my sister has a 01 tahoe and has reported seeing red fluid under the truck in her garage. Since i live an hour away I had my cousin check to see if it was tranny fluid and where it is coming from. He reports that it is coming from a bolt on the tranny pan. Now i trust what he says, but it seems kinda odd that it would be coming from the pan. Anyone ever have this problem? i just figure with all the bolts holding the pan on and the gasket it wouldn't leak from that point. i could be wrong tho.

 

is there vent hoses on trannies?

 

not sure, he said it was dripping by one of the pan bolts and is traveling to the front driver side of the vehicle. i think it is a line up by the tranny cooler. but like i said, i haven't looked at it. so hopefully it won't be that big a deal to fix or find.

 

how many miles are on the the tahoe? and has she gotton a tranny fluid change resently? and or from the sounds of it i think its possably her pan gasket, those gaskets are cheap so they fall apart easly theyre made from wine cap stuff.....

 

it has about a 100k on the clock. i think the fluid has been changed once..

 

If its a cork gasket on it that's probably what it is, that type of gasket is a leak waiting to happen I say.

 

i'll probably either change it xmas day or just have her take it to someone to let them get messy. i am hoping that is what it is. i hate having that **** all over me.

 

just take it to any aamco and have them do a fluid service on it, its 50 bucks, new filter, new fluid, new gasket, just tell them thats all you want no drive around nothing but a fluid service, theyll do it if you just put your foot down

 

yes there is a vent hose on it. it is above on the drivers side. check it out. as for the pan gasket i would think it would be the whole gasket more than just one spot.