house with an acute case of permagrin only to find oil dripping off the underside of my truck :eek: :mad: :mad:
Sure enough I now have a custom Dextron III undercoat! Oil dripping out of bell housing around the weep hole in the center.
Truck still runs fine but in the last 3 days it has lost 3/4 quart of tranny fluid. Not a serious leak but a leak none the same. :mad:
Called dealer, they don't want it for a week because they know that need to pull it and want to have enough time. The service rep said he would have to check the policy and see if GM is letting tech's work on tranny problems or if they just swap for a reman.
My question, the truck has almost 60K on it, no extended warranty. Service rep and I are both thinking pump seal, if GM wants the tranny back for a tear down do I have to pay for a $3000 reman when all I need is a $400 pump seal?
That would not be cool at all. I have also heard about torque converter problems from the factory, and that dealerships can do "goodwill" warranty work up to 60,000 miles.
Mounting bolts not torqued correctly? This tranny doesn't get driven hard on a regular basis, it is my baby and I am a PM freak.
Looks like the plight of the 01 owners continues.
I ordered an AFE Stage II from Kennedy(awesome customer service, very happy) got it all installed and took my whistling monster for a test drive, a few runs on a flat road in Juice level 4. No brake stands, no burn outs, just a fast run to 80mph or so.
I get back to the house with an acute case of permagrin only to find oil dripping off the underside of my truck :eek: :mad: :mad:
Sure enough I now have a custom Dextron III undercoat! Oil dripping out of bell housing around the weep hole in the center.
Truck still runs fine but in the last 3 days it has lost 3/4 quart of tranny fluid. Not a serious leak but a leak none the same. :mad:
Called dealer, they don't want it for a week because they know that need to pull it and want to have enough time. The service rep said he would have to check the policy and see if GM is letting tech's work on tranny problems or if they just swap for a reman.
My question, the truck has almost 60K on it, no extended warranty. Service rep and I are both thinking pump seal, if GM wants the tranny back for a tear down do I have to pay for a $3000 reman when all I need is a $400 pump seal?
That would not be cool at all. I have also heard about torque converter problems from the factory, and that dealerships can do "goodwill" warranty work up to 60,000 miles.
Mounting bolts not torqued correctly? This tranny doesn't get driven hard on a regular basis, it is my baby and I am a PM freak.
Looks like the plight of the 01 owners continues.