tpollauf wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:58 am
That sounds high! More info would help us with helping you. Mileage, number of drivers, location & terrain (seeing how you have a manual tranny), etc. Looks like you've owned this for close to nine years so YOU should have a strong history of what's been done to it recently. Ironically, that's when you last posted also
Any warning signs that led to the tranny failure? If we knew your whereabouts, some here may be close and could recommend a better shop!
Okay first, an update: I asked around in a few other places and we seem to think that they're referencing refilling the transmission after install when they mention the "transfer case".
Second: Sorry I haven't posted!! I've been lurking and the forum has helped me solve so many problems over the years. And what a great nine years it has been! I must have been 22 or 23 when I bought this thing and made my introductory post. I've since been married, and my wife loved the Vibe so much she's turned it into her daily driver while I've been relegated to either the motorcycle or then van (I guess life ain't so bad).
So let me see if I can answer your questions:
We're in Phoenix full time. As I outlined, it's recently become mostly my wife's car. HOWEVER! It did begin to grind when going into third gear when cold. I noticed this and would always be a little slower/gentler going into third and it wouldn't grind. I love my wife, but she never built that habit. It has 185,000 miles on it so I think that combined with someone shifting it rough could indeed be a recipe for a new transmission.
I hope that gives you a clearer picture. I do think the work is necessary, I'm just suspicious of this one shop since their rates seemed high and we weren't able to vet them before dropping off here. I saw "transfer case" and immediately went into skeptic mode.
The icing on the cake is that there's a red 2009 2.4 automatic for sale on Craigslist near me for $6,400 that I'd be real tempted to pick up instead of repairing "Old Faithful"