Allow me to preface this by stating that I have read other threads on this topic for hours...I just bought my first ODY today (8/26/2010). The dealer told me he had just put in a rebuilt transmission. I test drove it a couple days before on mostly flat roads and it was great. After making the purchase, I experienced a shifting issue. It only occurs between 1st and second gear, either from a dead stop on an uphill grade, or when accelerating a bit more aggressively on flatter terrain. The transmission stays in first gear too long, and then seems to slam into second. I wouldn't call this "slipping", which has been referred to in other posts. The dealer did tell me that the trannys have been notoriously bad due to inferior 'glues' used in the manufacturing of the original plates. He said the newly installed transmission has plates that shouldn't fall apart. This makes me think that the screens may not be clogged, but perhaps someone here could help me out a bit more. Why would my tranny hang up in a gear until it suddenly grabs the next?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance