midnightgtr

OK, I suppose this is kind of strange, but I've got a friend who has a A4 1.8T that has a serious transmission (automatic non-tiptronic) problem. It has had problems in the past with resistance (she described it as a delay between neutral and first where the car would just rev before engaging) to shifting into gear from neutral into first, and this morning, it stopped at a stoplight, and wouldn't shift into gear. It remained in neutral and just revved. What kind of problem could this be? Help would be greatly appreciated.

quattro_silver

I am no tranny expert.. hopefully he can get it rebuilt for cheap.

1.8TQ99.5

Had them flush out the tranny fluid and do some other rehab maintenance, also I think they put some product in there, maybe Lucas? I don't really care about that car, so I let the mech go to town... either way, it seems to have helped, the car stays in gear and the tranny is running well.

Skeepa

I would say do cheap stuff first like change out the fluid (don't know if this is DIY or not). Possibly the trans is going, but I dunno.

BTW it never got fixed on the Explorer.

1.8TQ99.5

Fords sure do suck

Skeepa

That about sums up what Fords do