200K fix tranny or ditch it?
07-29-2009, 02:40 PM
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200K fix tranny or ditch it?
my 02 TLS runs great, doesn't use any oil and has been a great car. The tranny recall ran out at 150K and i bought it with 160k on it. Now 2-3 shift shudders. $3000 to replace tranny~!
07-29-2009, 04:10 PM
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Have you contacted your dealer to see if they will help out? Many still get good will coverage to knock the price down.
07-30-2009, 05:55 AM
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I haven't talked to a service writer, but have made contact with someone at a local dealer and they said that with the mileage they would not prorate a replacement. I hate that the previous owner didn't get it taken care of while it had under 150k on it.
It only shudders 10% of the time. Any other time it drives perfect. I'm thinking of adding a tranny cooler and replace fluid again and keep driving it.
It only shudders 10% of the time. Any other time it drives perfect. I'm thinking of adding a tranny cooler and replace fluid again and keep driving it.
07-30-2009, 06:21 AM
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I haven't talked to a service writer, but have made contact with someone at a local dealer and they said that with the mileage they would not prorate a replacement. I hate that the previous owner didn't get it taken care of while it had under 150k on it.
It only shudders 10% of the time. Any other time it drives perfect. I'm thinking of adding a tranny cooler and replace fluid again and keep driving it.
It only shudders 10% of the time. Any other time it drives perfect. I'm thinking of adding a tranny cooler and replace fluid again and keep driving it.
08-03-2009, 11:37 AM
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I haven't talked to a service writer, but have made contact with someone at a local dealer and they said that with the mileage they would not prorate a replacement. I hate that the previous owner didn't get it taken care of while it had under 150k on it.
It only shudders 10% of the time. Any other time it drives perfect. I'm thinking of adding a tranny cooler and replace fluid again and keep driving it.
It only shudders 10% of the time. Any other time it drives perfect. I'm thinking of adding a tranny cooler and replace fluid again and keep driving it.
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I had the same problem a few weeks back , ACURA agreed to help me and pay for 10% which would lower the bill to $4100 + tax.. And I bought the car new went through 1st tranny at 35k under warrenty, 2nd tranny 99K under extended warrenty , and 3rd just went at 167K and NO HELP FROM ACURA.. and i bought car new and 80% of the service was done at the DLR.. I payed $3200 for a rebuilt w/tranny cooler/transtar torque converter/ sonnaz end plugs / and amsoil syntetic fluid! gave me 3/36 warrenty!
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I would try to talk with acura to see what they can do. I mean, the dealer should have checked the tranny out before they even sold the car. So, if they can knock the price down by half then go for it. If not, I would actually advise you to do the 6SPD Swap. There are plenty of junk yards with a CL6MT
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