Hello,
I accidentally drained the transmission fluid in my wife's forester and I have seen several posts about this but didn't see the answer to my question. I had the car towed to the dealer for fear of messing up the transmission and I just got a call that they are charging me $350. $140 for the fluid (which I knew), but an hour and a half of labor for the refill and having to do a transmission relearn. I asked about the relearn but they wouldn't tell me anything other than that the tech said it had to be done.
Does anyone know if this is a required step in the process of refilling transmission fluid? I did not start the car or move it or anything, so I don't understand why they can't just fill it back up with the transmission fluid. If anyone has any more information, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!
I accidentally drained the transmission fluid in my wife's forester and I have seen several posts about this but didn't see the answer to my question. I had the car towed to the dealer for fear of messing up the transmission and I just got a call that they are charging me $350. $140 for the fluid (which I knew), but an hour and a half of labor for the refill and having to do a transmission relearn. I asked about the relearn but they wouldn't tell me anything other than that the tech said it had to be done.
Does anyone know if this is a required step in the process of refilling transmission fluid? I did not start the car or move it or anything, so I don't understand why they can't just fill it back up with the transmission fluid. If anyone has any more information, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!