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 ...


"Good luck on your project." 1970 Road Runner "Accellertii Incredibus"