Two year old Altima needs a new transmission!! (mileage, replace, cost)

[gentlearts]

Has anyone ever heard of such a thing? Our transmission started acting up a few days ago. The dealer wanted to replace the transmission for a mere $6100. Now, the car is at Mr. Transmission and we're keeping our fingers crossed that they will be able to fix it.
FYI, the car has 94000 miles of highway driving, and has had all scheduled maintenance.
Fortunately, we're near family and aren't stranded in some hotel.

[swifttaxi]

That is too fast to be replace I think. Better to have it check properly.

[Sayantsi]

Acting up doesn't really tell us much, but 94k mi is a lot for two years - the transmission fluid typically needs to be changed more often under such conditions than is normal.

[las vegas drunk]

So your car is two years old, but has nearly 8 years of mileage on it. Nothing to be surprise about here, especially if the fluid has never been changed.

[johnfrisco]

Well he did say, "had all scheduled maintenance."

[trlhiker]

You drive 50K mile a year? wow, hope you changed the oil regularly.

[AlfredB1979]

Originally Posted by Sayantsi

Acting up doesn't really tell us much, but 94k mi is a lot for two years - the transmission fluid typically needs to be changed more often under such conditions than is normal.

94k is 94k.

The car itself doesn't know how old it is...

[southernnaturelover]

Originally Posted by gentlearts

The dealer wanted to replace the transmission for a mere $6100.

This is what worries me about the new 5-6 speed autos and CVT's, the replacement cost of the tranny is so damn high it's almost not even worth fixing in many cases.

[trlhiker]

Did you get a 2nd opinion?

[Grandpa Pipes]

Originally Posted by las vegas drunk

So your car is two years old, but has nearly 8 years of mileage on it. Nothing to be surprise about here, especially if the fluid has never been changed.

Hmmmm Ditto.