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Maintenance & Repair Transmission Traumas?
2410 messages, Last post on Nov 30, 2009 at 5:35 PM
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I recently received a 2000 Leganza SX that needed a new engine but everything else was said to be working fine, he replaced the engine but now we cant get the transmission to go into gear? does anybody have any ideas on what the problem could be? any suggestions would be great!
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Replying to: asouthard (Jul 16, 2008 9:04 pm)
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Replying to: kiawah (Jul 16, 2008 6:38 pm) Thanks for responding to my post...the car has under 90K and it is a 900se convertible...interior and exterior in excellent shape. The replaced engine only has 22K original (from a 2001 car) It has all the extras and all works great. My problems started when the dealer replaced the engine...this led to another $4000 worth of additional repairs/replacements of heater core and on and on. This was in addition to the other $ 4,400 for the engine and $2000 for the range switch and other repairs. I drove the car less than 3000 total since I bought it. Now, I have all of these issues. I just want to sell the car and recoup something. I paid over $7000 for the car a couple of years ago..it was well under book value then. I know that there is no way to make this situation good, but in trying to determine what I should do next, do you have any thoughts on the symptoms I described? Also, I am in Massachusetts. Thanks very much again
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Replying to: burdawg (Jul 17, 2008 5:43 am)
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Replying to: misben (Jul 17, 2008 6:04 am) I'd just punch out if I were you, have a few drinks, eat your losses and stay away from Saabs for the rest of your life. Good luck, sorry this turned out so badly for you. PS: If this solution is too hard for you, you could spend a few hundred dollars and get a really good diagnosis from a qualified transmission shop. It seems painfully obvious that whoever has been working on the car in the past needs as much help as you do right now.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 17, 2008 8:53 am) Thanks for the suggestion... I do not drink but this maybe a good time to start. Do you think that it could be the range or as it is otherwise called, safety /neutral transmission switch? Would it cause these symptoms?
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Replying to: asouthard (Jul 17, 2008 8:32 am) |
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Replying to: misben (Jul 17, 2008 10:50 am) |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 17, 2008 1:01 pm) To answer a couple of your questions: I know that the linkage cable has slipped and needs to be adjusted so that the gears line up again on the shifter, but I compensate for the slippage and still have it in drive when I try to run it. The codes are indicating "low Voltage" and that is why they are telling me that I need to replace the alternator first and clear that code and then they can see what other codes come up..the check engine and gearbox lights are on though. I just do not know who or what to believe anymore. I think what I might do is go ahead and tow it to the first shop I indicated above and have them see if there is a way to test out the transmission switch and see if it is faulty and go from there. My fear is that they will replace this ($600) and it may not be it and if it does not clear the issue, I maybe stuck still replacing the transmission. 
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Replying to: misben (Jul 17, 2008 3:33 pm)
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