joeped Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Hi, I have a 2000 Deville with 59000 miles on it and the service engine light came on the other day. When I took it to the dealer the diagnosis was the "torque converter" was stuck off. The code was P0741. The dealer stated that the cost would be about $2700.00. The cost for labor was upwards of $1700.00. I called cadillac customer service and they told me that they would pay for the labor if I would pay for the parts. I told them ok, but when thinking about that, I may have to replace the entire trans. If this is the case I would really be socked. The problem is that you have to drop the trans to find out what is wrong. it could just be a solenoid or the torque converter. But if there is damage to the trans this could be costly. My mechanics have told me that I should trade in the car. Any thoughts? Has this happened to anyone else? Joe P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve6 Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 its somewhat common on the caddy's, i was getting it on my last 99 sts, it didnt cause any issues , so i just cleared the code when it did come up. http://vehicletest.state.ma.us/p0741tsb.pdf check that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeped Posted August 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 its somewhat common on the caddy's, i was getting it on my last 99 sts, it didnt cause any issues , so i just cleared the code when it did come up. http://vehicletest.state.ma.us/p0741tsb.pdf check that Hi Steve, Did you drive it on long trips after your cleared those codes? I wonder if it is just a wire that is the issue? ? I am going from Chicago to Georgia in a month and I am very concerned. What are your thoughts? Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hall Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Continuing to drive the car with this problem won't hurt the transmission, however your fuel economy will decrease a little. My car has the same problem and I've driven the car 40k miles without any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve6 Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 I only had the car for about 6 months after the light started coming on for that, some idiot rear ended me, which im kinda glad, cause i had a few other issues with that car........ I would clear the code sometimes and it would go away for months, the longest trip I probably did was about 500 km's though, in one sitting. I put about 20,000 km's on it since the light started coming on for that...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimD Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Hi, I have a 2000 Deville with 59000 miles on it and the service engine light came on the other day. When I took it to the dealer the diagnosis was the "torque converter" was stuck off. The code was P0741. The dealer stated that the cost would be about $2700.00. The cost for labor was upwards of $1700.00. I called cadillac customer service and they told me that they would pay for the labor if I would pay for the parts. I told them ok, but when thinking about that, I may have to replace the entire trans. If this is the case I would really be socked. The problem is that you have to drop the trans to find out what is wrong. it could just be a solenoid or the torque converter. But if there is damage to the trans this could be costly. My mechanics have told me that I should trade in the car. Any thoughts? Has this happened to anyone else? Joe P. Is your cruise control operating normally?? Jim Drive your car. Use your cell phone. CHOOSE ONE ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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