1999 Geo Prizm Transmission Replacement $2500

My 99 Geo Prism has lost power, and it sounds like a coffee grinder under the hood. This came out of the blue, it was running fine and then all of a sudden it just started hesitating and making a horrid sound. I’ve been told the transmission has gone out and was quoted over 2500 dollars to fix it. HELP

Well, the weakest part of those Prisms are their automatic transmissions. It’s the same one used in the Toyota Corollas of the same age. They just last so long, then they often break down. Now to correctly rebuild the transmission is an expensive endeavor. BUT, there are places that sell quality used units from Japan (like a company called Unitex.) They are low mileage units imported from Japan. I’ve had great luck installing them myself. And they cost over a thousand dollars less than having them rebuilt correctly