1990 Buick LeSabre Transmission Problem
03-21-2008, 01:26 PM
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1990 Buick LeSabre Transmission Problem
Hi guys, I have a problem with my transmission.
It's a 1990 Buick LeSabre Limited Edition. I have about 171,000 km's on
it, and have never had a problem with it before (driving it for 18 years).
Just this morning while I was driving to my aunt's house, I was going
about 60 km/h, while the car was in 2nd gear. I accelerated, and once i
reached 65km/h the car seemed to slip out of gear and you could hear
the car redlining...almost like as if you were in neutral, and flooring the
gas pedal. I came to a stop, and once i started accelerating again, just
after first gear, while it was about to change to second gear, it did this
again. i eventually made it home, but only going 30 km/h in first gear.
Pretty much everytime the car wants to shift, it end up going in neutral
and revving really high. I checked the vacuum hoses for the transmission
and there doesn't seem to be any cracks or holes in the cable. The gear
selector is also in good condition. I didn't get a chance to check the
transmission fluid, because my manual requires you to drive 30km and
idle the car for 3 minutes before checking it. Driving 30km with a car that
doesn't shift gears seems kind of dangerous to me, so that's about the
only thing that I haven't checked. My transmission fluid was replaced
about 3 years ago.
What can I do? Can I fix this myself? Thanks in advance guys
It's a 1990 Buick LeSabre Limited Edition. I have about 171,000 km's on
it, and have never had a problem with it before (driving it for 18 years).
Just this morning while I was driving to my aunt's house, I was going
about 60 km/h, while the car was in 2nd gear. I accelerated, and once i
reached 65km/h the car seemed to slip out of gear and you could hear
the car redlining...almost like as if you were in neutral, and flooring the
gas pedal. I came to a stop, and once i started accelerating again, just
after first gear, while it was about to change to second gear, it did this
again. i eventually made it home, but only going 30 km/h in first gear.
Pretty much everytime the car wants to shift, it end up going in neutral
and revving really high. I checked the vacuum hoses for the transmission
and there doesn't seem to be any cracks or holes in the cable. The gear
selector is also in good condition. I didn't get a chance to check the
transmission fluid, because my manual requires you to drive 30km and
idle the car for 3 minutes before checking it. Driving 30km with a car that
doesn't shift gears seems kind of dangerous to me, so that's about the
only thing that I haven't checked. My transmission fluid was replaced
about 3 years ago.
What can I do? Can I fix this myself? Thanks in advance guys
03-21-2008, 04:39 PM
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You have an 18 year old buick and you are asking what to do about the broken [original] transmission? You already know what you are going to have to do, get it rebuilt or put in a used one. When an automatic starts acting up like that, there is a 99.9% the unit has or will fail.
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03-21-2008, 05:36 PM
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It is an 18 year old Buick for crying out loud!
Any money spent on repairs would be a total and foolish waste ...unless you can find a tranny for free and put it in yourself the money would be better spent on a 15 year old replacement.
Any money spent on repairs would be a total and foolish waste ...unless you can find a tranny for free and put it in yourself the money would be better spent on a 15 year old replacement.
