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07 losing power in low gear acceleration

Old Feb 12, 2011 | 11:23 AM
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My 07 LTZ is losing power in low gear as I lightly press the accelerator. It gets to the pint that the whole truck will vibrate like it is going over rumble strips. As soon as I let off the gas it goes away. Or if it hits the next higher gear the chattering goes away. I have 100.000 miles on truck and just did a major tune up. Plugs,wires, fuel filter. This problem was also happening before tune up. That was one of the reasons I changed out plugs and wires. Any suggestions?,
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 11:59 AM
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Torque convertor clutch? Just a SWAG.
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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 12:36 PM
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2007 Suburban LTZ
I had very similiar problem I did not notice loss of power but I had all other symptoms you describe.

My issue was a bad u-joint on the drive shaft. The dealer said it was frozen and not moving freely.

Mine was even covered under the powertrain warranty.

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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 3:08 PM
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I will have the dealer check it out this week. Im about 300 miles over powertrain warranty so if that is the problem I may have a warranty issue.
Thanks for the help.
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 5:17 PM
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Just got the answer to this issue from dealer. It is the torque converter. Man you are good. Great call.
Powertrain warranty will cover this.
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 9:18 PM
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You're welcome. Thanks for reporting back.
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