HELP Need advise on my 53 plate auto Vectra

[rach73]

Hi

I need some advise and would be grateful if anyone could help

 

I have a 53 plate Vectra automatic that keeps jumping in the gears it knocks into gear mostly in low gear seems fine in high gear, I was coming home from work earlier and my light came on the dash a image of a car and a spanner and then the car started to drive very slowly as if it was in one gear but was smooth ? I then pulled up and switched off the ignition and restarted it and was ok again?? although the jumping into gear was still there, I have been told it could be a number of things including transmission fluid but dont know how to check if it has enough in as there is no dipstick?? please can anyone advise me what to do I will take it to a garage for a look but do not know what garage to take it to I do not want ripping off:(

Thank You

[meister]

id take it to mr gearbox at attercliffe

http://mistergearbox.co.uk/index.php?

[geared]

Yea get it to a specialist with a code reader and hope it's not anything terminal.

 

Has it slowly been getting worse or has it started quite quick?

The auto-box in my friends Zafira slowly got more erratic with it's gear changes, randomly kicking down and stuff.

 

That turned out to be transmission fluid, although the Vauxhall main dealer told us the fluid was life-long and doesn't degrade

[rach73]

when I first drive the car it seems fine it seems to jump when I drive for about 10 mins?

Thanks for the mistergearbox link I hope It does not require a gearbox £850 is way out of my budget

[Jabroni]

Either:

 

Low gearbox oil level

 

Faulty Gearbox module/ecu

 

Moisture getting into the gearbox oil via rotten pipes.

 

 

 

Needs plugging into a tech2 machine at a vauxhall garage to check the module before anything, then either taking to a gearbox specialist or buying another gearbox.

[kanda8]

before you take it anywhere check ATF level (auto trans fluid) should be in a collector bottle at back of engine bay. It should say ATF on it. if it has no dip stick with it,it should have a low and full mark on the outside of it. Take lid off look where level is and start engine,with engine running look at level again if its low top it up with ATF, don't overfill tho. then take for test drive see how it goes,if its still driving like a bag of spanners get a mechanic to clean the filter inside the gearbox.this is NOT a big job,its worth doing this as it is a common thing to happen as nobody bothers to check gearbox filter

[imi123]

Call sheffield gearboxes for advise. We also do diagnostic scanning...

 

01142433416

[rach73]

Thank you for all your advise I will try them all and update you

[El Cid]

My last employer had auto vans, every single one of them had problems with the gearbox. They garage didnt seem to know how to fix them, they would get repaired and then break down again, leaving them unable to drive.

[banjodeano]

before you take it anywhere check ATF level (auto trans fluid) should be in a collector bottle at back of engine bay. It should say ATF on it. if it has no dip stick with it,it should have a low and full mark on the outside of it. Take lid off look where level is and start engine,with engine running look at level again if its low top it up with ATF, don't overfill tho. then take for test drive see how it goes,if its still driving like a bag of spanners get a mechanic to clean the filter inside the gearbox.this is NOT a big job,its worth doing this as it is a common thing to happen as nobody bothers to check gearbox filter

that looks like excellent advice....