Another Transmission Failure ?
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 1:07 am
Backstory:
Car had about 100k miles on it before it started to make a loud grinding noise that eventually kept the car from even moving. The car was towed to a Suzuki dealer who dropped the transmission pan and examined the oil. They also did some other diagnostics and came up with two conclusions after finding out nothing looked out of place.
1. was that the transmission needed to be replaced.
2. they could factory reset the computer and see if that fixed it.
well, later that day they called back and said they were now certain it was the transmission because they found "shavings" in the oil when they dropped the pan. The quote was for 12k which was worth way more then the car itself.
after finding it strange i decided to get a second opinion.
Short story is an aftermarket transmission repair shop had the car for over 2 years and replaced PCM''s and Transmissions repeatedly. they tried both rebuilt and re-manufactured transmissions and nothing. they even had a few electronic "experts" try and diagnose the car and the wiring. still had no clue what the issue was.
the car will start and drive but the RPMs will not engage correctly at around the 20-40 mark ( i cant remember). which leads to a slow acceleration. eventually the car will die out and shutdown and need a tow. the system has been reprogrammed repeatedly over the course of 2 years and i now consider it a loss.
im currently out of country but i have someone just turning it on and letting it idle or drive around the block just to keep the car running. i plan to use it as a project car of some sort when i get back stateside. i'm not sure what else i can do. i heard about the tcms needing to match with the transmission and that may be the problem but the parts are getting harder to come by as the years go by.
if that is the case is there a way i can search for the PCMs and their matching transmission?
or is it really a technical glitch?
overall, i'm at a loss and any help/advise would be appreciated. Thank you.
Car had about 100k miles on it before it started to make a loud grinding noise that eventually kept the car from even moving. The car was towed to a Suzuki dealer who dropped the transmission pan and examined the oil. They also did some other diagnostics and came up with two conclusions after finding out nothing looked out of place.
1. was that the transmission needed to be replaced.
2. they could factory reset the computer and see if that fixed it.
well, later that day they called back and said they were now certain it was the transmission because they found "shavings" in the oil when they dropped the pan. The quote was for 12k which was worth way more then the car itself.
after finding it strange i decided to get a second opinion.
Short story is an aftermarket transmission repair shop had the car for over 2 years and replaced PCM''s and Transmissions repeatedly. they tried both rebuilt and re-manufactured transmissions and nothing. they even had a few electronic "experts" try and diagnose the car and the wiring. still had no clue what the issue was.
the car will start and drive but the RPMs will not engage correctly at around the 20-40 mark ( i cant remember). which leads to a slow acceleration. eventually the car will die out and shutdown and need a tow. the system has been reprogrammed repeatedly over the course of 2 years and i now consider it a loss.
im currently out of country but i have someone just turning it on and letting it idle or drive around the block just to keep the car running. i plan to use it as a project car of some sort when i get back stateside. i'm not sure what else i can do. i heard about the tcms needing to match with the transmission and that may be the problem but the parts are getting harder to come by as the years go by.
if that is the case is there a way i can search for the PCMs and their matching transmission?
or is it really a technical glitch?
overall, i'm at a loss and any help/advise would be appreciated. Thank you.