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Old Aug 13, 2011 | 12:06 AM
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Default What luck.. tranny problems.

Ok so I have now owned my 04 Supercharged SS for about 2 or 3 months. And just the past couple days, the transmission has been doing HORRIBLE!!

My car was serviced right before it started acting up. I had them flush the radiator, flush the transmission, change supercharger oil, change oil, new oil filter, to brake rotors and pads. Aaand I'm pretty sure they didn't change the supercharger oil, my brakes are STILL squeeky, and something is up with my transmission.

When the car automatically shifts from 1st to 2nd, it doesn't quite catch right away, letting the engine rev, and then when it does catch, the car jerks like a mother and my tires even squeel. I mean come on! I'm really starting to be a little angry with these mechanics... from a chevy dealer no less!
 
Old Aug 13, 2011 | 01:22 AM
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look into some lucas transmission oil, i know a few people that experienced rough shifting in their car and they put some of that in it and it worked out! let me how it does!
 
Old Aug 13, 2011 | 09:24 AM
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How many miles on your Monte now? Do you know if/when the tranny fluid was flushed before you got the car?

Before I got the exhaust work done on my car, I had stopped by a Meineke shop and told the guy that I had recently had my tranny fluid changed, though I had it done several thousand miles after what was recommended in the owner's manual. He told me that if the tranny fluid has never been changed at around 50,000 miles or so, it's sometimes better not to do it after that because flushing the fluid can loosen up sediment and stuff that's in there and cause problems with the tranny. Maybe that's what happened with your car?
 
Old Aug 13, 2011 | 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by myfirstbowtie
How many miles on your Monte now? Do you know if/when the tranny fluid was flushed before you got the car?

Before I got the exhaust work done on my car, I had stopped by a Meineke shop and told the guy that I had recently had my tranny fluid changed, though I had it done several thousand miles after what was recommended in the owner's manual. He told me that if the tranny fluid has never been changed at around 50,000 miles or so, it's sometimes better not to do it after that because flushing the fluid can loosen up sediment and stuff that's in there and cause problems with the tranny. Maybe that's what happened with your car?
Exactly, sometimes flushing is not the way to go. Higher mileage/ extremely dirty trannies sometimes do better with just a fluid and filter change.
 
Old Aug 13, 2011 | 04:16 PM
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Exactly, sometimes flushing is not the way to go. Higher mileage/ extremely dirty trannies sometimes do better with just a fluid and filter change.

I bought my 06 used and it is now at 65,000 miles and I'm not sure if anything has been done to it? My question is, should I just do a fluid and filter change only?.....
 
Old Aug 13, 2011 | 05:50 PM
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i dont like flushing transmissions. seems like it causes more problems than it does good.
 
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Originally Posted by monte carlo 3831
I bought my 06 used and it is now at 65,000 miles and I'm not sure if anything has been done to it? My question is, should I just do a fluid and filter change only?.....
I changed mine on my '06 at 38,000. I did not flush, just a fluid drain and filter change. I was not comfortable doing a flush.

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i dont like flushing transmissions. seems like it causes more problems than it does good.
Agreed!
 
Old Aug 13, 2011 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by LuSe4
I changed mine on my '06 at 38,000. I did not flush, just a fluid drain and filter change. I was not comfortable doing a flush.



Agreed!
i just ordered the stuff to do a fluid drain, filter change, and shift kit install I am not sure if the person before me changed the fluid (fluid looks very clean on the dipstick tho) so i gotta get it done sometime soon.

I had a 2003 mc that i got the tranny flushed and not even 2 weeks later the valve body was messed up in it
 
Old Aug 13, 2011 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by xxtheshockerxx
i just ordered the stuff to do a fluid drain, filter change, and shift kit install I am not sure if the person before me changed the fluid (fluid looks very clean on the dipstick tho) so i gotta get it done sometime soon.

I had a 2003 mc that i got the tranny flushed and not even 2 weeks later the valve body was messed up in it
How many miles are on yours? I just rolled 43,000 friday.
 
Old Aug 14, 2011 | 12:13 AM
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38000 miles...well maybe around 39000 now
 

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