Transmission problem
2001 Toyota Corolla Two Wheel Drive Manual 87457 miles
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A few months ago I started having problems putting the third gear in. Sometimes it just wouldn't go in at all, sometimes it didn't stay in, just jumped out of it with a rather unpleasant noise (the kind you get when you try to accidentally put the reverse gear in while driving). All other gears work fine and with no trouble.
I checked with a garage and they quoted me roughly $ 2000 for a new gearbox. Is it possible that the fault can be fixed without actually replacing the gearbox? Surely if all the other gears work, the gearbox itself must be okay?
At the moment I am driving the car simply without using the 3rd gear, but I was told at the garage that with time, the other gears will go as well, and I should definitely have it fixed. Are they trying to rip me off, or could the other gears really go as well at some point?
2001 Toyota Corolla Two Wheel Drive Manual 87457 miles
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A few months ago I started having problems putting the third gear in. Sometimes it just wouldn't go in at all, sometimes it didn't stay in, just jumped out of it with a rather unpleasant noise (the kind you get when you try to accidentally put the reverse gear in while driving). All other gears work fine and with no trouble.
I checked with a garage and they quoted me roughly $ 2000 for a new gearbox. Is it possible that the fault can be fixed without actually replacing the gearbox? Surely if all the other gears work, the gearbox itself must be okay?
At the moment I am driving the car simply without using the 3rd gear, but I was told at the garage that with time, the other gears will go as well, and I should definitely have it fixed. Are they trying to rip me off, or could the other gears really go as well at some point?
Jul 3, 2008 at 5:27 AM
