05 buick changed tranny fluid and filter know car wont sh...


05 buick changed tranny fluid and filter know car wont shift. go threw all gears and feels like it in neutral even in park ca can push it Mechanic's Assistant: When was the last time your transmission fluid was checked? Ch...

05 buick changed tranny fluid and filter know car wont shift. go threw all gears and feels like it in neutral even in park ca can push it Mechanic's Assistant: When was the last time your transmission fluid was checked? Changed? When rolling tire by had put it in gear and rire stops like you hit the brakes just know car wont move know Mechanic's Assistant: What is the model of your '05 Buick? Lesabre limited Mechanic's Assistant: Are you fixing your LeSabre yourself? What have you tried so far? Wasnt fixing was just changing fluid and this happened


it acts like it wants to move but vary slowly and then stopsit's full of fluid
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200000. darkish reddont smell burt.no debris
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HI, 200,000 miles between fluid change? or 200,000 miles and never changed before? In either case, there is a distinct possibility that this is due to wear of the direct clutches. When fluid is that old, it thickens due to clutch friction material suspended in it and basically making up the gap between the direct clutches and holding them together. Once the fluid is replaced, the transmission no longer works. This is why shops typically will refuse to change the fluid on a vehicle with more than 100,000 miles since last changed as there is a better than 60% chance that the vehicle will no drive out of the shop afterwards. There is one other possibility. That is that you did not get the fluid filter secured and it fell down and fluid is not being circulated. So I would drop the pan and check the filter
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