NHTSA Complaint #10605359 — 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT UPSHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR. ENGINE WAS WARM AND HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 6 MILES. I WAS ACCELERATING TO REACH HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN THE LEFT LANE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. AS IT TRIED TO GO FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. I LIMPED THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY (MUCH SLOWER THAN THE TRAFFIC HONKING AND TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ME) AND COULD ONLY GET THE GEARS TO REENGAGE AFTER COMPLETELY POWERING DOWN THE CAR AND CUTTING ALL AUXILIARY POWER. THEN AFTER RESTART, THE GEARS WORKED PROPERLY AGAIN. AFTER TRANSMISSION TEARDOWN, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT THE WAVE PLATE HAS BROKEN LOSE AND ADDITIONALLY DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. *TR