Hey Scotty,
not necessarily a car guy, but I love your channel. Very informative and entertaining. Whoever adds the pictures of the animals when you laugh deserves a raise lol.
I have a 2015 Traverse LTZ Front wheel drive with 97K miles. Car runs great with the exception of this issue. About a year ago we started feeling a shudder when shifting between 2 and 3rd gear. We are not the best at rotating the tires and thought it could be that. After a new set was put on, we still experienced the issue. Come to find out the issue was with the transmission. Before the mechanic would touch it, he said we were having an issue with the throttle body and we would need to resolve that first. We gave him the go ahead and he cleaned the throttle body but the problem still persisted. The total job to have a remanufactured transmission put on was $5800 and includes a 3 year warranty. We were looking for a new car, but between the price and availability issues, we chose to fix the Traverse and look for something new down the road. Do you think we made the right decision in having this fixed? What do you think?
look for something new down the road
I would look sooner rather than later
Get rid of that poorly made disposable vehicle, they worth absolutely nothing. Or try to change transmission fluid on those maybe the fluid is low or dirty and see if it helped before spending that kind of money for transmission replacement, if not just get rid of that junk and get something better made.
About a year ago we started feeling a shudder when shifting between 2 and 3rd gear. We are not the best at rotating the tires and thought it could be that.
Tires would have nothing to do with the way the transmission shifts.
Do you think we made the right decision in having this fixed?
Well, you'll get more money for the thing when you get rid of it if it's operating properly though probably not enough to offset the cost of the transmission replacement. I'd unload the stupid thing as soon as possible. Those are just not good long-term vehicles and you're likely to have more problems as it ages.
Has the fluid been changed at all? Maybe it's that. Or if it's been driven hard, maybe that's another reason. My friend has a 2014 Traverse 2LT with 192k miles on it and yes it does have it's original transmission. But I've experienced some jerking while going about 40-50 miles per hour. But yeah, I can understand that shudder in the transmission. You can live with it for a little while but if it gets worse, get rid of it and get something better whenever possible.
I appreciate all the comments. I just don't want a new monthly payment and would get absolutely hosed trading/selling it with the busted trans. For what it's worth , kbb has the car valued at 9-12k. I figure get the most of it for a few more years and then trade it in.