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Chart based on 40 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
replace interior door panels to 08 panels due to flimsy door handles on old panels. replace rear emblem due to discoloration and peeling. Reprogram transmission and engine, still shifts poorly at low speeds. replace evap purge solenoid, very noisy sou
13640 mi
Noisy transmission shifter.
8000 mi
Transmission re-flash for poor shifting performance
78000 mi
US $75
The car shifted "hard" in third gear. They deleted the "learned memory" of "my shifting pattern". Seemed to solve the problem but over the next two weeks, it merely moved it to fifth gear. I give up!
120000 mi
US $4300
Transmission went out stuck in low gear
78000 mi
Transmission failed 3 times in one week - dumped the car.
92000 mi
US $350
Routine service, fluid & filter changed
12000 mi
US $300
Transmission failed to engage in reverse.
68300 mi
US $2000
wave plate failure destroying trans.
106500 mi
US $4900
While driving transmission started kicking all of a sudden then just stopped, pulled to the side of the road turned off engine, restart it but had only one gear available, managed to get the car to the repair shop,solenoid/wave plate failed
111000 mi
rough transmission shifting when driving first thing in the morning
18000 mi
Warranty replacement of transmission valve body assembly as well as ECM. Car was failing to shift out of first gear.
18000 mi
Transmission failed to shift out of first gear. Transmission valve body replaced as well as ECM.
78500 mi
Broken reverse-3-5 wave washer
97720 mi
Replaced right front outer CV boot.
4000 mi
Annoying delay when accelerating from transmission. Was told it is a characteristic of the car (and is actually reported by many people on the Internet as per my own research).
7000 mi
TCM update for harsh / delayed shifting
66000 mi
US $3500
Transmission failed. Replaced with new transmission
95000 mi
TORE TRANS DOWN AND FOUND WAVE PLATE AND 3-5 DRUM DAMAGED. REPLACED 3-5 DRUM, WAVE PLATE AND OVERHAULED K7243 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID FILTER AND SEAL REPLACEMENT
180000 mi
My transmission needed repair again. Decided to get rid of vehicle instead of spending 3000 dollars.
20000 mi
Recalibration of transmission to improve economy.
54000 mi
US $120
The transmission self-destructed. Lots of noises and after it was in the dealer, it totally went bad.
11000 mi
Slight transmission leak caused by torn seal
3000 mi
transmission was also shifting different than usual.
They checked it and advise nothing was wrong.
74000 mi
US $1100
both CV axles
75000 mi
US $3500
Transmission failure
121600 mi
US $107
Diagnose CEL and Transmission in Limp-mode (only had 2 forward gears, reverse, neutral and park.
123000 mi
Same transmission problem as prior entry. Drove car from dealership directly to transmission shop as the estimated cost was half of dealership's esitmate.
Replaced Transmission with rebuilt unit. Connection from Shift Selector to replaced transmission very loose. Lever could indicate a position other than what the transmission actually was doing (ex: Trans in "D", but Lever in "N").
Shop honored repair warranty.
Cruise control would not set. Automatic locks stopped working. Transmission Control unit reprogrammed with latest update.
79200 mi
Linkage cable broke. Covered by recall
148000 mi
US $103
Replaced transmission shift linkage cable due to failed cable.
19000 mi
When going to pull out or overtake, severe lag in power when accelerator pressed.
131000 mi
US $400
Shift cable broke
60000 mi
US $1
Transmission oil coolant line leaking. Not repaired.
61000 mi
Transmission oil coolant line leaking.
141000 mi
US $3050
car would not shift into 3rd or 4th gear. I have the 4 speed automatic. I limped the car into the dealership. Replaced the transmission. I paid for the entire repair.
99000 mi
US $334
Car shudders (like driving over rough terrain) and lacks power when maintaining speed or gently accelerating uphill in 4th gear. Shuddering stops and accelerates normally if throttle is applied more aggressively to induce downshift.
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