We had a local mechanic put in a new transmission about 5k miles ago. A couple weeks later, we noticed it leaking, so we took it back and he fixed it since the tranny work was under warranty. We noticed it leaking again though and he has since fixed it again! Now, a week later, my wife goes to drive the van and when she starts it up all of the dash lights go on and won't turn off. She turns off the car and restarts it, but now when she shifts to drive and presses on the gas it goes in reverse--slowly. she shut it off again, waited a few minutes, then tried again. This time it worked.
Is this the tranny again? Either Honda has terrible trannys, my mechanic made a mistake, or I am dealing with a shady mechanic. Our friends have used him before without problems, but...
Help! Thanks!
Arthur
2007-10-02 12:38:28 · 4 answers · asked by Arthur L 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
its your transmission again. the probability is that your local mechanic is getting his replacement transmissions from a rebuilder and not from Honda. All too often transmissions that are rebuilt by wholesale suppliers have the problems you are having. It sounds like the transmission is low on fluid and probably leaking again. take it back before you burn it up and your mechanic blames you.
I know it cost more but the best thing is to get a Honda factory rebuilt transmission. They do the rebuilding right.
hope that helps
2007-10-02 12:46:57 · answer #1 · answered by honda guy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That "mechanic!" obviously didn't know what he was doing! Any shop that Replaces a transmission "May" get an "After Instillation Leak" once, at very rare times twice. This isn't a "New Transmission" no matter what this person says.
1; pump lines in trany are miss ruoted, line seals are bad.
2; Low on fluid which will damage pump and clutches.
3; Front, rear, pan, case seals are all bad (used old used seals that still looked good!)
4; The shop he got it from gave him a bad Transmission, this has never happened before.
1 & 2 & 3 are most likely and that transmission is bad, sue him and go to a good Transmissiom Shop.
4 is a lame excuse why he can't do his job!
2007-10-02 18:34:29 · answer #2 · answered by sidecar0 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yea,take it to the Honda dealer like the Honda guy said.Im sorry they didnt fix it correctly.I have had the same poor repair crap happen to me before,thats a nice van. I have an Accord get it fixed right.If you can do all your routine maitenance yourself go for it ,I only go to the dealer for stuff it takes a Honda mechanic to do.
2007-10-02 21:34:07 · answer #3 · answered by government curruption 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol nice car. umm idk try putting it in reverse and c if it goes forward lol
2007-10-02 12:46:08 · answer #4 · answered by penguinfreek 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋