Re: 2002 L-200 Transmission Woes
- From: "Private" <please@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2006 22:17:13 GMT
"Ocean Archer" <surwilmj@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Well, the score is Lions 2, Christians 0 --- Upon arrival at the
dealership I got with the Service Technician. Yes, he is certified
through the ASE program (certificate on the wall, updated just last year).
WE took a ride to get a baseline feel of the vehicle, and then switched to
another vehicle (an L-300 of the same year) to compare. Unfortunately,
the dammed problem failed to exhibit its presence, so he was forced to
marked the paperwork "unable to duplicate reported problem" and I'm marked
as an hysterical old man who's a pain in the a**.
Through discussion, I did find out that there is a Service Bulletin (not a
recall notice) out there that is applicable to my vehicle, and it
addresses rear end caster/camber alignment and adjustment modifications to
prevent the "cupping" of the tires the Service Manager originally
addressed as the possible source of the problem. Since it is not a
recall, they would be totally willing to perform this modification for
approximately $650 (which is not a warranty covered item). By the way, I
agree totally that a defective tire (or tires) will not cause the engine
RPM to jump and drop at four second intervals.
I do plan on contacting Springhill today, to check further about the
Service Bulletin (which was issued back in late 2003 -- why wasn't I
notified back then of the issue?), and see if Springhill wants to cover a
portion of the cost; I'll buy the parts, and they can eat the install
costs. Probably won't go for it, but if I don't ask I won't know.
Irritating side issue - my dealership is about 65 miles away, so I end up
killing a couple of hours and a third of a tank of gas everytime I go to
them for service (got enough problems without letting some untrained fool
under the hood).
This issue has not been resolved in my mind, so I will be posting updates
here on the board ...
Right now I bet that manual transmissions are looking pretty good to you.
Calculate the amount of money you would have saved by not buying an
(optional?) automatic transmission, or the optional extended warranty, or
the unneeded tires, and add the cost of the extra gas you have burned and
the reduced performance due to the auto trans. Add the estimated reduction
in the value of your used car that is equipped with a transmission that no
knowledgeable purchaser of used vehicles will even consider. Add the cost
of the interest that you paid or did not earn on the higher cost you have
paid.
I do not mean to suggest that you beat yourself up with this but you may
want to keep these thoughts in mind as you are probably also thinking that
this may be a good time to dump the problems and look for a different
vehicle. I would also draw your attention to the high percentage of posts
in this group regarding automatic transmission problems.
I do think you may be advised to re-evaluate just who are the untrained
fools.
Just my .02, Good luck YMMV
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