I left my 1 previous owner VERY low mileage Golf Cabrio 2001 auto into my regular garage (used for over 8 years) for a light control arm and CV repair. As always, I'll ask my mechanic to check for other bits here and there, and I asked him to check and top up if necessary the, at the time, faultless auto trans, with trans fluid, as it's something I'd never checked in 6 years of ownership.
When I collected the car almost immediately I noticed a slipping and jumping into gear from the auto trans. I knew immediately that something was wrong, and drove almost directly back to the garage. The mechanic said he had topped up the transmission fluid to the recommended level and there was no other issues. Long story short, I have hardly driven the car since, but it is now almost impossible to do a hill start without rolling back and thumping in and out of gear.
The mechanic has helped me a lot in the past with other cars, and gone well out of his way. So I'm not going to kick up a fuss. This time though, I'm convinced he's f**ked up something somehow.
I need a plan of action... I have another mechanic who can work on the car. Do you guys recommend that I just replace the entire valve body? or just start with trying to drain and replace the fluid. (I suspected initially that the fluid was over/under filled, and it was a simple fix. but the original mechanic checked and said the level was as recommended by vw)
I'm not against just replacing the entire valve body right away and forget the whole issue, as long as its resolved. I just want my baby back.
I bought the car with only 18k miles from the original one owner in 2014. it was like new and always garaged. It's now a regularly serviced well cared for 56k. I'm just not believing the trans failed overnight.
What are your thoughts on what I should do?
Thanks guys.
When I collected the car almost immediately I noticed a slipping and jumping into gear from the auto trans. I knew immediately that something was wrong, and drove almost directly back to the garage. The mechanic said he had topped up the transmission fluid to the recommended level and there was no other issues. Long story short, I have hardly driven the car since, but it is now almost impossible to do a hill start without rolling back and thumping in and out of gear.
The mechanic has helped me a lot in the past with other cars, and gone well out of his way. So I'm not going to kick up a fuss. This time though, I'm convinced he's f**ked up something somehow.
I need a plan of action... I have another mechanic who can work on the car. Do you guys recommend that I just replace the entire valve body? or just start with trying to drain and replace the fluid. (I suspected initially that the fluid was over/under filled, and it was a simple fix. but the original mechanic checked and said the level was as recommended by vw)
I'm not against just replacing the entire valve body right away and forget the whole issue, as long as its resolved. I just want my baby back.
I bought the car with only 18k miles from the original one owner in 2014. it was like new and always garaged. It's now a regularly serviced well cared for 56k. I'm just not believing the trans failed overnight.
What are your thoughts on what I should do?
Thanks guys.