ericem Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 My auto trans a little while ago had the drive solenoid and clutch packs changed for AWD. But after they fixed it while ago it wouldn't shift when u floored it, it would bounce off the red line. Now they holded the car for about 3 weeks. But then they said they changed the TCU and it fixed the problem, which it did. But for some odd reason the tranny has a different serial, than the one on the shock tower in the front. Could it be they put a used tranny, and it was for a different year, and my TCU wasnt compatible, and then i had to buy the tcu? Because these bastards charged me $3000CDN with tax. WHen they oringinally quoted 1500CDN. I hate being screwed. Is there a way i could sew them? Or go back to them and say hey, you ********************* go ******* yaa. But it should match the serial its different by like 2 digits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 which 2 digits? did you checkthe trans model# before you had the work done? how long have you had the car? how many owners? any tranny work done before? it does sound like a likely senario ... but you would need to be able to showw that the trans in the car matched the id plate before you had them service. My auto trans a little while ago had the drive solenoid and clutch packs changed for AWD. But after they fixed it while ago it wouldn't shift when u floored it, it would bounce off the red line. Now they holded the car for about 3 weeks. But then they said they changed the TCU and it fixed the problem, which it did. But for some odd reason the tranny has a different serial, than the one on the shock tower in the front. Could it be they put a used tranny, and it was for a different year, and my TCU wasnt compatible, and then i had to buy the tcu? Because these bastards charged me $3000CDN with tax. WHen they oringinally quoted 1500CDN. I hate being screwed. Is there a way i could sew them? Or go back to them and say hey, you ********************* go ******* yaa. But it should match the serial its different by like 2 digits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericem Posted September 11, 2006 Author Share Posted September 11, 2006 which 2 digits? did you checkthe trans model# before you had the work done? how long have you had the car? how many owners? any tranny work done before? it does sound like a likely senario ... but you would need to be able to showw that the trans in the car matched the id plate before you had them service. Hmm, well how do i do that? All i know is the model plate on the shock strut doesnt match the one on the tranny. So that means its a different tranny correct? IM the only owner. I had the car 13 years. No, no tranny work before. But the tranny was alot more greesy from rust proof spray on it. Now it looks like a new tranny. And the serial # doesnt match. ANd They charged me a crap load for stuff, which they never told me they were rreplacing. See what happen was the tranny has the torque bind fixed, but when u floored it, didnt want to shift. THen they holded the car for 3 weeks, and i kept calling them, but they made lame excuses. THen we see this long LONG LONG! bill, for 3000, he replaced the torque converter 4 times,because it cracked, and a crap load off other things. Then they figured it was the TCU, but before we brought it in, it shifted perfectly, when i floored it, but had torque bind. Now if they swapped the tranny, witht the wrong one, can't it create problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 TC rarely go bad on these cars, now if he said a flex plate he may have had a point. Either way it sounds like you got taken, as thats aproaching the price of a rebuilt tranny. Subarus are like legos, Theparts from a majority of years will interchange. How does it run now? nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericem Posted September 11, 2006 Author Share Posted September 11, 2006 It binds, lol No, it doesn't bind, but it some times does, only in forward when parking, not serious,just minor. But it seems to do it, once the tranny is hot. So i looked at the dipstick, in the morning when the tranny was cool. And it was past the full mark at hot!!! So i drained a little, but its still way to overfilled. Um, now shifting, shifting is alright, i would say normal. 1,2 u feel, and 3 and 4 are smooth. Now about the tranny fluid being way to overfilled, and the diff fluid was way past the full mark. So im guessing this could cause some issues. You think i should go to subaru and get the front difff fluid changed and change the tranny fluid, to synth oil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 It binds, lol No, it doesn't bind, but it some times does, only in forward when parking, not serious,just minor. But it seems to do it, once the tranny is hot. So i looked at the dipstick, in the morning when the tranny was cool. And it was past the full mark at hot!!! So i drained a little, but its still way to overfilled. Um, now shifting, shifting is alright, i would say normal. 1,2 u feel, and 3 and 4 are smooth. Now about the tranny fluid being way to overfilled, and the diff fluid was way past the full mark. So im guessing this could cause some issues. You think i should go to subaru and get the front difff fluid changed and change the tranny fluid, to synth oil? i dont beleive in synthetic tranny fluid, but a mix is fine. Ovefill is bad, causes the fluid to be airated and foamy. Smae for the differential. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic/se Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 first why do you pay them 3000$ when they quote 1500$? And they cannot hold your car if you refuse to pay......well here is against the law holding a car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericem Posted September 12, 2006 Author Share Posted September 12, 2006 You are correct, but my mastercard has a 13,000 limit, so i just wanted my subaru. Lets just say my dad isn;t the fighting type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcspeer Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Dipute the charge with the credit card, that will give them a headache. You are correct, but my mastercard has a 13,000 limit, so i just wanted my subaru. Lets just say my dad isn;t the fighting type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 i would go around back of the shop and see if you can find your tranny. were they carefull enough to throw it in the dumpster? after you've done that i'd call them on it. one owner, trany number doesn't match, cost was twice the quote, and the tcu. and as said above, dispute the credit card charge. that will give you some time and make them think. what is the model number of the tranny and the model number on the id tag?? you might also check the number on the new tcu. you can trace all of these back to the year and model they came from. you might try calling a dealer and asking about the tranny number. It binds, lol No, it doesn't bind, but it some times does, only in forward when parking, not serious,just minor. But it seems to do it, once the tranny is hot. So i looked at the dipstick, in the morning when the tranny was cool. And it was past the full mark at hot!!! So i drained a little, but its still way to overfilled. Um, now shifting, shifting is alright, i would say normal. 1,2 u feel, and 3 and 4 are smooth. Now about the tranny fluid being way to overfilled, and the diff fluid was way past the full mark. So im guessing this could cause some issues. You think i should go to subaru and get the front difff fluid changed and change the tranny fluid, to synth oil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericem Posted September 12, 2006 Author Share Posted September 12, 2006 Thanks for the replies. Im taking my car to subaru some time this month, and they are going to verify all the serials. This is the problem, i never put any thought into how much i paid until now. And it has been over 4 months. I just felt it was fixed, and it works. But they installed the front bearing as well, and they were used. And one on the left needed to be changed, after they replaced it, and abs sensor on the same wheel was said to have been hit. But im speaking CDN dollars. The ammount with the tcu, all the seals were replaced on the tranny, 3 torque converters, TCU, umm, fluid changes, uh, thinking . . . . . . , they didnt the drive solenoid, and clutch. Now without taxes it was $2600CDN, so i dont know. Know they didnt charge us for the seals, torque converters, or the tcu, but there was alot off labour from what i see. So i dont know what to make off this. looks like a 1800 bill without the added labour. ANd the 100 for the front bearings, i wouldnt count, and i got the 700 TCU for free, and they abs sensor was a small amount. and they bearings, well, it said used bearing on the invoice. Why would they install used bearing(idiots)? Now the main fact i dont like is that this tranny isn't mine. Subaru here will find out if this TCU or Tranny is the right one. Ill show some pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrturbo Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 what is the year and model of your car? i just picked up a 92 ss and it does the same thing with hanging in gear and bouncin off the rev limiter. i might have to give the tcu a try, i havent messed with it since i picked it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericem Posted September 12, 2006 Author Share Posted September 12, 2006 what is the year and model of your car? i just picked up a 92 ss and it does the same thing with hanging in gear and bouncin off the rev limiter. i might have to give the tcu a try, i havent messed with it since i picked it up. but does it hang when u dont floor it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrturbo Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 no, only under wot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 check the TPS, it may be dirty at WOT nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrturbo Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 cool, i will give that a try. so far i havent done a single thing except throw a battery in it to run it up and down the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montana105 Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 I'm not sure about our Northern neighbors judicial system but I would wait before changing any fluids, and badger the shop who did the repairs,the whole situation sounds like a fleece job to me the way you describe it. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutthpaw Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 I am an ASE Master Auto Tech here is the good ol USA. From my understanding a National govenment certification is required to be a technician in Canada. In the USA it is only optional and is not a government certification but an industry based certification If you find out who to contact, they probably have a complaint department and will have a proceedure to follow up on it. Maybe someone in Canada can give you more info, here is a couple websites I found that may help http://www.red-seal.ca/Site/index_e.htm http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inoca-bc.nsf/en/ca01509e.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutthpaw Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 I am an ASE Master Auto Tech here is the good ol USA. From my understanding a National govenment certification is required to be a technician in Canada. In the USA it is only optional and is not a government certification but an industry based certification If you find out who to contact, they probably have a complaint department and will have a proceedure to follow up on it. Maybe someone in Canada can give you more info, here is a couple websites I found that may help http://www.red-seal.ca/Site/index_e.htm http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inoca-bc.nsf/en/ca01509e.html if you give me the year make and model and exactly what labor they charged yoyu for i can give you the industry standard time for those services for comparison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericem Posted September 16, 2006 Author Share Posted September 16, 2006 if you give me the year make and model and exactly what labor they charged yoyu for i can give you the industry standard time for those services for comparison It was a 1993 legacy wagon, and they charged me for 4 torque converters, 2 tranny(one they fixed,one used one) and the front bearing on the car, can one off them went bad, and the tcu was free, and a whole crap load off stuff was free, just the labour cost me, and he charged 1500 plus tax and labour(15percent tax). ok, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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