![]() They said it's not leaking in the area where they previously worked on it.ġst video, first guy says it's leaking from the transfer caseĢnd video, second guy says it's leaking from the torque converter. Her bridge seal was cracked causing it to jump back into park as soon as you put it into drive or reverse.Īfter they called and said the car is throwing a solenoid code (they previously replaced solenoids) they called back again and said the car has 2 (mismatched) issues. ![]() We fixed it for less than $650 including the $75 tow bill and $200 in BMW fluid. I'll leave you with an example: We had a 2006 7 series that was quoted $8500 to replace it at the dealer. There are a lot of things that go into it and that can make you feel like it's a transmission problem when it isn't. My shop averages 25% - 30% of our customers who DO NOT end up having transmission problems. In my experience, shops that do RDI's are also the ones who believe every job that comes in saying they have transmission problems is a transmission job.whether it really is or not so PLEASE be careful. But, you do lose more jobs that way because it's easier for people to shop around or to use you to get an honest assessment of whether or not it is in fact a transmission problem and then go somewhere else for the cheap fix (rarely ever lasts very long). I own a transmission shop in the Southeast Houston area (Friendswood) and we do NOT do RDI's because we don't believe in trapping people. They DON'T have to do it this way but it's the best way they know how to get as many transmission jobs as they can. Being on the hook for $1200-$1800 makes it MUCH harder to justify going anywhere else. To make it worse, if you tell them you want to take the car back they tell you it'll be another charge to put it back together. After they have it apart and you on the hook for a chunk of money, they then tell you the price and you're trapped. They charge $600-900 (depending on how much flight risk you pose) and tell you that'll go toward final repairs. So, they need to REMOVE, DISASSEMBLE and INSPECT the transmission to determine what needs repaired or replaced. They call you back, tell you the problem is internal to the transmission and since transmissions are closed systems they can't see inside to know what parts are damaged. That's called an RDI and it's the industry standard for trapping customers. I will make more calls around locally (calling the dealer on Monday too) and see what other shops can do for me. I don't know what to do at this point which is why I'm seeking help/advice in this forum. I'm really dissapointed that AAMCO tried to rip me off, and hoping they put my transmission back together properly. ![]() I can't seem to find any locallly yet that can rebuild mine for $3000-4000 (including the valve body) and provide a decent warranty. I called another local transmission place and they want $4,995 to rebuild mine which includes the valve body w/ a 18month warranty. They would give me a 12-month warranty, but i'm not gonna do that cause I don't want a warranty from some shop in Georgia. The lowest price I found is in Georgia (I'm in Florida) for $2,800, then my mechanic would charge $1200 to install it and program, plus $250 shipping for the transmission. All the places I've called, i can't find a rebuilt one to purchase, they will only rebuild mine. The dianostic cost of taking transmission apart and re-assembling it is $695, so now i'm out that $$. Again, I declined, and told them to put the transmission back together. I asked them how much to just do the clutches, seals/rings, etc only w/out the VB, and they said $3,300 but will not provide any warranty. I asked them how do they know my VB is bad, did they run any diagnostics on it, they beat around the bush and basically didn't. They also told me the VB Solenoids can't be replaced because they can't be purchased individually which is a lie (well my mechanic said you can buy them in a pack). They wouldn't budge on the price, and acted like they were doing me a favor at that price. I told them that's ridiculous and to put my transmission back together. They want $7,3000 to rebuild my transmission with the new valve body. They took it apart and showed me that those clutches were burnt out, scratched, burnt fluid, and also told me that the valve body is bad. Unfortunately, he doesn't do transmission work, and I made the mistake of taking it to my local AAMCO. So, my mechanic discovered the problem in the diagnostic codes and warned me about this happening. My transmission goes into fail-safe mode in high gears (when trying to go fast on the highway, basically gunning it), otherwise it's been driveable if I don't overdo it. I have a 2008 BMW 535i w/ 100k miles, new twin turbo replaced at 80k through BMW/dealer warranty. Hi I'm new here, and have a problem w/ my transmission.
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