[geoff1988]

Hey Folks on the way down to DC this weekend my transmission starting acting up getting stuck in 5th gear while accelerating on the highway . This happened twice on the 4 hour drive. Is this the beginning of a wave plate issue? In each incident it corrected itself after pulling over at a rest stop.

 

[mswerb]

We just went through the same thing. On the highway the trans would rev up 4500 RPM.
Had to have the transmission replaced. Good luck with yours and keep us posted.

 

[geoff1988]

Thanks for the reply. Fortunately I bought an extended warranty which I have another 1k miles left. Hopefully we can make it home. I'll keep you posted.

 

[mswerb]

Warranties can be tricky. You may have not hit the mileage, but is the time up???

 

[geoff1988]

Thankfully my warranty was still valid. My local transmission dealer and my warranty company agreed that a rebuilt transmission was warranted. I hope to have it back by Thursday.

 

[mswerb]

Ours was out of warranty and the dealership dropped a NEW transmission in ours.

 

[h2oskierc]

Ours was out of warranty and the dealership dropped a NEW transmission in ours.

I would be willing to bet it wasn't new, and was was a rebuild.

 

[geoff1988]

Yes it's a rebuilt. Isn't that the norm?

 

[h2oskierc]

Yup, Rebuilt is the norm. Sometimes a dealer will try to fix yours. IMHO the rebuild is a better option.

 

[geoff1988]

Finally got back my Outlook after the transmission was rebuilt. I bought an extended warranty under Fidelity and only had to pay my deductible of $100, not bad. Now I have to bring it back to the GM dealer for the passenger airbag seat sensor.