Granted, that is more miles than your dilemma, but it's still way too few for a failure!!!

Bought the car with 44K miles on it, and while driving it home, the tranny would bang when shifting into 2nd. Funny thing about this is that it wasn't happening when I test drove it twice before. Brought it back (mind you, I live well over 100 miles from this dealer) and they replaced it with a re-man (under Saab warranty). All was fine, and then at 48K, the tranny started leaking fluid real bad all over my garage floor (and where I had just driven from). Turned out to be the seal popped out where the shift linkage goes into the case, and while under load, fluid would literally pour out of it! After numerous attempts by my local Saab dealer to correct the situation (which included using an anaerobic sealant, much like a heavy-duty glue, to keep the seal in place), they replaced the tranny with another re-man (under Saab warranty again, car having 51K on it) due to a manufacturing defect in making the hole too large for the seal to stay in place.

Now, I have a "new" tranny with only 7K miles on it, and couldn't be happier about that!

Just thought I'd share my experience with you (misery *loves* company).

Joe
'98 CSE 58K

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• Fastest auto gearbox failure in history., jpc, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 06:26:25
  • Before we give the autobox a bad name..., Joe98, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 13:51:23
    • I totally agree!, Pat98, Sat, 12 Oct 2002 02:36:28
    • Oops, too late ..., Quasi, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 16:35:03
      • You are right, of course, but some of us still >, Bill Davies, Sat, 12 Oct 2002 12:56:06
  • Don't feel bad, we put a Saab rebuilt auto into one car, Anders, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 11:09:27
  • Mine failed w/4K miles on it..., Joe98, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 10:00:13 <-- Viewing This Message
  • You paid less than half the going rate, I think >, Bill Davies, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 09:59:12
    • Re: You paid less than half the going rate, I think >, jpc, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 10:32:15
      • Mine was Cdn$3000 with 3yr/60K km warranty, SaabKen, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 18:32:26
      • update:, jpc, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 13:50:43
  • Ha! Piker! 2 Miles-, Ari , Fri, 11 Oct 2002 08:50:06
  • Re: Fastest auto gearbox failure in history., Kappy, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 08:43:26
  • Re: Fastest auto gearbox failure in history., Jensen, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 08:17:50
    • good point, jpc, Fri, 11 Oct 2002 08:26:42

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