Notices
C5 General General C5 Corvette and C5 Z06 Discussion not covered in Tech

Ecm code

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Apr 13, 2009 | 03:58 PM
  #1  
trae1997's Avatar
trae1997
Thread Starter
Heel & Toe
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 23
Likes: 0
Default Ecm code

SOMEBODY HELP PLZ
I HAVE A CODE THAT WAS PULLED OUT OF MY 1997 TODAY
THE CODE #T1870 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. I HAVE TALK TO SEVERAL GM MECHANICS TODAY AND THEY ALL TOLD ME MY TRANS IS BAD OR GOING BAD IF THAT CODE CAME UP. I NEED TO KNOW IF ANYONE ONE ELSE HAD THAT CODE AND WHAT THEY DID TO FIX IT. I HAVE NEVER FELT THAT TRANS SLIP OR EVEN ACT FUNNY SO I AN HAVING DOUBTS ON RATHER IT REALLY IS GOING BAD OR IF THIS SCARE TACTIC TO GET MONEY OUT OF ME
Reply
Old Apr 13, 2009 | 05:37 PM
  #2  
87SAM's Avatar
87SAM
Safety Car
25 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Top Answer: 1
 
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 4,386
Likes: 689
From: Boise ID
Default

I think you mean a P1870. There are many transmission components which could cause this. The easiest and first thing, has the transmission fluid level been checked?
Reply
Old Apr 13, 2009 | 05:39 PM
  #3  
J S Machine's Avatar
J S Machine
Race Director
15 Year Member
Conversation Starter
All Eyes On Me
 
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 17,336
Likes: 8
From: Maker of Sharp Objects, AL - Roll Tide
St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
St. Jude Knife Maker
Default

Did they yell at you by chance when you were being told about this?

Did you yell back?

Reply

Get notified of new replies

To Ecm code





All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:56 PM.

story-0
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!

Slideshow: How to Protect A Convertible Top: 10 DOs & DON'Ts

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-03 00:00:00


VIEW MORE
story-1
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!

Slideshow: The 10 most explosive Corvettes ever built based on power-to-weight ratio.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-20 07:23:03


VIEW MORE
story-2
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter

Slideshow: From C1 to C8 we compare every Corvette generation by the numbers.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-12 16:54:12


VIEW MORE
story-3
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time

Slideshow: Some Corvette pace cars became collectible legends, while others perfectly captured the look and attitude of their era.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-11 09:50:51


VIEW MORE
story-4
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)

Slideshow: Ranking the top 10 Corvette engines by torque output.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-05 11:58:09


VIEW MORE
story-5
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!

Slideshow: A Corvette pace car nearly matching IndyCar speeds sounds exaggerated, until you look at the numbers.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-04 20:03:36


VIEW MORE
story-6
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!

Among a rather large group of them.

By Brett Foote | 2026-05-04 13:56:44


VIEW MORE
story-7
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!

Slideshow: the top 10 things Corvette owners want in the C9 Corvette

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-30 12:41:15


VIEW MORE
story-8
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know

Slideshow: 10 Important Corvette 'firsts' that every fan should know.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-04-29 17:02:16


VIEW MORE
story-9
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2

Slideshow: Should you buy a 2020-2026 Corvette or wait for 2027?

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-22 10:08:58


VIEW MORE