Do I need a new transmission?

2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE

3,004,572 MILES • 5.3L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC

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Transmission fluid is leaking badly. I was driving it home and heard a loud sound pulled over and red fluid was coming out from up under the truck and when I tried to pull off it I put it in drive and reverse it wouldn't move.

Oct 13, 2022 at 4:27 AM

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It sounds like something broke; can you see where the fluid is coming from? Up by the torque converter maybe? If you can take a short video and upload it in your response, I can give you a better idea of what's going on. In the meantime, this guide can help:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/automatic-transmission-problems

If you do need a transmission this video will help walk you through the job, the car is similar, but the process is the same also I have included instructions on how to change it out in the images below.

https://youtu.be/3vJAojsrfuU

Check out the images (below). Please let us know what you find. We are interested to see what it is.

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Oct 13, 2022 at 10:37 AM