windy4oh
Junior Member
So, I'm not completely sure whats going on with my transmission all I know is that its completely stopped functioning properly. I know there is a slew of issues with the 5r55 transmissions, but I'm hoping I can find a way to save mine instead of having to buy one.
Just an FYI my car has 190k miles and I'm the 3rd owner.
I had bought the car back in January as a first car, and at the time the transmission basically wouldn't shift past first, after getting it home I had completely drained and flushed the transmission and I haven't had any issues since, but yesterday on my way home from school the car made a chattering sound and the rpms fluctuated and it went back to driving fine for about 15 minutes before it just died and I couldn't get power in any gear. Every gear feels like its in neutral. I've tried all the low gears, drive, and reverse and I get nothing but an inch or so of movement. Sometimes I can hear a thunk and it sounds like its gone into gear but it really hasn't. I tried checking the fluid again to see any issues, there did seem to be a little leak so I decided to check that out and once I figured out it was leaking I plugged it and put enough fluid back in the transmission, but I still am not going anywhere. I did notice though that the fluid I took out of the car looked and smelt burnt almost, which is kinda weird considering back in late January I had just flushed it and I've only driven about 1k miles on it. Anyone got any ideas here, or any cheap solutions ?
Just an FYI my car has 190k miles and I'm the 3rd owner.
I had bought the car back in January as a first car, and at the time the transmission basically wouldn't shift past first, after getting it home I had completely drained and flushed the transmission and I haven't had any issues since, but yesterday on my way home from school the car made a chattering sound and the rpms fluctuated and it went back to driving fine for about 15 minutes before it just died and I couldn't get power in any gear. Every gear feels like its in neutral. I've tried all the low gears, drive, and reverse and I get nothing but an inch or so of movement. Sometimes I can hear a thunk and it sounds like its gone into gear but it really hasn't. I tried checking the fluid again to see any issues, there did seem to be a little leak so I decided to check that out and once I figured out it was leaking I plugged it and put enough fluid back in the transmission, but I still am not going anywhere. I did notice though that the fluid I took out of the car looked and smelt burnt almost, which is kinda weird considering back in late January I had just flushed it and I've only driven about 1k miles on it. Anyone got any ideas here, or any cheap solutions ?