Transmission mileage

[Gecko123]

Hi

1. How long does the transmission last assuming its been maintained?
2. Anyone need to rebuild their tranny yet? If yes, at what mileage.

 

[jonesmw10]

Good question.. I wonder about this too. A lot of people have stated they have the rumble strip issue, but nothing really on rebuilds/failures. I have 103k on mine with no issues. Just had it serviced at 100k

 

[radlynx]

if there's a problem, it will slowly degrade and you'll notice it. if not, just change the oil and keep driving until it dies. when it does, then that would be the time to rebuild.

Hi

1. How long does the transmission last assuming its been maintained?
2. Anyone need to rebuild their tranny yet? If yes, at what mileage.

 

[bcolts]

Hi

1. How long does the transmission last assuming its been maintained?
2. Anyone need to rebuild their tranny yet? If yes, at what mileage.

My transmission started to suddenly slip badly at about 247,000 miles. Took it to the dealer and they said I needed a new transmission. I had never changed out the tranny fluid, so I figured I'd try a flush and fill first. Immediately after, the Transmission started working correctly, and it's now been over 3000 miles with no other issues. I've got my fingers crossed but I'm feeling more confident that it was related to the fact that the fluid had never been changed.
Zero issues prior to this and I had actually asked the dealer on a couple of occasions whether I should change the fluid. He said it could be dangerous to change the fluid on a transmission that old when it has never been changed before. They said that sometimes varnish that have built up in the transmission over the years could actually help it work better. If that varnish was broke it up it could cause a problem. When they said new transmission, I figured I had nothing to lose. So far so good…

 

[Gecko123]

My transmission started to suddenly slip badly at about 247,000 miles. Took it to the dealer and they said I needed a new transmission. I had never changed out the tranny fluid, so I figured I'd try a flush and fill first. Immediately after, the Transmission started working correctly, and it's now been over 3000 miles with no other issues. I've got my fingers crossed but I'm feeling more confident that it was related to the fact that the fluid had never been changed.
Zero issues prior to this and I had actually asked the dealer on a couple of occasions whether I should change the fluid. He said it could be dangerous to change the fluid on a transmission that old when it has never been changed before. They said that sometimes varnish that have built up in the transmission over the years could actually help it work better. If that varnish was broke it up it could cause a problem. When they said new transmission, I figured I had nothing to lose. So far so good…

Wow. thats really good for not having it changed for so long. thanks for the feedback.