Toyota Repair: 2001 Toyota tundra, lockup torque converter, metal particles

Question
I have a 2001 Tundra V8 with 104,000 miles and over the past 6 months when I'm driving around the truck would kill when I came to a stop sometimes. It did not do it all the time so I lived with it.....until yesterday. Yesterday I was driving around and when I came to a stop the engine started making a slight pinging noise and it jolted to a stop. I started it back up and it killed in about 7 seconds. The next time I started it I pressed on the accelerator then put it into drive and peeled out, but it got me going. When I'm driving 10 mph or faster its ok, but as soon as I come to a stop it kills and I have to repeat the process over again to get going. (very aggravating in traffic!)  When I have to put it into reverse, it kills with a jolt, unless I give it lots of gas and then throw it into reverse, and then I'm peeling out backward and then it kills when I slow down. (man....I'm gonna get a ticket....but I have to drive) I asked a few guys at work what they thought and some gave me some good answers. What do you think it could be?

Answer
Transmission problems on the early nodel tundras are common, is the check engine light on? In most cases there will be a check engine light on and a trouble code. Going by past experience with this problem is that there is a problem with the lockup torque converter, they have a tendency to disintegrate and distributing metal particles throughout the transmission which will clog up other components such as solenoids and the valve body, the torque converter is locking up at lower speeds causing the engine to stall, it's kind of like letting the clutch out without revving up the engine on a maunual transmission, I'm fairly sure you're looking at a transmission replacement.