I am new here, but I have owned a 99 Sable since October of 06. Since then I have liked the car, but have had numerous issues with it. I bought the car with 45.5k. It now has 73k on it. Since I have owned the car I have replaced the coolant tank (which exploded), a clogged heater core, LF door ajar switch, brakes(twice!), tires, spark plugs(52k), cabin air filter, recall for coil spring shields, fuel filter, K&N air filter, idle air ctrl valve, battery, and numerous cosmetic repairs due to accidents(thanks mom!) and some/factory upgradeshttps://viewmorepics.myspace.com/ind...ageID=28280914
I would say the car is sharp however the issues bothering me as of now are: "Service engine soon" light comes on regularly when I take a long drive. I always get a code of P1744-"Transmission slippage detected." Is my transmission really toast? It has happened several times. My fuel economy is horrible. I am getting less than 20 mpg...highway. In town is more like 16mpg. Having replaced the plugs and the air filter the next logical steps are wires and o2 sensor. Any recommendations? |
it does sound like the clutches (or torque converter, or both) are going bad in your transmission. I would get it serviced before it does die and costs even more to repair. it will not be cheap however. those front wheel drive transmissions can be expensive. I would make sure to have at least $2000 on hand just in case it is bad. if it''s just clutches, it shouldn''t be more than 5-800 to fix. (unless you live in a high rent district like LA or Manhattan. the wires and O2 sensor should be fine. it''s probably that transmission that''s sucking down all the fuel mileage.
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