Tundra transmission help.
I have a 2000 SR5 4x4 V-8 W/ factory tow packageW/ 80,000 miles.
I was pulling a 4000# camper about 500 miles into a 3000 mile trip.Overdrive is locked out the whole time. First thing that happens is I get a check engine light. All gauges are normal so I decide to pull over at first place I can . About 5 miles later I slow down at an off ramp and tranny goes into neutral or slips, I'm not sure which. I coast to a stop and get trans temp light. Open the hood and fluid all over the place.
Get towed to nearest dealer. They tell me that the tranny cooler inside the radiator burst mixing all the fluids. New radiator is installed and everything is flushed 4 times. This dealer has one of those machines for flushing the transmission. They tell me this happens to Chevy's all the time and it will be a miracle if my tranny is not cooked. We take it for a test ride and its shifting OK, pressure is about 25#, and temps at about 170. They tell me to flush it again as soon as I get home.
Two days and 500 miles later. Trans starts having trouble going from 4th gear back into first after coming to a stop light. Does not do it all the time, only maybe one time in ten. No check engine light. Fluid level is OK. If I sit at the stop long enough I can feel it go back into first. I go to nearest dealer. He plugs in his computer and we go for a ride. Pressure and temp is good. He thinks the trans is ok (no check light), but moisture may have gotten to a solinoid. He said drive it and it should clear itself out.
I get back home and I notice the same problem. Now I can make it happen every time by coming to an abrupt stop. Coming to a normal stop it's OK. But at a sharp stop it has trouble getting back into first gear. I had the local dealer do a flush. The fluid was a quart low and milky, But it's shifting Ok right now.
Would like to know if anyone has had this happen. Dealer tells me if I have anymore problems I need a new transmission but I'm inclined to keep flushing it at least two or three more times and see what happens.
Thanks for the help.
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