# 2000 s-10 transmission trouble **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [June 22, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-s-10-transmission-trouble/32208 "2009-06-22T00:29:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cwh2k1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@cwh2k1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cwh2k1)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-s-10-transmission-trouble/32208/1 "2009-06-22T00:29:56Z")
2000 Chevy S-10 4 Cylinder Last 2-3 days High pitch whining noise (sometimes) when accelerating. Tractor/lawnmower engine-like sound only when accelerating. Loss of power when pressing down on gas pedal too hard (low rumbling sound). rpms winding a bit high before changing gears. A/C is working fine, truck is cranking fine, and check engine light hasn?t come on?? Last Few months On interstate, very hard shaking at 55mph + over and motor is winding out but doesn?t seem to be changing into overdrive or highest gear. I usually can?t go over 60 mph. Sometimes check engine light comes on after I?ve been driving on interstate for awhile, and when I finally come to a stop, the gears seems to change very very hard. But then after a day or so the light goes off and the gears don?t seem to be changing as hard then. ---
**Author:** ![transman618](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/transman618/32/24_2.png) [@transman618](https://community.cartalk.com/u/transman618)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 4:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-s-10-transmission-trouble/32208/2 "2009-06-22T04:15:16Z")
The first thing you need to do is scan it for codes. Post back with the code/s and we can go from there. It sounds like a drivability issue along with possibly a trans issue, they might be related so get the codes read. transman ---
**Author:** ![budd2049](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@budd2049](https://community.cartalk.com/u/budd2049)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 5:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-s-10-transmission-trouble/32208/3 "2009-06-22T05:02:58Z")
The low rumbling sound could potentially be torque converter clutch chattering. My '96 S-10 with the same engine was doing this when trying to downshift from overdrive. It eventually got bad enough that the chatter/slippage was heating things up to the point where the fluid was boiling and leaking out of the unit in multiple places. It needed a rebuild, after which it’s problem-free. It’s interesting that, during all the time it was like this, it never once threw a code. I had it in the trans shop multiple times before the rebuild and it was scanned every time…never a code.