I have a 2004 4x4 Blazer. Last Monday I went to Lowe's Hardware with no problems. Tuesday my wife left the house and got about 3 blocks. When she pressed the gas nothing would happen. When I got there I tried all gears including reverse, nothing it acted like it was in neutral. I had it towed to the local Chevy dealer.

They called me today. They told me the filter is clogged with metal shavings. It will be $3,400 to put in another transmission. So far I owe them $125. For them to drop the pan and give me a price to repair my transmission will be another $175. They also said the cost to repair mine could be more than the $3,400 to replace it.

What should I Do?

I was thinking of getting a rebuilt one for 800 or so and pay my daughters boy friend's cousin 300 to install it.

Any good place online to get a tranny at a good price?

What should I watch out for when looking for a transmission?

Will I be ok just asking for a 4L60E and giving them my VIN number?


Thanks
Jim

 

If you can find a good tranny shop I would say have it rebuilt. Unfortunately a lot of them are crooks and do the bare minium to get your trans running again but charge you for a full rebuild. Most of their warranties suck and when your trans is toast again shortly afterward you are on your own. I ended up buying a GM reman trans (3 year/100,000 km warranty if I remember right) for our Blazer on sale and had it installed by the tech I send some of my stuff to for cheaper than I could find a shop around here to half-*** it. Good Luck on your search.

 

AAMCO wants $1,800 to $2,400 to rebuild. 12 month 12,000 mile warranty.

I called two local shops at random one was $2,600 forgot the warranty and the other was $2,299 and 5 year 150,000 mile warranty.


I only have $1,400 bucks right now. AAMCO says they will finance but their warranty sucks and they want $300 more for a 3 year 36,000 mile warranty.


Is it a crap shoot ordering a transmission online?
Any reputable places online?

Thanks
Jim

 

yea man for a rebuild on a 4l60e its gonna minimum 1500+ to rebuild it correctly. HAve you thought about getting a low miles used one from a yard? with yours being a 04 it should be pretty easy. Pm me your location and zip and i can look online and see what i can find for you.

 

I seen this on Craigslist. Should I check it out or Run as fast as I can?

rebuilt 4l60e transmission 2wd and 4wd 93-98 $ 695.00 with good rebuildable exchange 99-up are $795 comes with warranty,30 years experience,25 years in business.installation availble for $250

 

If its close by go check him out, see his garage and such. could give you an idea

 

question is did he replace just the clutches etc,or did he pile drive through the valve body,hard parts,etc too.