Own a 2002 Chevy Silverado with approximately 211,000 and recently have been noticing a hard clunk when truck shifts to next gear. No engine light or transmission or engine light codes are present. I drove it to the transmission shop where I previously had it rebuilt thinking that it might be a solenoid. The tranny shop owner took it for a drive and called me up to tell me that there was nothing wrong with the transmission. I told him and described the symptom and that it happens randomly and usually right after slowing down from a 45 minute or longer trip. I continued to tell him that as you slow down to a complete stop and then proceed to accelerate my truck shifts really hard(clunk sound) into the next gear. The shop owner then asked me if he could drive it home to see if anything would happen. He lived 40 minutes away from his shop. I agreed and then he took it to his home. The next day he called me at around noon and he told me that the truck was ready to pick up. I asked if he noticed the hard shift clunk and he said that he noticed that after driving for more than 30 minutes he did. He then said that it had something to do with the splines and was not going to charge me. My wife then went to pick up the truck and brought home the receipt that indicated that they had checked the transmission and there was nothing wrong. The receipt also read
"Drive Shaft repair, work not under warranty. Repaired in good faith at no charge to customer". It continued to read, "Note vehicle needs drive shaft work. All labor to remove drive shaft, lube yolk and reinstall drive shaft at no charge".
So today, to my surprise, the hard shift clunk is back. My transmission warranty was for 3 years or 36,000 miles. I already put in 23,000 miles in less than one year. I'm worried that my warranty will expire and then I
will be stuck with a tranny issue. Please advise
Do I have a transmission issue?
Do I have a drive shaft issue?
What should I do now, should I take it to a different mechanic for a second opinion?
Please advise
"Drive Shaft repair, work not under warranty. Repaired in good faith at no charge to customer". It continued to read, "Note vehicle needs drive shaft work. All labor to remove drive shaft, lube yolk and reinstall drive shaft at no charge".
So today, to my surprise, the hard shift clunk is back. My transmission warranty was for 3 years or 36,000 miles. I already put in 23,000 miles in less than one year. I'm worried that my warranty will expire and then I
will be stuck with a tranny issue. Please advise
Do I have a transmission issue?
Do I have a drive shaft issue?
What should I do now, should I take it to a different mechanic for a second opinion?
Please advise