2002 GTP falling out of overdrive

Running down the road at about 70 mph, level ground, car good and warmed up. Suddenly I hear the engine rev up, look down to see the tach at about 3200 RPM....hmmm seems t have come out of overdrive. Pull the shifter back from D to 3 and yep, sure enough, it's running in what some would refer to as "direct drive" (3rd). Shifting back into D does no good, lifting off of the gas pedal, the revs drop to about 1200, and the car seems to be in a very free coast. Step down on it again, revs climb back to 3200 and transmission will not shift to OD. I drive the next few miles, trying different combinations of throttle, load, shifter postition, all leading to no change.

Pull the car into a shop, wife hops out to get something, I raise the hood, check the transmission fluid level, with the car in park, idling. It seems to be a bit overfull, no discoloration.

Shut it off and wait for the wife, about 15 minutes.

Start it up and take off for the house, completely normal operation, can't seem to get it to even blink like it's going to repeat it's little "episode".

Car has 35,600 miles, not been abused. If I take it to the dealer while still under warranty, and they can't get it to do it, it's sure to puke at about 36,002 miles, right after the warranty expires, right?

If I've identified a fault before the expiration, but they can't reproduce it until after the expiration, am I covered?

Anybody got any suggestions on what to look at next? I get the impression that this transmission is completely electronic control.

Reply to
beblount
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God luck. GM told me that I had extended bumper to bumper warranty on my car to 100,000km (60,000 miles). I got a strut mount replaced under the extended warranty. I complained about the trim on my doors getting pitted with holes and wanted it replaced under warranty. They told me this: "Trim is not covered past 60,000 km, and anyways, you don't have an extended warranty on that car." I told them I was informed that I did by a GMPP rep, and they had no records of it. My theory--they cancelled my warranty because I complained about the car. Needless to say, the old bag from GM Canada on the phone got a nasty earfull. She told me to call her directly if I have any more questions. "Don't worry about that, lady, because I won't have to call you again, simply because I'll never own another piece of GM garbage again!" and I hung up.

If you catch my drift...GM doesn't like to honor their warranty, and they won't give you a freebie if something takes a shit 1 mile after the warranty expires.

I'm never buying another GM again. Toyota here I come.

/rant. Sorry.

Reply to
Mark Keeling

You should have it checked for codes. The computer may have done that for a reason. For example, if the torque converter didn't lock up fast enough, it might worry about the tranny getting hot, and put it in some safety mode. That sort of thing might set a trouble code. But please understand that's just an example.

Reply to
Joe

Take it in, have them check the computer, if you have a complaint about something before the car goes out of warranty, then most of the time you can get them to cover it, since there is a history of problems with it before it went out of warranty. Did you get your scheduled trans servicing done?

Reply to
Paradox

thats funny because toyota is gm =)

Reply to
M.C. Tee

Not so...only the Vibe-Matrix share parts, and they're built by Toyota.

Reply to
Mark Keeling

Have the service shop document the mileage at which you brought it in and a description of the complaint, as detailed as possible. If you have it in writing before the warranty goes out, ti should be covered if the same problem comes up shortly afterwards.

Reply to
Isaiah Beard

If worse comes to worse, look at alldata.com and see if there is a technical service bulletin for that particular problem. It's harder to deny a warranty fix if they have already put out a TSB on it, meaning they're aware of the problem.

Otherwise check the Lemonaid (Phil Edmonston) website, and see if there is a "secret" extended warranty that could fix it. I think if you make enough noise about it, they have to deal with you. Seems an awfully low miler to be having that sort of problem. Possibly write the regional manager?

Matt

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Matt

Hmmmmmm, been looking high and low for some sort of reference that implies that it's going to wind up MY fault that this has happened (sounds like something that a dealer would imply, huh?) I can find nothing in any document that says that there are any services on this transmission short of 50,000 miles and then only if I'm towing a trailer (no), hot weather city driving (no), etc etc......otherwise they recommend changing the filter and fluid at 100,000 miles.

So the answer is no, I've haven't got that many miles on it yet, although it has clicked over the dreaded 36,000 now and not a hint of another "episode". Now I'm holding my breath, waiting for the other shoe to drop....

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beblount

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