Well, here's the verdict and its a bad one
On the way down to the dealership, the tranny slipped a couple of times in 3rd gear
It was whining so loud, you thought I would have been driving a Police car with the siren on ...
Dealer says 4th / 5th and 6th gears are gone and verified that it slips in third
(Service writer said they had a tranny software fix and they did that (and another recall while I was there - ) and I drove it out about 300 yards from the dealership, the check engine light came back on and it was slipping all over the place
U turn
The Service Manager said, sorry, looks like your transmission is shot .... 2nd owner so there is no warranty
Best guess to fix: around $4000 .....
So I got a rental (Caliber) and it -might- be done by Friday ....
until then I'll be at
www.UnHappyCamper.com of course, I got the story that it just depends on what all they find ... as soon as its fixed, I'll be traded it in ...