![]() ![]() It's possible that a control module that wasn't programmed correctly caused your CVT to wear itself out faster than usual (brief Google search) in which case a rebuilt CVT transmission seems like a good bet, and you'd want the control module reprogrammed or replaced. ![]() Like, maybe, a rebuilt transmission would be a better choice. You definitely wanna talk to more people, who know more about cars, to see if 1) this car really needs an entire transmission replacement, and 2) if there is a better option than $7,000 if it turns out 1) is true. I would be SUPER super surprised if your still-smells-new Corolla really needed $7,000 thrown at it to keep doing the thing every other Toyota on the planet does for 200,000 miles. Your car is so new, if it were a Hyundai, it would still all be under warranty. You definitely want to take it someplace for a second opinion. What was it doing, exactly, that made you think it was "slipping?" Is there a burning smell? Were you driving across the state towing another car? Was that state Texas? You know some of those cars have a CVT (continuously-variable transmission) right? And you know those don't always feel and sound like what you're expecting, right? Man, there are a LOT of 5 year old Corollas running around with more than 70,000 miles on 'em, if this were really a thing that happens, I'd imagine we would all have heard about it by now. I would want a second opinion, because a 5 year old Corolla with 70,000 miles on it is more likely to flap its wings and fly around your head than it is to have a transmission failure that needs $7,000 spent on it. How would I determine which kind of transmission the car has? Bear in mind it's currently at the dealership so I can't exactly go look under the hood. Revive or replace?ĮDIT A couple people have mentioned CVT vs traditional automatic transmission. We're leaning towards the first option, as insane as it feels in my gut, because at the end of the repairs it'll still be a four year old Corolla, in otherwise pristine condition, lower mileage than anything we could expect to buy through option 2, and a brand new transmission. Sell the car for whatever we could get for it, buy something cheaper. Hopefully the dealership offers a payment plan for this sort of thing. I guess I'm just asking for any advice that anybody has to offer. I'm supposed to start a new job in the next week or two which absolutely requires a car. Even if we could, it feels ridiculous to spend 2/3 of the purchase price in repairs four weeks after we bought it. It's a Toyota for god sakes, aren't they supposed to outlive me? And then we drive across the state, on the drive back the transmission starts slipping. I'm just saying that we were smart about this purchase and had nothing but green lights every step of the way. I even asked him point blank if he'd buy it himself if he was in the market, he said yes without hesitation. We had a pre-purchase inspection done by a reliable mechanic with a great reputation. I say "quote" because this was just an estimate over the phone, not an official quote by any means. The dealership "quoted" us $7k, 6k for the transmission and 1k for the labor. Minor wall of text, I apologize in advance. Here, please treat others with respect, stay on-topic, and avoid self-promotion.Īlways do your own research before acting on any information or advice that you read on Reddit. Get your financial house in order, learn how to better manage your money, and invest for your future. Banking Megathread: FDIC, NCUA, and your cash.Private communication is not safe on Reddit. Scam alert: Ignore any private messages or chat requests. ![]()
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