Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) where to purchase rebuilt transmission

[AClayton]

My ATS was awful!!!!

Sorry to hear you had troubles. What didn't you like? So far mine has been flawless. It is tight and it shifts solid. The lockup controller is a must for any transmittion.





Jerry J,



Good to hear you found someone. Hope it works out.

Well it started out good. The transmission performed well and then the 5-Star started acting funny. It would always lock hard and jerk the entire truck. I soon learned to live with that but then the transmission would slip before the TC would lock-up. Once locked,I was fine. Pulling my small trailer was becoming a hassle trying to accelerate to just 25mph... ... ..... the point at which my Co-Pilot would lock up the TC. I had to drive the truck like a manual transmission and I did that for so long, I continue driving it like that with my new transmission. The heat created by the transmission slipping got way too hot and the problem got worse. I called a few times over there and they were willing to help but at my expense of shipping. After 3 different parts that they sent and I installed... ..... all three were simple sensors and one was a spring of some sort... it was determined that they needed my transmission shipped to them. $450 at my cost!!!!!! After reading all of the hassles with ATS on this and other forums, I decided to just let it go and get a competent builder do the job.



I was told by my installer... ... ... who just so happens to hate ATS as well... . that he felt the problem was in the 5-Star. IDK and never will. He sold my transmission as a used one with a new triple lock convertor after it was determined that the filter and pan had no metal in it. I was just done with the whole mess and couldn't do without my truck for that long. With my truck out of service for a month, it would have cost me more than $6k anyway so I decided to just give Dave a call.



Alan

 

[JMcCoy]

Hopefully they read threads like this and take note. One unhappy customer could cost them hundreds of potential customers. If they don't listen, they deserve to lose customers to others with good costomer service. Thank you.