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So about nine months ago, the planets went out in my transmission. It wouldn't shift out of first gear. I had it rapaired and overhauled for 2,000 dollars. Approximately a month later, it started to slip in first gear. When I was starting from a dead stop, or going up a hill from a stop, it would slip fairly badly and make an unpleasant grinding noise. I also noticed an Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) leak. I took it into the same shop, and they fixed the leak for free. I noticed, however, that the slip was still present, but I didn't have the time to put it back in the shop. This week, I finally had the time, so I dropped it off. They found another leak, fixed it, and refilled it with fresh ATF, and as of yesterday when I picked up the car, the tranny was great. No slipping, and shifting like it was brand new. Five hours later, I couldn't shift into reverse. This morning, I couldn't get it to go over 35 miles per hour, so first thing I did was drive it to the shop. On the way to the shop, it got exponentially worse, and I ended up with no mobility and a smoking tranny. Good times. I had it towed to the shop, where they are again looking at it. I know that the last two times that it's been in there, they have not taken it apart, but I'm sure they are now.
Any ideas on what it could be? The longer it sat, the worse it got. I ended up having to floor it to get it to move at all. The RPMs would soar to redline, and it would just begin to creep along. It was not empty of ATF, either. I checked while hot, and idling in park. It wouldn't shift out of first, either.
Any ideas on what it could be? The longer it sat, the worse it got. I ended up having to floor it to get it to move at all. The RPMs would soar to redline, and it would just begin to creep along. It was not empty of ATF, either. I checked while hot, and idling in park. It wouldn't shift out of first, either.