CableGuy52
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- Charlotte, NC
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- 06 Explorer
Hey guys, I'm in desperate need of some advice. I had been experiencing the reverse jolt/hard shifting issues for some time, so I had been reading up on the forums here. Well while gathering info on the issue the problem got worse in a hurry. It had always had the reverse jolt, and slowly developed the hard shift issue. About a 2 weeks after that started I noticed while driving it would over rev, during normal driving, then slam into gear with a squeal from the trans. This lasted another 2 weeks then it started throwing codes causing the check engine light to come on occasionally. The other day I lost 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gears. It slowly creeps up to speed in drive and once it has enough heat in the trans finally shifts into OD. Reverse is fine. My OD light has never flashed. I have a buddy coming over after work today to bring me his code reader to read the codes. My issue is that it seems a little different from the normal 5r55s problems. Most people tend to lose 2nd and 5th and maybe reverse. Any advice is appreciated. I talked to Pat at Level 10 transmissions and was informed they have a brand new 5r55s for 3000, which fixes the problem areas of the 5r55s. If I have to rebuild/replace it I'd like to have all the known issues addressed to prevent it from happening again. That being said 3000 bucks is a hard pill to swallow. Thanks in advance.