mrvmyrs
Member
Hi All,
I have a 2005 Jetta TDI with 175k, 120k of which I put on it since buying it 5 years ago.
I have a transmission issue between 3rd and 4th gears (tach shows engine revving up to ~4500 rpm with no acceleration, sporadic a week or two ago, but becoming very frequent over the weekend to the point I can only safely drive it in 3rd gear).
I took it to a local independent shop and they've run the diagnostics and came to the conclusion that the transmission needs to be replaced. There were three codes: fluid temp sensor, gear monitor implausible, brake light switch. Tranny fluid levels were fine according to the shop.
I'm leaning towards getting it fixed rather than rolling the dice with another used vehicle. Repair costs will range between $2500 for a used transmission, $3500-$4000 for a rebuild, and $4800 for a remanufactured. I'm leaning towards the remanufactured but wanted to see what the experts recommend.
Thanks!!
I have a 2005 Jetta TDI with 175k, 120k of which I put on it since buying it 5 years ago.
I have a transmission issue between 3rd and 4th gears (tach shows engine revving up to ~4500 rpm with no acceleration, sporadic a week or two ago, but becoming very frequent over the weekend to the point I can only safely drive it in 3rd gear).
I took it to a local independent shop and they've run the diagnostics and came to the conclusion that the transmission needs to be replaced. There were three codes: fluid temp sensor, gear monitor implausible, brake light switch. Tranny fluid levels were fine according to the shop.
I'm leaning towards getting it fixed rather than rolling the dice with another used vehicle. Repair costs will range between $2500 for a used transmission, $3500-$4000 for a rebuild, and $4800 for a remanufactured. I'm leaning towards the remanufactured but wanted to see what the experts recommend.
Thanks!!