Hello all, I am a new member to this forum but have been a Suzuki motorcycle devotee for many years.
I bought my first Suzuki car early this year.
It is a 2004 Ignis four door hatchback with the 1300cc egine with front wheel drive apparently from Japan (I think).
It is in Barbados and it has some transmission issues.
It tends to start off and stay in 2nd gear without upchanging, sometimes has no drive and often at stops, revs without any drive and then hits into gear harshly depending on the revs. Reverse can take a few seconds before it moves. The ATF fluid is high, if not slightly higher than it needs to be. It does not leak and there is no smell of overheated transmission fluid or internals. There is no debris or granules on the dipstick nor ATF discolouration.
My questions::
Is there a source for a transmission rebuild kit that I might contact for purchase?
Is there a source for a rebuilt auto transmission that i could ship to Barbados?
Is there another Suzuki (or other) car whose transmission is the same and will mate up easily with the Ignis' block?
Is there another Suzuki car 's engine/ transmission combo that can be easily substituted for the original engine transmission setup?
Is changing to a manual transmission an option?
if yes, which one?
The car is wonderful and drives beautifully when it works, I can drive it and tolerate the extended 2nd gear lock up until i reach the highway when an ignition switch off and switch back on allows the transmission to go to high and then overdrive.
The wife wont cope with that along with its other quirks.
Any help and/or advice would be severely appreciated.
sincerely,
Paul.
I bought my first Suzuki car early this year.
It is a 2004 Ignis four door hatchback with the 1300cc egine with front wheel drive apparently from Japan (I think).
It is in Barbados and it has some transmission issues.
It tends to start off and stay in 2nd gear without upchanging, sometimes has no drive and often at stops, revs without any drive and then hits into gear harshly depending on the revs. Reverse can take a few seconds before it moves. The ATF fluid is high, if not slightly higher than it needs to be. It does not leak and there is no smell of overheated transmission fluid or internals. There is no debris or granules on the dipstick nor ATF discolouration.
My questions::
Is there a source for a transmission rebuild kit that I might contact for purchase?
Is there a source for a rebuilt auto transmission that i could ship to Barbados?
Is there another Suzuki (or other) car whose transmission is the same and will mate up easily with the Ignis' block?
Is there another Suzuki car 's engine/ transmission combo that can be easily substituted for the original engine transmission setup?
Is changing to a manual transmission an option?
if yes, which one?
The car is wonderful and drives beautifully when it works, I can drive it and tolerate the extended 2nd gear lock up until i reach the highway when an ignition switch off and switch back on allows the transmission to go to high and then overdrive.
The wife wont cope with that along with its other quirks.
Any help and/or advice would be severely appreciated.
sincerely,
Paul.
