My Trans.....

[moevan69]

My 2000 LS has eatin' one trans already and the second one ( which is brand new) will slip from a 40 to 60 roll and flooring it....Does anyone have a clue on what this could be???? This trans has about 2000 miles on it and it is under warranty but I think there is another problem that the dealership didn't find.

[giveortake]

I bought a 2000 LS V8 Sport with 64,000 miles.. I now have 79k miles. Since then I have had the following issues:

1. Total Climate Control Module Failure: $850
2. Heated Seats: Crazy. Burn my butt sometimes othert timers don't work at all. Never looked into having them fixed.
3. Crazy engine/trans issue. Both check engine and trans light would come on periodically while excellerating at which time the car was puking. Answer: Dealership said 7 of 8 "coils" bad. Wanted $700 to replace them all. Upon further conversations and computer record reviews, they determined 3 of the 8 coils were actually mis firing. Had those three replaced 2 weeks ago for $400. Seems to be O.K. now, but I am leary that it isn't as smooth as it used to be. Not sure if that is perception or reality. Dealership coil tester apparently reads either good or bad under stress testing. Apparently 7 of mine were reading bad. What a fricken joke. Give me a good ole distributer........
4. Rear Brake Caliper needed to be replaced due to malfunction that burned through pad and router. Thus total brake job for $350 including caliper.
5. Damn car locks the doors randomly. No rhyme or reason. This is not user error. This is a car electrical issue. Thus after being locked out of the car twice at gas stations, I no longer EVER leave the keys in the car.
6. Leaky valve gaskets. $400 to fix. Leaving it alone.
7. Leaky headlights. Leaving it alone.
8. Random beeps peridoically while driving God knows from what. Beeps once then nothing. No idea.
9. Blows cold while idling. Dealer now says "thermostat" and is happy to replace the $13 part for $400 of labor.

Probably several other items I have forgotten at the moment that irk me.

So lets see other than not having any type of climate control in the cabin, the fact that I don't trust the engine & transmission, and with half of the lousy "luxary" items non working I don't see any reason why anyone would buy this car ever........... Especially with a 40k plus price tag. Who are they kidding? But hey I could continue to spend $500 a month in repairs/maintenance to the local dealership or I can throw this thing away and put a turnequte on to stop the hemmorenging.

Plus side. Car is dang fast and has nice radio. Oops forgot to mention that when I use the up/down volume controls on the steering wheel it will often times randomly change the station to the next preset...

End result. I got hosed. This car is junk. I sure wish I had my 1997 sable with 130k miles back........

[CGGorman]

Over half of your problems are known issues with proven fixes. Perhaps you should have done a better job inspecting the vehicle before deciding to purchase it? All cars have issues. If you think otherwise, you're deluding yourself. BTW, the coils are being fouled by the oil leaking from your valve covers. Ignoring a problem will only make it worse.

[MCameo]

Originally Posted by moevan69

My 2000 LS has eatin' one trans already and the second one ( which is brand new) will slip from a 40 to 60 roll and flooring it....Does anyone have a clue on what this could be???? This trans has about 2000 miles on it and it is under warranty but I think there is another problem that the dealership didn't find.

Let me know what you discover. My 2004 LS has 11K miles and scares people that drive with me because it jolts the car when shifting. Dealer has not sucessfully diagnosed the problem. I'm thinking about trading it in.

[CGGorman]

The transmissions in the '03-'04 LS's are TOTALLY different than those in the earlier years. Make sure that you have the latest PCM calibration. Trying another dealership may help also.