1995 VW Jetta III GL

Hello!

My daugher has a 1996 VW Jetta III GL with the dreaded automatic
transmission. It was rebuilt by a reputable transmission shop in the
Pittsbugh area.

Recently, she's been having an increased problem with the transmission
hunting for gears. She said is seems to happen only when the
transmision is warm. When she first starts driving all seems to be
good.but shifts harder and more random as the transmission heats up.

Before I had it rebuilt I shipped the valve body out for testing -
which came back OK - and had the transmission cooler replaced since it
appearted to be a temp. related issue.

Does anybody have any suggestions as to what to look for next?

Thanks!

Jeff

Try synthetic, high-grade transmission fluid. It might be breaking
down and/or getting thin as the car warms up.

any engine or trans faults? BTW, I'm in the PGH area... who did the trans?


"tombstone" > wrote in message
...
> Hello!
>
> My daugher has a 1996 VW Jetta III GL with the dreaded automatic
> transmission. It was rebuilt by a reputable transmission shop in the
> Pittsbugh area.
>
> Recently, she's been having an increased problem with the transmission
> hunting for gears. She said is seems to happen only when the
> transmision is warm. When she first starts driving all seems to be
> good.but shifts harder and more random as the transmission heats up.
>
> Before I had it rebuilt I shipped the valve body out for testing -
> which came back OK - and had the transmission cooler replaced since it
> appearted to be a temp. related issue.
>
> Does anybody have any suggestions as to what to look for next?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jeff

There is a random check engine light that has been popping up for
ever. We had the codes pulled a while ago and there was nothing.
Lucilles did the rebuild. They've been fantastic in trying to
continue to troubleshoot.
My daughter's boyfriend had his rebuilt at a different location and it
was doing the same thing.