Soo, I had fluid changed at 65k in June. Took trip to San Fran. hit 70k and started to make a 'windup' noise as it changed gears.
Trans Failsafe showed up last week. Turned off car, waited and restarted. Fault was cleared and car ran but still made the noise. Brought it to the dealer yesterday. They have diagnosed it with two seperate codes, both leading to replace transmission.
They are in contact with my warranty company (Zurich) and are negotiating the replacement tranny.
In my favor is the actual fluid change and high level of vehicle maintenance. S Rep says they asked if I had maintained the car well and changed fluids properly, including the trans! Considering the price of OEM replacement (11k) they might send a rep to check situation.
Anywhoo, dealer did say that it is not uncommon to see failure of any tranny after a fluid change.
Final verdict and details soon.
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09-14-2010, 07:57 PM
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