If your vehicle will not move or if you are afraid to drive it any further, having it towed to your nearest Cottman Center is the most prudent thing to do. Vehicles stop moving for a variety of reasons so having your Cottman representative arrange to have the vehicle towed in and evaluated with our TransCheck 21 PLUS® service is the first step. The good news is that the TransCheck 21 PLUS® service is FREE and, in most cases, so is the tow.

Why have your vehicle towed in to a Cottman Center? Because the first thing we will do is identify why the vehicle stopped. We will check for proper fluid level. We will make certain that all of the linkages and cables that should be connected are connected. We will evaluate the electronics and following all of that, we will make our recommendations. Those recommendations could range from an adjustment to replacing external parts to an internal inspection. If an internal inspection is required, your Cottman representative will, at that time, give you the price of a soft parts overhaul. However, because of the complexity of most late model vehicles, it would be unwise to condemn the transmission before it is evaluated.

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