![]() Just bought this car last year under a 10k loan (ripped-off). I'm so pissed, I still owe over 3k for a loan for this car and it's now sitting because I don't want it unusable in an emergency.ĪVOID, AVOID, AVOID the 2009 3.5 models they are a money pit! Chuggy takeoff in 1st, random slips in 3rd and 4th, no noise but anticipating it soon. Guess what? At 130xxx miles it's starting to display the same symptoms. They replaced all the seals (I made sure they showed me the old ones). I bought a used trans with 88xxx miles on it in February of 2019 and had it installed in the same month. The trans wouldn't drive in automatic 4 speed, I had to manually shift from 1st, it was the only way it would go anywhere. I had noticed a very strange whirring noise from behind the dashboard prior to the failure, BE MINDFUL OF THAT NOISE!! It almost sounds like a whiny vacuum line. She called me crying and said she knew the transmission just blew which sucked bad because we were already hard up. One day my girlfriend used it and was picking up a ride, and the car just wouldn't go. ![]() I used it for Uber off and on when I was hard up for money. Solid car, decent on gas but strong takeoff and acceleration. l always kept it clean, changed the oil and rotated the tires regularly, etc. It looked and sounded great (aside from some minor body wear and tear). ![]() Going on 60,000 miles and I still haven't swapped the fluid because there's no drain plug and the fluid still looks clean on the dipstick.I bought the car in September or October of 2016, it had 107xxx miles on it. My 2011 Silverado is the first vehicle I've had with a six speed slush box and it's always acted that way. To, unless something drastic is happening I wouldn't worry. That's why the recommended fluid service is every 45,000 miles. While some fluid is left behind in the torque converter swapping yearly the fluid will stay plenty fresh. According to the specification the V6 trans requires 7.5-9.5 quarts of fluid following a full overhaul or 4.2-6.3 quarts for a drain and fill. The trans is a closed system so contaminants are not a huge concern, the fluid will break down over time so it's worth swapping some on a regular basis. It'll be overkill but far less expensive than a useless "flushing" which is really designed to empty your wallet more than help your transmission. If it makes you feel better just drain and fill once a year during an oil change. i have a very reputable trans shop i will take it too rather than dealer. On topic what do you think about the impala 100K change interval? i have 62K on now and wondering when i should do it. those are the most expensive things in most cars so why skimp? Maybe i'm old school but i cannot imagine changing trans or oil without the respective filters. The rep says that they have a new machine to flush out the entire system and you dont have to go through the mess of dropping the pan etc etc.īut um, shouldnt you really change the filter when you do the fluid? what am i missing here? and does this new machine really do that good at job at sucking out the same amount of fluid as dropping the pan? then the rep said its 180 and the guy said WOW that went up, shouldnt it be about 150? no idea what kind of car they had or why they were originally at the shop. I was getting a leak fixed in a tire at the tire shop (which is a full service garage as well) and a rep came up to a customer and told them its time to get the tranny fluid changed.
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