'06 silverado 1500 torque converter trouble! need advice!
April 16th, 2013, 1:29 PM
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'06 silverado 1500 torque converter trouble! need advice!
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I'm new to the forum, so sorry if I'm posting in the wrong spot... Anyway I'm going to explain my problem and maybe somebody will know whats going on. When I'm driving my truck (v6 automatic 1500) at highway speeds between 45 and 65+, when the torque converter kicks in, it keeps turning on and off, it makes the engine sound like it's revving a few hundred rpms and then dropping back down. It keep doing this as long as I'm traveling between those speeds. I talked to a transmission shop over the phone and he said I needed a full torque converter/transmission rebuild which he quote $1500.00 to do... I'm just wondering if someone else has had this problem and maybe there's another solution? Also the guy that had it before me added a cold air intake (k&n) and a straight pipe dual exhaust so it sounds really good but also makes the engine fluctuation noise louder. Maybe the addition of the new intake and pipes has thrown something off? If anybody has any ideas I would greatly appreciate it! I'm 18 and as I don't have a lot of money I'm trying to make sure there isn't another option before I do a rebuild. Thanks a million!
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I'm new to the forum, so sorry if I'm posting in the wrong spot... Anyway I'm going to explain my problem and maybe somebody will know whats going on. When I'm driving my truck (v6 automatic 1500) at highway speeds between 45 and 65+, when the torque converter kicks in, it keeps turning on and off, it makes the engine sound like it's revving a few hundred rpms and then dropping back down. It keep doing this as long as I'm traveling between those speeds. I talked to a transmission shop over the phone and he said I needed a full torque converter/transmission rebuild which he quote $1500.00 to do... I'm just wondering if someone else has had this problem and maybe there's another solution? Also the guy that had it before me added a cold air intake (k&n) and a straight pipe dual exhaust so it sounds really good but also makes the engine fluctuation noise louder. Maybe the addition of the new intake and pipes has thrown something off? If anybody has any ideas I would greatly appreciate it! I'm 18 and as I don't have a lot of money I'm trying to make sure there isn't another option before I do a rebuild. Thanks a million!
Cody
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April 16th, 2013, 1:57 PM
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The torque converter dosen't "kick in" it is a centrigual pump. I suspect either you have tow/haul switch in, or a shift solenoid issue. How many miles, and what kind of life?
April 16th, 2013, 2:01 PM
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ok thanks for the clarification, I wasn't sure on that I just assumed that's what it did. What do you mean by a tow/haul switch "in"? it has 174K on it and virtually all highway miles as far as I know.
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April 16th, 2013, 2:37 PM
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Look at the gear shift end, it will say tow/haul, also the switch will be a pushbutton on the end of the gear shift. Not familiar with a 6 other than a manual tranny. I don't suspect it is major, but it shouldn't be shifting. What tow/haul does is keep the tranny from shifting at different shift speeds, in other words it changes the tranny shift points when you select it if you are towing something.
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Look at the gear shift end, it will say tow/haul, also the switch will be a pushbutton on the end of the gear shift. Not familiar with a 6 other than a manual tranny. I don't suspect it is major, but it shouldn't be shifting. What tow/haul does is keep the tranny from shifting at different shift speeds, in other words it changes the tranny shift points when you select it if you are towing something.