Slipping Transmission

KJWildman · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:34 pm

On the way to work this morning my trans started slipping in OD. When I dropped it out of OD it seemed OK. It has been "hunting" in OD for a few days. All fluids are up. Guess I'll have to take it in to the shop unless someone has any ideas. The original tranny went out at 30k, and the dealer replaced it with a new one. 57k on this one. Could it just be a filter change? How hard is it to pull the pan and change the filter? Should I try and check this myself or just take it too the shop ( mechanic not the stealership)? If I have to do any major work should I get the new TC and shift kit too? are they worth the extra money? Thanks in advance for any help. Larry

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 1:39 pm

My gosh, youve had two tranny go bad before 60k? Since you have a 2002 you have the 45rfe, right? Sounds like something strange is going on there.

Didnt the 02's have a longer (10/100k) power train warranty?

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 1:39 pm

My gosh, youve had two tranny go bad before 60k? Since you have a 2002 you have the 45rfe, right? Sounds like something strange is going on there.

Didnt the 02's have a longer (10/100k) power train warranty?

Xodius · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:25 pm

Speaking form a bit of xp on this one...sadly. You can easily change your fluids and the filters. They are a snap but a bit messy.

When I was having this issue I took it to a dealership adn they gave me the DRB codes because I asked for them and luckily I did because they wanted me to swap out the whole tranny when all is needed was a new valve body. Basically it went from 5500 repair to a 1100 repair....which I could have done myself but did not feel comfortable doing. I would take it in though...the diagnositc is only around $90 here. Should be around that by you....should be. As many others have said in previous posts to have a 45RFE go out is rare. Not saying it does not happen but it is a tough tranny, if it wasn't they would not put it in the Dakota's and hook it up to a V8.

As for the shift kit...I didn't put one in mine but I kind of wish I did. If you have the spare coin, might as well, it won't hurt anything and could help you out down the road. The only shift kit I would recommend is the one that Yellow Coyote and TJKJ put in...but the name of it is escaping me at this moment....Transgo perhaps?

Keep us posted.

sleeve84028 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:05 pm

That is awful news..

I wonder what would cause your tranny to die a second time?

KJWildman · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:29 am

The first transmission I was told had metal shavings in the pan and a pin somewhere in there had slipped and screwed something else up. This one is probably just my driving style, I'm pretty hard on it. I am dropping it off this afternoon and leaving it till tomorrow so my guy can take the pan off and check it out. Yellowcoyote, mine got to that point yesterday afternoon, it went downhill realfast from just slipping in OD.

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