I bought my 2012 Town & Country in November 2019 and the mileage is currently 126,000
In December 2019 I had a recall service done at the dealer and was given a free multi-point inspection
Dealer said that the transmission fluid is discolored and smells burnt.
As far as I can tell from the service records the previous owner gave me the transmission has never been serviced.
Dealer recommends transmission filter, fluid & gasket replacement.
Dealer cost to do this is roughly $700.
Local transmission shop would do it for far less BUT recommends I do NOTHING and hope that the transmision continues to serve me well.
The reason given was that simply draining out 5+ quarts of transmission fluid that is discolored and smells burnt and putting in 5+ quarts of new fluid would likely result in transmission failure within the next 3 to 4 months (3,000 to 4,000 miles)
What should I do in this situation?
In December 2019 I had a recall service done at the dealer and was given a free multi-point inspection
Dealer said that the transmission fluid is discolored and smells burnt.
As far as I can tell from the service records the previous owner gave me the transmission has never been serviced.
Dealer recommends transmission filter, fluid & gasket replacement.
Dealer cost to do this is roughly $700.
Local transmission shop would do it for far less BUT recommends I do NOTHING and hope that the transmision continues to serve me well.
The reason given was that simply draining out 5+ quarts of transmission fluid that is discolored and smells burnt and putting in 5+ quarts of new fluid would likely result in transmission failure within the next 3 to 4 months (3,000 to 4,000 miles)
What should I do in this situation?