| nipsy3 |
Bought an '02 with 60k miles recently from a non-acura dealer. The test drive performed fine, however, while I was driving it home from the dealer, the error light came on. I took it to Autozone to have the code checked and they told me the error was for something in the transmission or torque converter, some type of solenoid. He reset it, but it came on again within 5 minutes. I took it to the acura dealer to have it looked at. They put it on diagnostics, said it had clutch failure and that the transmission needed replaced. I know they don't fix or overhaul transmissions because their techs aren't trained to know how to, so they just replace them with remanufactured ones. I then took it to the dealer who sold it to me and they said they'd get the transmission taken care of at no cost to me without argument and even gave me a free loaner car. They even put it in writing. I think this showed some character, so I really want to trust them. They called the next day and said, I guess just by driving it and testing it, that the tranny would need replaced and they were going to send it out to be overhauled and it would take a week or two. About 5 days later the dealer called to say that everything is fine. He said when they dropped the transmission to have it sent out, they found some kind of loose switch or solenoid(sorry, I don't remember specifically what it was). Anyways, he said they fixed it, held onto it for a few days, putting about 100 miles on it, and its been running perfect.
I guess my question is, what exactly was the problem he was talking about? Is my problem taken care of? If so, would the acura dealer actually have charged me to replace the tranny, when maybe it didn't need it? Or would they have noticed the problem and made me aware of the simple solution? Thanks for any help. |
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| midnightMDX |
Well depending on the solenoid, it would help control functions of the transmission. If the unit is having a malfunction, that would cause the trans to fail. Replacing the tranny on early model years is probably recommended.
So did they take out the trans, fix the loose connection and put back the old trans? |
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| nipsy3 |
Yes, they said they fixed the connection.
The error light has not come on since. |
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| midnightMDX |
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Originally posted by nipsy3
Yes, they said they fixed the connection.
The error light has not come on since.
But did they replace your original trans with a different one? |
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| nipsy3 |
| Same Transmission. |
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| Sinecure |
| With so few miles, I'd see if you can talk Acura into replacing the tranny under the old warrantee. Talk to the acura service tech and the regional guy and see what they say. You may be able to get a new tranny free and not have to worry about it down the line. I doubt that what they did is going to solve your problem for too long. Search around on here for other threads on this subject. Lots of people have documented how they talked Acura into covering it for them on that vehicle. |
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| proman |
I wouldn't worry about it. It's apparently an electric problem, not a mechanical issue. I believe the lose wire caused the solinoid fail to respond to the TCM and error code set. Nothing else is wrong. Once the wire is connected, your problem is fixed.
I don't think you really need a new tranny (actually they will only give you a rebuilt one). Just relax and enjoy.
I have a van that had the same problem, the dealer replaced the tranny for free. 2 days later the CEL is on again with the same code, then, the tech found a loose connector.... I believe that's the real problem, nothing wrong with my original tranny. Although it feels good to have a new tranny, but you have to know it's like a major surgery to your car. I wouldn't do it unless it's necessary. The tech's experience, aptitude, and how good follow the manual is really important. If it's a crappy tech, you will have problems after problems after the major repair. |
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