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207 messages, Last post on Dec 03, 2009 at 1:19 PM
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Replying to: vicenac (Aug 16, 2006 10:01 am)
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Replying to: jessealan (Sep 18, 2006 7:49 am) Dealerships are clueless about this sort of thing. All they know for sure is that they have a lot of product on the lot and they'll say absolutely anything in order to move it.
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My 2005 fwd sel Freestyle has 40,000 miles on it. at the 30,000 mile service the transmission was flushed. Last Thursday I was driving and the "Check Transmission" message and light came on. The car stopped. I ran the systems check (with engine and check light still on. I receievd a "Transmission OK" result. I called the dealership and spoke to the service agent. They advised to drive the car to the dealership. I turned the car off, then re-started it. No error messages on the systems check and the check transmission light did not come on. I drove about 50 yards, the car started jerking and then stalled. I had to have the car towed (well carried on a truck) to the dealership. They called me the next day and said the transmission is "toast", to use their term. However they also said Ford want to tear down the transmission to find out why it failed. Of course my 36,000 mile warranty is out, however I do not see why a sealed unit transmission should fail after 40,000 miles when the systems check says it is still fine. I foresee a lot of shouting about take place in order that I get the transmission replaced.
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Replying to: captndp (Nov 13, 2006 10:05 am) Also, the CVT transmission was the reason I paid $1450 for a 7 year, 100,000 mile, zero deductable, extended warranty.
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Replying to: captndp (Nov 13, 2006 10:05 am) I thought the engine and transmission warranty was 50K? |
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Replying to: passat_2002 (Sep 19, 2006 6:55 pm)
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Replying to: arumage (Nov 14, 2006 7:53 am) What is the source of your info? And why should a CVT care about hp? All a transmission really cares about is how much torque is being applied. Horsepower is simply a term used to sell cars.
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Replying to: passat_2002 (Nov 14, 2006 11:42 am) Ford CVT 
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Replying to: arumage (Nov 14, 2006 12:01 pm)
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Replying to: bobw3 (Nov 14, 2006 1:55 pm)
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