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Papa Elf
Well, long story short. On Tuesday we were driving back from my parents house in TN. We were half way between Louisville and Cincinnati when my Trailblazers transmissions decided to call it quits. The RPM's immediately shot up to around 4K and I let off the gas. Realizing I lost power train I start pulling over. Do a bunch of diagnosing. No movement fwd or backwards. Wont stay in first, goes immediately to 2nd. I tried the 4WD modes see if those work. No joy. It won't let me put it in 4 Lo. I check Trans fluid. Had fluid. So Jess and I were sitting on the side of 71 N for about 5 hours until the tow truck came and got us. We dropped it off at a shop within range of my covered towing, and my brother was waiting for us at the shop. After a quick meal at Waffle House, we got home finally at around 1:30 am. Today finally got a diagnostic and made a decision what to do. Driver side tie rod was broken, which wasn't the case before the tow. We had them order a remanufactured transmission. It was not the cheapest option, but it was warrantied for 5 years, and had the shortest time table on getting the parts. Last time I had a car that had tranny issues I opted to just trade it in. But with the way things are nowadays... finding a good used affordable car is next to impossible. I had to borrow money and made the $2500 down payment. Total price is about $4100. Was planning on going home on Monday, but it looks like it will be up to 2 weeks from now before my car is ready, Fortunately I already have next week off, and I should enough vacation time to cover beyond that. I can work remotely too. What a good start for the new year.