What would cause a transmission to fail, and how much would it cost to get it fixed?

My boyfriends 1994 Saturn just recently (today) won't allow him to shift. The gears have not been working smoothly lately but this is the first time it has refused to shift. We are wondering what could be causing this (transmission, etc.) and how much it would cost to have it looked at/fixed.|||Plenty of ways for the gear box to go phut! Basically you have a lot of spinning cogs that need to move and mesh. If any part of that wears or breaks (possibly as a result of oil loss) then you are looking at a rebuild.





The cheapest way would be to get a reconditioned one and fit that. The absolutely cheapest would be to go to a scrappy and get one from a scrapped same model and fit it yourself but that is risky as the one you take might be as bad.





Best of luck sorting it.|||I had my insurance declare my car a total loss, a 2005 Lancer, because the transmission. So Im sure its very expensive.|||That can cost some money...my husbands tranny on his accord went out about a week ago, and cost him $2500.00 to fix it|||Is it an automatic or a standard. A rebult automatic for your car less tha $2000 installed. If it a manual it probably needs a clutch or maybe just the hydraulic slave or master cylinder is faulty.


Go to www.autozone.com|||changing gears poorly (manual tran.) can trash the transmission. thats the main one i can think of. also, being out of transmission fluid or old trans fluid can do it. i had an 87 omni that had a trashed trans. and my dad got it repaired for a bit of money. i want to say around 800 but he never told me how much it cost. thats just a guess.|||well his tranny prob went out cuz of how he drives. if you drive crazy with a stick and you dont shift correctly, your tranny and clutch go out on you very fast. and it costs at least 3 grand for a new one. or that is how much mine costed for my ford.|||If the rest of the car and engine haven't been maintained all that well, it may be better to sell it and buy another car. Having an old transmission "rebuilt" is very risky. The only way to make sure you get your money's worth is to have a "remanufactured" transmission from GM or Jasper Engines and Transmissions installed, and $2500 is the minimum total cost to expect for the Jasper transmission including installation. You will have a better warranty also.


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