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pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 200,500 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 2 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (2 reports)
transmission problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Transmission overheated, o/d light was blinking.
New filter and new fluid at 187,000 miles.
Fluttering sound coming from transmission at idle.
4whd transfer case keeps venting out fluid which I have not figured out.
- Kermit M., Bluff City, TN, US