I was running some errands at lunchtime. On my way back from to work I was climbing the overpass at Monroe and the San Tomas Expressway, when I went to shift into 3rd......NOTHING! Dead stick! WTF? Fortunately I had enough momentum to make it over the hill, then make a hard right turn at Walsh, then another right turn at the next corner. I shut her down and cursed. One hundred degrees outside and I was stranded. I fired her up and found I had second gear but no other gears. Woo hoo! At least I could drive her to the shop for repairs. Got to the shop and was told there are no tranny parts for the CSVT. A quick look by the service counselor and I was told the tranny is OK, just the linkage was probably hosed. No big deal he assured me. I will get a call tomorrow with the damage report. It just might be time to bail on the CSVT and buy something else. No tranny parts? Because it is a limited production model and not like a Taurus is the reason I was given. Whoa! I live in San Jose near Campbell. I drove up to Hayward yesterday to visit a friend. Good thing it did not happen up there! Lucky me! Will post the post mortem tomorrow.
