2007 Chevrolet Avalanche Transmission Failure
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2007 Chevrolet Avalanche Transmission Failure
Son has a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche 4x4 with 187K miles. Transmission rebuilt over 18 months ago (rebuild warranty has expired).
A few evening ago there was a sudden vibration and the vehicle lost all forward motion. Putting the vehicle in park does not hold the vehicle - there is a clunking sound. Reverse and neutral are fine, but when it is put in Drive it makes a horrible racket and the vehicle will not move forward. He's checked the Universal joints - all appear to be fine.
Any ideas as to what may have failed? He's planning on getting it repaired if the cost isn't too high and then selling or trading it.
Note - I am 400 miles from him and only heard the sound over the phone.
A few evening ago there was a sudden vibration and the vehicle lost all forward motion. Putting the vehicle in park does not hold the vehicle - there is a clunking sound. Reverse and neutral are fine, but when it is put in Drive it makes a horrible racket and the vehicle will not move forward. He's checked the Universal joints - all appear to be fine.
Any ideas as to what may have failed? He's planning on getting it repaired if the cost isn't too high and then selling or trading it.
Note - I am 400 miles from him and only heard the sound over the phone.
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I hate to tell you this but it's going to need to be opened up to determine what failed. If park won't hold, something is broken as the parking pawl engages a notched wheel that attached to the shaft. Did it get inadvertently shifted into park while moving? Does 1 or 2 do anything?
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Maybe the splines on the shaft were damaged inside the trans.
I wouldn't mess with it any. It'll need to be opened up and examined.
Here's a list of 30 common problems with the 4L60e. 30 Common 4L60e Problems
Maybe the splines on the shaft were damaged inside the trans.
I wouldn't mess with it any. It'll need to be opened up and examined.
Last edited by KChevy75; July 11th, 2019 at 1:03 PM.
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He didn't move into 1 or 2. As soon as he put it in D it made a horrible ratcheting sound - loud enough I could hear it via his cell phone which was on speaker. I suspect something with the parking pawl went bad. As far as I know he did not put it in Park while moving but I suppose that is possible.
He has it scheduled to go to a transmission shop (same one that rebuilt it) next Monday - that's the earliest they can look at it. It may be a few days before they have a diagnosis.
I do know when the transmission failed the first time, 1st and 2nd gear worked fine and it was hesitant to go into 3rd and would not go to 4th. Supposedly the entire transmission was rebuilt.
Pending the diagnosis, his plans are to repair it and then sell it. He's had enough of it and is tired of only getting 13 mpg no matter what he does.
He has it scheduled to go to a transmission shop (same one that rebuilt it) next Monday - that's the earliest they can look at it. It may be a few days before they have a diagnosis.
I do know when the transmission failed the first time, 1st and 2nd gear worked fine and it was hesitant to go into 3rd and would not go to 4th. Supposedly the entire transmission was rebuilt.
Pending the diagnosis, his plans are to repair it and then sell it. He's had enough of it and is tired of only getting 13 mpg no matter what he does.
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Transmission is okay. Differential shot. Apparently the carrier bearings came apart with bearing pieces in the pumpkin. Quoted $2300 for used differential installed. Son is done with it and getting what he can on a trade.
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Ouch. I didn't realize the sound was coming from the differential and not the trans. Figured if reverse was working, it was trans. You generally only hear of them breaking catastrophically like that when drag racing at the track. Was it low on fluid maybe?
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At any rate, he's done with it and is going to get what he can on a trade.