Problem: I have 85K miles on my 2003 9-5 Linear with the 2.3t and 5 speed automatic transmission. At a little over 60K the transmission started slipping intermetently between 1-2 and 2-3 shifts. I had the transmission serviced with a complete flush at around 65K miles. A few weeks ago it started slipping again and seems to be getting worse but only acts up sporadically. I can go the route of another flush but that’s a fairly expensive thing every 20K miles.
I live in the mountains and commute 20 miles up and down a steep winding canyon every day (a lot of fun in the Saab) and notice the most problems at the end of that drive after a hard workout each direction.
Any ideas?
Ideas: Yes, Stop being a cheapskate and pay for a diagnosis. You are exacerbating the problem by flushing the transmission. A flush is a maintenance procedure and is not a repair procedure, so the longer you wait to get the transmission repaired, the more it will cost. You should of considered the repair costs when you bought a car such as a Saab 9-5 automobile.
Listen up, you may end up needing a rebuilt transmission if you keep posting problems on a forum. Everyone says “get it flushed”, but ‘everyone‘ in most cases does not know anymore than you, at least on a forum.
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