Hi guys, I got a great little story and maybe someone can help me out. I am not much of a car girl, so bear with me.



I have an 03 Vue AWD 2.2. I just recently (2 months ago) had a brand
new transmission put in it because of the problem with the vti that
those cars have.



So, I have this brand spankin new tranny and everything is fine. Until
I let my boyfriend change the oil. After he got finished with that, he
decided to top off some of the other fluids. He wanted to make sure the
radiator had enough coolant in it, so he looked in the owners manual to
find the radiator cap to check the level. The owners manual said that
the cap will say "DEX" something on it. So he pulled off the cap that
said "DEX" on it, saw that it looked empty, and filled it up with
coolant.



About 30 minutes later, we jumped in the car and it wouldn''t shift out
of 1st gear. I pull over, my boyfriend and my father look under the
hood, and thats when my boyfriend realized what he did. The
transmission cap and the radiator cap both have "DEX" on them, and he
had poured the coolant into the transmission.



We drove it right back to Saturn (at 15mph the whole way) and the did a
flush. They drained all the coolant out, ran some transmission through
it, drained that, and then refilled it. It started up and drove fine
after that. They said that it was okay because we didn''t let the
coolant sit too long in the car, so that the seals probably didn''t get
moisture in them. Yay.



Since then, I have put about 300 miles on the vehicle, and suddenly
today, it won''t shift out of 1st gear again. I am petrified that this
means that the seals did get moisture in them and that the entire
transmission is shot.



I am hoping there is someone in these forums that knows about the
transmissions in these vehicles, and can tell me if the car is screwed
forever, or if there is something I can do to fix it. I can''t afford a
new transmission.



Anyone have any ideas??[img]smileys/smiley5.gif[/img]</span>

 

First slap your boyfriend for us, hahaha.

But seriously, i cant see that what he did would have come back to haunt you. I have actually run a tranny dry by mistake for a few miles and didnt have anything come back like the seals drying out. Im wondering if maybe there is air that got into the system and maybe it needs to be bled. Check to make sure the cap was put back on tight (i know simple but possible) then have it bled.

At least that is where i would start

 

Believe me, it was hard not to knock him upside the head, but he was really just trying to be helpful.

I will definitely try what you said. I plan on flushing it this weekend, I just hope the seals aren''t damaged.

Thanks!