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“You need a transmission” is the most expensive sentence in this industry, and it is wrong more often than anyone admits. We find out first.
A shift complaint can be a failing solenoid, low or burnt fluid, a wiring fault, an engine problem the transmission is reacting to, or genuine internal wear. Those range from a couple hundred dollars to several thousand, so the diagnosis is not a formality.
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We diagnose with scan data, live pressure and temperature readings, a fluid condition check and a proper road test. Where the answer is service, solenoids, a mount or a sensor, that is what we do. Where the answer really is a rebuild or a replacement, we will tell you that too — and we will tell you honestly whether it is worth doing on that particular car.
On fluid we use what the manufacturer specifies, and we generally do drain-and-fills rather than high-pressure flushes on higher-mileage units. "Lifetime fluid" is a marketing phrase, not an engineering one, and most transmissions that die early died thirsty.
Where a full rebuild is the answer we work with rebuild specialists rather than pretending to be one, and the work still carries our warranty. Knowing what we are not is part of the job.
Scan data, pressures, fluid condition and a road test before anybody says the word rebuild.
Manufacturer-specified fluid, done on schedule, which is most of what keeps these alive.
The repairs that fix a large share of shift complaints at a fraction of the feared price.
Nissan, Subaru and others, with the fluid and interval they actually need at altitude.
Still plenty of them around here, and still serviceable.
When it really is the answer, with an honest conversation about whether the car is worth it. We replace transmissions here. We do not rebuild them, and if a rebuild is what you need we will point you at a Littleton shop that specialises in exactly that.
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Maybe not. Slipping and harsh shifting have several causes that are nowhere near a rebuild — fluid condition, solenoids, pressure control, a mount, or an engine problem the transmission is reacting to. Any shop quoting a transmission without scan data and pressure readings is guessing with your money.
That phrase means the life of the warranty, not the life of the car. Fluid degrades with heat, and towing or mountain driving generates plenty of it. Most transmissions we see fail early were run on old fluid.
On a higher-mileage transmission that has not been serviced in a long time, we favor drain-and-fill. It is gentler and it avoids disturbing deposits in a way that occasionally causes more trouble than it solves. On a maintained unit either is fine.
No, and we would rather say so before you leave the car than after. We diagnose, we service fluid and filters, we fix the solenoid and sensor faults behind a large share of shift complaints, and we replace transmissions. Internal rebuilds go to shops here in Littleton that do nothing else, and we will tell you which ones. A rebuild is specialist work and you want somebody who does it every day.
Sometimes yes, often no, and the honest answer depends on what else the car needs and what it is worth. We will diagnose it and give you the number, and we are entirely comfortable telling you not to spend the money — even though the rebuild would not be our job either way.
Transmission and transaxle repairs are covered for 48 months or 50,000 miles on parts and labor. See the warranty page for full terms.
Get it diagnosed before anybody quotes you a transmission. The answer is frequently much smaller than the fear.
Open Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:30pm. Courtesy shuttle within about five miles.