juddspaintballs
my balls are painted!
I have a '99 Suburban 1500 with a 6.5 and almost 240k on the clock. I bought it approximately 12-15k miles ago, I don't remember.
It's also raining it's balls off outside and I don't have a garage to work in...
Yesterday someone crashed into my Camry on the way to work and it's not currently in driveable condition. My wife had to pick me up from work this morning in "her" Suburban. The trip from home to work is a little over and hour and mostly highway. Approximately 3/4 of the way back home (I was driving), the transmission shifted into 3rd gear for a hill, then refused to shift back into 4th. I tried shifting into 3rd and then back into OD, but it wouldn't drop in. I also shut down and restarted and it shifted fine 1-3 but would not drop into 4th. No codes were indicated on the dash. I parked it at home and checked the trans fluid. The level was good, the color was red, there was no froth, and it didn't smell burnt.
After letting it sit about 4 hours and deciding I didn't want to crawl around on the wet ground troubleshooting some electrical components, I decided to go to a transmission shop for a free diagnosis. I drove 30 minutes there down some back roads and a little highway. 4th gear worked just fine the entire way. While on the highway traveling about 60, the vehicle shuddered 2x about 5 miles apart, but my speed or RPM didn't change at all and it continued with no issue or codes.
I arrived at the transmission shop and the owner took it out for a test drive with me. I informed him that 4th had been working properly on the way over and about the shudder. He drove it a short distance and while we attempted to climb a hill, the engine cut out completely. He put it in neutral and it started up fine. He dropped it into OD and the vehicle went about 10 feet under it's own power before the engine cut out again. It started and idled fine again, so he tried 1st gear for the hill. It went about the same distance and then shut off again. We repeated the process a few times using OD and 1st and a combination of 4-Lo (don't ask me why) until the vehicle made it up the hill and all the way back to the shop...still with NO codes indicated on the dash. He said he couldn't test the transmission properly until the engine was working right, so I left scratching my head.
I drove it all the way home like I normally would. It had plenty of power, climbed several hills, and 4th gear worked the whole way home too. With no codes to read and two major components acting odd without being capable of repeating the problems, I have no idea where to start diagnosing these problems.
I appreciate the help. Bear in mind that it's raining hard out still and will be until Thursday. Also, until this is fixed, I have no vehicle for us to drive. I can make trips to the parts store on a motorcycle if necessary.
It's also raining it's balls off outside and I don't have a garage to work in...
Yesterday someone crashed into my Camry on the way to work and it's not currently in driveable condition. My wife had to pick me up from work this morning in "her" Suburban. The trip from home to work is a little over and hour and mostly highway. Approximately 3/4 of the way back home (I was driving), the transmission shifted into 3rd gear for a hill, then refused to shift back into 4th. I tried shifting into 3rd and then back into OD, but it wouldn't drop in. I also shut down and restarted and it shifted fine 1-3 but would not drop into 4th. No codes were indicated on the dash. I parked it at home and checked the trans fluid. The level was good, the color was red, there was no froth, and it didn't smell burnt.
After letting it sit about 4 hours and deciding I didn't want to crawl around on the wet ground troubleshooting some electrical components, I decided to go to a transmission shop for a free diagnosis. I drove 30 minutes there down some back roads and a little highway. 4th gear worked just fine the entire way. While on the highway traveling about 60, the vehicle shuddered 2x about 5 miles apart, but my speed or RPM didn't change at all and it continued with no issue or codes.
I arrived at the transmission shop and the owner took it out for a test drive with me. I informed him that 4th had been working properly on the way over and about the shudder. He drove it a short distance and while we attempted to climb a hill, the engine cut out completely. He put it in neutral and it started up fine. He dropped it into OD and the vehicle went about 10 feet under it's own power before the engine cut out again. It started and idled fine again, so he tried 1st gear for the hill. It went about the same distance and then shut off again. We repeated the process a few times using OD and 1st and a combination of 4-Lo (don't ask me why) until the vehicle made it up the hill and all the way back to the shop...still with NO codes indicated on the dash. He said he couldn't test the transmission properly until the engine was working right, so I left scratching my head.
I drove it all the way home like I normally would. It had plenty of power, climbed several hills, and 4th gear worked the whole way home too. With no codes to read and two major components acting odd without being capable of repeating the problems, I have no idea where to start diagnosing these problems.
I appreciate the help. Bear in mind that it's raining hard out still and will be until Thursday. Also, until this is fixed, I have no vehicle for us to drive. I can make trips to the parts store on a motorcycle if necessary.
