Automatic Transmission Torque Converter Problems of Chevrolet S10

I had a "service engine soon" light come on, had it scanned, it was trouble code p1870. Chevrolet customer service could not tell me what the problem was. . . My mechanic told me had to rebuild my 4l60e transmission and/ or torque converter. Instead will replace the torque converter regulator valve with a sonnax tcc regulator valve kit. Seems to be a very common problem with these transmissions from 1999 and back.

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Service engine soon light, transmission failure, tansmission slipping, torque converter burned up, only 67,000 miles on truck driven easy, no loads/towing code p1870, truck transmission being rebuilt, very costly this is bs.

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After a previous day of uneventful use,I noticed on the morning of 10/1/02,that after starting, the truck would only shift into neutral and reverse. When an attempt was made to shift into drive,the vehicle froze. The truck was then towed to a transmission shop,and the problem was diagnosed. The 4l60e transmission had to be rebuilt as well as a torque converter,which was literaly torn apart. The tranmission specialist asked me how many miles were on my truck,and when I told him, (only 56,000) he explained that this problem should not have occured in a vehicle with such relatively low mileage. In fact after examining the defective parts more closely,he concluded that the failure occured as a result of the faulty way in which these parts were machined. The total cost for all of this was around $1,284. 00. Attempts were made to contact gm,but they were unwilling to accept responsability. I understood,as I explained to their service dept. That my 36,000 mile warrenty was up,however since this failure was as a result of a flaw in manufacturing,and not normal wear and tear I was within my rights to ask gm to accept responsability and reimburse my expenses(at least partly). The service department's form letter response was "I"m sorry we can"t help you". My reason for writing all of this is in the hopes that more angry consumers like me will come out of the woodwork and create a voice loud enough that gm will no longer be able to ignore. B. W.

While driving, transmission will shift hard from 1st to 2nd gear. Hard parts in transmission replaced twice, problem reoccurred. Consumer states that the hard shift only occurs when vehicle is driven more than 1 hour when transmission is hot. Dealer replaced the torque converter, however problem came back 2 days later, dealer then replaced the valve body.

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This vehicle has had both drive lines replaced, the four wheel drive, the torque converter, three different idler arms, three sets of tires and two alignments, the rear end has been rebuilt due to worn out pinion bearing, two pulleys are squeeling, the brakes have to be pressed extremely hard and abs kicks in all the time, tires rubbed the fender, altenator squeeling. I feel that this vehicle is substandard and that most of the repairs have been made out of pocket due to vehicle not being under warranty when they occurred. I have written an e mail to Chevrolet service to find out what I can do with this truck.

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Torque converter problem.

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Transmission has hard shift between 1st and second gear, dealer says it needs a new valve body and new torque converter.