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8.0
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $500
- Average Mileage:
- 35,000 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 2 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- upgrade software (2 reports)
transmission problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Started in January of 2014 the transmission would downshift HARD from second to first - right around the 20 mph mark. We had the software upgrade in 2014 for $500 and it stopped the hard downshifting for about 6 months. We took the car back to the dealership at the beginning of 2015 and had the software upgraded again - to the tune of another $500. It stopped the hard downshifting for a few months. Now, we just deal with it. We were told by the dealership that we needed a new transmission. I asked them - "Can you guarantee me that this will NOT happen with a new transmission?" Their answer - no. So, we have just been dealing with it.
- Margi D., Cypress, TX, US