I have 2007 RR Supercharged with 224,000kms. I took the car to a garage to replace my brake pads and disks. Once I took it back I noticed the transmission was slipping when shifting gears. On my way to work I got "Transmission Fault Limited Gears Only" and the transmission was stuck in 5th gear. It went away when I switched off the car and back on but the shifting issue is still there. So I took the car back to the garage to see if they've done anything to the car, but it's not possible that changing brake pads and disks would affect the transmission in any way. It was just a weird coincidence. But the garage was happy to diagnose the issue for me so they hooked up the fault reader to the car and these are the codes I got:
P0783-64:3-4 Shift
P0829-62: 5-6 Shift
At this point I took the car to a different garage which I trust and a day later he told me the transmission is gone and needs to be rebuilt.
Now a bit of history: When I got the car 2 years ago (with 171,000km) I already had the same issue and had the transmission overhauled (for approx. 2000$). But it's worth noting that the valve body was not replaced. The transmission since then was shifting ok (except for an issue when cruising at highway speed and then I suddenly floor it, the car would hesitate and RPM would momentarily drop and then it would aggressively shift down along with a strong kick. But I learned to live with it and it was not a big deal. The guy told me if you want this to go away then the valve body needs to be replaced.)
Fast forward to today after only 53,000kms I got the same issue. Now the garage is offering me to do the same repair job he did 2 years back but I'm really hesitant about this as I don't want to pay this much again just for it break down again at any moment.
So I'm considering a brand new transmission to be installed. I checked with the guy and he estimated that a new transmission + labour would run me around 4600$ which is double the amount my other option. But at least I'll have the piece of mind of not having to worry about it failing any time soon. BTW the transmission is possibly a refurbished from Land Rover not brand new, I'm not sure. But I think a brand new transmission would cost more than that.
Now I'm considering my options. Is it worth it to just get new transmission or just risk it and do the cheaper repair? I do like the car, it's not my main car but I use it a lot for work so I'm thinking if it's worth it to buy a transmission that's equal to how much the whole car is worth.
Would appreciate your input guys.
P0783-64:3-4 Shift
P0829-62: 5-6 Shift
At this point I took the car to a different garage which I trust and a day later he told me the transmission is gone and needs to be rebuilt.
Now a bit of history: When I got the car 2 years ago (with 171,000km) I already had the same issue and had the transmission overhauled (for approx. 2000$). But it's worth noting that the valve body was not replaced. The transmission since then was shifting ok (except for an issue when cruising at highway speed and then I suddenly floor it, the car would hesitate and RPM would momentarily drop and then it would aggressively shift down along with a strong kick. But I learned to live with it and it was not a big deal. The guy told me if you want this to go away then the valve body needs to be replaced.)
Fast forward to today after only 53,000kms I got the same issue. Now the garage is offering me to do the same repair job he did 2 years back but I'm really hesitant about this as I don't want to pay this much again just for it break down again at any moment.
So I'm considering a brand new transmission to be installed. I checked with the guy and he estimated that a new transmission + labour would run me around 4600$ which is double the amount my other option. But at least I'll have the piece of mind of not having to worry about it failing any time soon. BTW the transmission is possibly a refurbished from Land Rover not brand new, I'm not sure. But I think a brand new transmission would cost more than that.
Now I'm considering my options. Is it worth it to just get new transmission or just risk it and do the cheaper repair? I do like the car, it's not my main car but I use it a lot for work so I'm thinking if it's worth it to buy a transmission that's equal to how much the whole car is worth.
Would appreciate your input guys.
