# Ford Sport Trac transmission repair - what to do?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-sport-trac-transmission-repair-what-to-do/193536>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** transmissions, ford\
**Created:** [October 24, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-sport-trac-transmission-repair-what-to-do/193536 "2023-10-24T21:43:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-sport-trac-transmission-repair-what-to-do/193536/21 "2023-10-25T21:30:29Z")

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> [@lvrout\_173947](#):
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> Replace tranny at the Ford dealership (400 miles away)
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> Replace at a random tranny shop (also 400 miles away) for $4k

In this case I would have the ford dealer do it. if you have a problem, you can bring it to any ford dealer. If you use the other shop and have a problem, it is 400 miles away.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-sport-trac-transmission-repair-what-to-do/193536/22 "2023-10-26T12:25:52Z")

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> [@lvrout\_173947](#):
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> To me, this is ridiculous. You shouldn’t need your own personal shop to check a fluid level.

Cars aren’t designed for you to work on. They are designed to save as much money as possible in assembly. A secondary goal may be to make it more likely that you will take it to a dealer for service.

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