phrocker

i think i'm about to join the tranny club. 99 3.0cl, 107k miles. I was driving back from auburn university (great place btw ) to my school and in the middle of a busy intersection when I heard a clunk and my check engine light came on and the d4 light started blinking. It would rev, but the car wouldn't go over a few mph. I'm hoping they say it's a minor problem, but I'm expecting a more costly scenario.

i had the car towed about 60 miles to a tranny shop near my university. I'm hoping it can be rebuilt. a buddy who works there said to expect 12-1500 for a rebuild. i was hoping the tranny would last until i finished grad school ( another year ), but at least it didn't happen at a worse time ( like, very soon when i have to drive to penn )...at any rate, i gotta say, I feel lucky to be part of the dead tranny club

It's almost laughable, though, that I purchased a AAA membership two days before my trip to the conference at auburn...though my plus membership hadn't fully activated, they will reimbursing me...the damn membership cost paid off already. i highly recommend aaa plus membership.

abouelmm

one more added to the list, sorry man atleast aaa did something positive for you.. whats the warranty with the rebuild?

phrocker

Plus, I anticipated this. I almost feel relief now that it has happened..sounds weird, I know

I think one year warranty. My buddy didn't know; however, I seem to recall someone telling me it was a year.

swiftt5389

that is exactly what happened to mine

97BlackAckCL

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Had to change the title, since you've been a member since 2003 I couldn't stand seeing welcome your newest member

XxAtTheGatesxX

^haha

And bummer man. God I feel lucky to still have my original tranny running in good condition at 150,000 miles....oh God, I hope I didn't jynx myself.

phrocker

woops, sorry about the title...

XxAtTheGatesxX, i was thinking the same thing about my tranny at 107k miles..so you betta knock on wood, ha. hopefully yours doesn't go out.

i'm considering parting ways with the CL if the repair costs are too high...I like the car otherwise, but I can't help but feeling it's going to be a major moneypit in the coming years.

97BlackAckCL

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XxAtTheGatesxX

^Haha, lets hope not!

phrocker

I dodged a bullet.
Tranny shop called yesterday saying it was just a blown fuse. I was stoked. They called this morning saying that the fuse blew when they tried to move the car out of the working area. They tracked it down to some frayed wires that were shorting. He said the transmission is shifting very hard, but that it's fine otherwise. It's been that way for a while ( and as with everyone else, clears up a little after it warms up )...so I'm in the clear for now. I still have to deal with some other problems ( leaking coolant...possibly into the oil, egr, etc ), but it looks as though I'm not in the 2nd tranny club for now.

This isn't the first electrical problem related to frayed wires. Wires fray and break apart with time, so that's to be expected.

phrocker

oh, even the tranny shop was amazed that's all it was...they were expecting a rebuild..so at least they were honest

97BlackAckCL

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That's awesome, great news

XxAtTheGatesxX

Whew! Lucky man.

young03

well im bout to put my car in the shop for my tranny for the second time. aamco sucks would never go there again. i got q locql mechanic thats goin to rebuild for me if it needs it

young03

my cl is in the shop as of yesterday im gettin it rebuilt and a new torque converter for 3000 i should be gettin it back by tuesday so ill be back in action soon

97BlackAckCL

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Fun stuff ^^^

phrocker

holy cow! 3 grand? man, that's hard to justify

XxAtTheGatesxX

^Dedication at its finest.

97BlackAckCL

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Having your car move again..... priceless

phrocker

yeah, that is true. I was ready to drop over a grand and a half on mine for a rebuild. I found out that the wire that melted was laying on the rear (SS autochrome )headers. Obviously, we couldn't get the factory heat shield back on, so I might try getting some friends to help fabricate a heat shield. They shortened the wires so that they weren't on the headers, but I'm still a little worried about their placement..but at least it wasn't a tranny issue

young03

yea i wanna get it done before spring time cuz of the meet that were trying to have and other car shows

97BlackAckCL

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The meet I won't be able to go to that I helped setup yeah....