It just started today pulling out of a parking lot. When I gave it gas in 1st, it sounded like "I picked up a metal wire or somthing and it was going round and round hitting the undercarriage like it was caught on an axel". ??? It did this only while a gear was engaged and vehicle was moving. I'm not taking it in just yet because I'm still not sure what it is and the truck doesn't seem to be lacking. It actually hasn't done it during the last 10 miles or so. It's really annoying, any ideas?

 

are you auto or manual... you may have had something on the driveshaft that has since come off

 

Sorry, I have a manual transmission, no drivetrain modifications and the truck has about 75,000 miles. It might better describe the sound it I described as a tight wire loom quickly unwinding, if that makes sense to anybody.

 

Driveshaft might need greased. Mine used to stick and make wierd noises

 

check the fluid level in the tranny, on the driverside of it there is a plug that says fill, take it out and stick your finger in there, the ATF should be up to teh plug, even possibly pouring out when you pull the fill plug.

 

Well, it looks like I may have to replace the tranny. It's an 01!!! Anyway, anybody know where I could get one cheap, or possibly even upgrade?

 

On a 3.0L.. only one i know of is the lovely M5OD we already possess, if you had the SOHC you could do the T5 i believe.. check ebay, or even the junkyards, good luck man.

 

i hear the same noise and my truck is an 04 which i just got a few days ago....automatic tranny.....but the noise is barley noticable and sounds like its coming from somewhere under the center console on the floor....could my tranny also be bad??

 

^take it in while/if you still have warranty!