# Broken transmission

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-transmission/46369>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, suburban, transmissions\
**Created:** [March 20, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-transmission/46369 "2010-03-20T21:27:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![eterravan1935](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c67d28/32.png) [@eterravan1935](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eterravan1935)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-transmission/46369/1 "2010-03-20T21:27:52Z")

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6 months ago start sliping then quit shifting, replaced the shifting selenoids & worked fine. Now doing the same thing & quit shifting. If turn off engine & restart  
  
 it pull afeu feet.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-transmission/46369/2 "2010-03-20T21:31:37Z")

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Model year?  
Odometer mileage?  
Check Engine Light on?  
Present level/condition of fluid?  
Date/odometer mileage of last transmission fluid/filter change?

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**Author:** ![eterravan1935](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c67d28/32.png) [@eterravan1935](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eterravan1935)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-transmission/46369/3 "2010-03-20T22:23:50Z")

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1995 Ls 1500 2 wd 142000 miles  
no check eng. lite on  
fluid level full  
Change fluid ,filter 6 monts ego, 5200 miles since change.

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**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:** [March 21, 2010, 5:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-transmission/46369/4 "2010-03-21T05:27:31Z")

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Its going to need an overhaul. These transmission commonly start slipping in the 3-4 clutches. Shift solenoids have nothing to do with the slipping. You have lost hydraulic pressure.

transman

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**Author:** ![eterravan1935](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c67d28/32.png) [@eterravan1935](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eterravan1935)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 7:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-transmission/46369/5 "2010-03-21T07:18:32Z")

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Thank You for your diagnostic, it did start slipping in the 3=4 shifting.  
I appreciate your attention  
Jose