Carey Johnson wrote:
> Well it lasted less than 100 miles. Now they want to replace the trans &
> can't find a rebuilt. $3500.00!!
>
> ...the saga continues!
>
> "Carey" > wrote in message
> om...
>
>>If I hadn't just recently experienced this myself I wouldn't believe
>>it!
>>Last Tues. evening my son called on his way home, a 20 min. drive, &
>>said his 2002 Neon SXT automatic was making a whining noise & seemed
>>to be slipping. He wasn't sure he'd make it home. Ten min. later he
>>called back & said he was stalled on the side of the road & come
>>rescue him. So I grabbed some transmission fluid & a rag then headed
>>out. He'd made it about 8-10 miles from work when the car would no
>>longer go any further. I checked the fluid & the level was fine & also
>>looked & smelled good. I managed to drive it a 1/4-mile or so off the
>>paved road when it gave out again. Whirring & winning ever so slightly
>>but wouldn't move. We had it towed to the dealer. The first diagnosis
>>was the torque converter, second was the pump after calling other
>>dealers & looking online for failure analysis. The dealer then
>>suggested a TRANSMISSION FLUSH saying that about 85% of the time this
>>works. Well it did.
>>
>> Nowhere in any Internet groups, web pages or talking to a bunch
>>of people did anyone suggest something so simple & inexpensive.
>>
>>Please share this with everyone who might be in a similar situation
>>thinking that they need a major trans. repair.
>
>
>

That isn't surprising as a transmission flush will not fix a
transmission that is seriously broken. Aren't there any good
transmission shops in your area that can rebuild your current transmission?


Matt