Cars with Bad Transmissions for Sale
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- Condition Engine start
- VIN 1GCEC19K0PE******
- Lot number 46493800
- Location FL - Southwest Ranch
- Damage Undercarriage, transmission
- Odometer 104,123 mi (actual)
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2012
Mercedes-Benz C 300 Sport 4matic
- Condition Run and drive
- VIN WDDGF8BB2CR******
- Lot number 46521445
- Location NJ - Port Murray
- Damage Normal wear & tear, transmission
- Odometer 172,395 mi (actual)
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Current bid Preliminary bid $550 USD
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2015
Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo
- Condition Run and drive
- VIN 1C4RJFAG2FC******
- Lot number 46420638
- Location NJ - Port Murray
- Damage Normal wear & tear, transmission
- Odometer 151,714 mi (actual)
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Current bid Preliminary bid $325 USD
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- Condition Run and drive
- VIN KNDNB4H38P6******
- Lot number 46479963
- Location FL - Southwest Ranch
- Damage Normal wear & tear, transmission
- Odometer 295,845 mi (actual)
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Current bid Preliminary bid $225 USD
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2017
Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid Blue
- Condition Run and drive
- VIN KMHC65LC9HU******
- Lot number 46486475
- Location FL - Southwest Ranch
- Damage Transmission
- Odometer 138,234 mi (actual)
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Current bid Preliminary bid $0 USD
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- Condition Run and drive
- VIN 2T3ZF4DV7BW******
- Lot number 46439861
- Location FL - Southwest Ranch
- Damage Right side, transmission
- Odometer 202,644 mi (actual)
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Current bid Preliminary bid $300 USD
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- Condition Run and drive
- VIN JHLRM4H72CC******
- Lot number 46475940
- Location GA - Winder
- Damage Transmission, left & right side
- Odometer 1 mi (not actual)
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2011
Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo
- Condition Run and drive
- VIN 1J4RS4GG0BC******
- Lot number 46469138
- Location FL - Southwest Ranch
- Damage Normal wear & tear, transmission
- Odometer 146,641 mi (actual)
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Current bid Preliminary bid $600 USD
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- Condition Run and drive
- VIN 5XYKTCA15BG******
- Lot number 46141569
- Location OH - West Chester
- Damage Normal wear & tear, transmission
- Odometer 165,730 mi (actual)
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- Condition Run and drive
- VIN WA1GAAFY9S2******
- Lot number 46346196
- Location NJ - Port Murray
- Damage Front end, transmission
- Odometer 22,156 mi (actual)
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Current bid Preliminary bid $25 USD
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2010
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ltz
- Condition Run and drive
- VIN 1GCSKTE30AZ******
- Lot number 46447163
- Location NJ - Port Murray
- Damage Normal wear & tear, transmission
- Odometer 263,383 mi (actual)
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Current bid Preliminary bid $1,400 USD
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- Condition Run and drive
- VIN JTNB11HKXJ3******
- Lot number 46244160
- Location FL - Southwest Ranch
- Damage Normal wear & tear, transmission
- Odometer 243,238 mi (actual)
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- Condition Run and drive
- VIN 1N4AL3AP2GN******
- Lot number 46459565
- Location FL - Southwest Ranch
- Damage Normal wear & tear, transmission
- Odometer 82,750 mi (actual)
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Current bid Preliminary bid $400 USD
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- Condition Run and drive
- VIN WMWXP7C52F2******
- Lot number 46033227
- Location CT - East Windsor
- Damage Front end, transmission
- Odometer 120,056 mi (actual)
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2016
Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid
- Condition Run and drive
- VIN KMHE14L22GA******
- Lot number 46461672
- Location NY - Brewerton
- Damage Transmission
- Odometer 153,582 mi (actual)
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- Condition Run and drive
- VIN JF2SHABC9CG******
- Lot number 46378034
- Location NJ - Port Murray
- Damage Normal wear & tear, transmission
- Odometer 179,426 mi (actual)
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Current bid Preliminary bid $2,550 USD
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- Condition Run and drive
- VIN 2HGFE1F75RH******
- Lot number 46139911
- Location NJ - Port Murray
- Damage Front end, transmission
- Odometer 41,737 mi (actual)
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- Condition Run and drive
- VIN JM3TB28A790******
- Lot number 46439464
- Location FL - Southwest Ranch
- Damage Normal wear & tear, transmission
- Odometer 143,498 mi (not actual)
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Current bid Preliminary bid $1,100 USD
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- Condition Run and drive
- VIN 4T1BF1FK4EU******
- Lot number 46433798
- Location FL - Southwest Ranch
- Damage Normal wear & tear, transmission
- Odometer 193,104 mi (actual)
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- Condition Run and drive
- VIN JTHBK262385******
- Lot number 46428915
- Location FL - Southwest Ranch
- Damage Normal wear & tear, transmission
- Odometer 171,514 mi (actual)
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- Condition Run and drive
- VIN WBANA73525B******
- Lot number 46407607
- Location FL - Southwest Ranch
- Damage Transmission
- Odometer 1 mi (not actual)
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Current bid Preliminary bid $1,950 USD
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- Condition Run and drive
- VIN 2T1BURHE9JC******
- Lot number 46035635
- Location FL - Pembroke Pines
- Damage Front end, transmission
- Odometer 139,584 mi (not actual)
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Current bid Preliminary bid $1,600 USD
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2018
RAM Promaster 2500 High Roof 159 Wb
- Condition Engine start
- VIN 3C6TRVDG7JE******
- Lot number 46406761
- Location NC - High Point
- Damage Transmission, unknown
- Odometer 209,511 mi (actual)
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- Condition Engine start
- VIN 1N4AL3AP4HC******
- Lot number 46384571
- Location FL - Pembroke Pines
- Damage Right side, transmission
- Odometer 140,754 mi (actual)
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- Condition Won’t start
- VIN 1N6AA1E58JN******
- Lot number 46310967
- Location NY - Cicero
- Damage Normal wear & tear, transmission
- Odometer 119,988 mi (actual)
- Date of auction
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FAQ
Once the sale is completed, CARS4.BID’s Terms provide no buyer’s-remorse period and all sales are final. Hidden mechanical issues can remain undiscovered, so a later transmission diagnosis does not reopen the transaction.
Yes. The displayed shipping estimate is typically based on a run-and-drive car, while special handling can add loading or unloading costs. Confirm the current shipping quote before bidding if mobility is uncertain.
Before the cutoff, you can lower or cancel a Preliminary Bid. Once Preliminary Bidding ends and the Live Auction begins, CARS4.BID says the bid can no longer be changed or canceled.
Cars with bad transmissions for sale can share the same Transmission entry in their reported Damage data while requiring very different levels of transmission work. That entry identifies the reported problem area. The failed part and required repair remain unresolved. Two similar-looking auction cars can turn into very different repair projects once the specific transmission problem is investigated. CARS4.BID brings Copart and IAAI listings into one catalog and allows buyers to bid without a dealer license. That leaves one practical question before bidding: how much of the transmission problem can actually be clarified?
What can actually be wrong with cars with bad transmissions?
A car shown as Automatic in the Transmission field may use a conventional automatic, CVT, dual-clutch transmission, or, on some hybrids, a power-split transaxle. The same model year can include more than one transmission architecture. Ford’s 2021 Escape, for example, used an 8-speed automatic with gasoline powertrains and a PowerSplit eCVT with hybrid powertrains.
What can fail depends on the transmission design:
- Possible automatic transmission problems include control solenoids, the valve body, torque-converter clutch operation, or internal clutch and gear work.
- On applicable CVTs, OEM procedures may lead through pressure-control or control-valve checks before belt, sub-assembly, or assembly-level work.
- A DCT can involve clutch behavior, electronic control, learning procedures, or clutch-assembly work. The DCT design alone does not establish a failed clutch.
- Manual transmission problems can involve internal shift forks, gears, or synchronizers, while clutch, hydraulic, or cable faults need to be separated from gearbox faults.
- A hybrid power-split transaxle can use planetary gearing with motor-generators. That architecture needs its own diagnostic branch because belt-CVT assumptions do not carry over.
Automatic or Manual is only the first useful identifier. Use the lot’s Engine type, Drivetrain, model year, and available Trim or VIN data to narrow the application. Then check OEM service information or an OEM parts catalog for the transmission code or application tied to that vehicle. Manufacturer procedures can distinguish transmissions by engine code, transmission code, VIN range, or other build data. If more than one application fits, keep the exact transmission unresolved and avoid a repair assumption until the transmission application is confirmed.
How can you narrow down the transmission problem before bidding?
A Transmission-damage car can carry Run and drive after only limited auction movement. That Condition does not establish reverse engagement or normal shifting through the transmission’s operating range. Use each source for one question, and let contradictions show what needs checking next.
- Start with Condition. Run and drive confirms only limited movement. Engine start leaves transmission engagement open. Won’t start can also mean the vehicle was not tested. Record only what was observed and leave the rest unresolved.
- Match the photos to Primary damage and Secondary damage. With Undercarriage, use underside views around the transmission case, pan where applicable, cooler lines, driveline parts, cables, and connectors. Electrical keeps wiring or control involvement possible. Interior photos can show warning messages or gear-position displays. Missing angles stay Unknown.
- Open VIN.DOCTOR and compare prior auctions, damage, and Odometer chronology. Earlier records can change the questions raised by today’s photos, while history cannot identify the transmission fault.
- If one missing detail could change the repair outlook, ask whether an independent inspection report can include underside views, visible leakage, warning displays, or selector indications. CARS4.BID confirms a detailed photo/video report. OBD scanning, road testing, and transmission diagnosis are not published inspection promises.
- If transmission fault codes are available, open the OEM procedure for the exact transmission application. Check each code’s entry conditions, related codes, and any temperature, speed, or load requirements specified by that procedure before drawing a conclusion.
For buyers comparing cars for sale with bad transmissions, the strongest pre-bid picture comes from agreement across independent signals. When they conflict, the conflict becomes the next question to resolve.
Which signs point to a targeted transmission repair versus major internal work?
Similar transmission symptoms can come from faults that require very different levels of repair. GM documented limited gear selection from a valve-body connector issue on certain 8-speed automatics, while Ford documented an MT82 first/second-gear no-move condition requiring internal fork, gear, and synchronizer work.
For cars with bad transmissions, it is useful to separate the possible repair into three levels:
- External/supporting: shift cable or selector problems, cooler-line leaks, clutch hydraulics or cable faults, and wiring or connector issues. A narrower repair is plausible only when the evidence points there and the diagnostic path does not leave internal work open.
- Control/hydraulic/electronic: TCM or software faults, solenoids, valve-body or pressure-control problems, and DCT control or learning-related service routes. Keep a transmission control problem in this middle level until the OEM procedure shows whether the fault stays there or leads deeper.
- Major/internal: internal inspection, CVT belt or sub-assembly work where the prescribed procedure supports it, DCT clutch or assembly work, manual fork/gear/synchronizer repair, or transmission replacement when diagnosis supports that route. Nissan OEM procedures, for example, distinguish control-valve-only work from belt/pulley and CVT sub-assembly routes based on the prescribed inspection path.
Use the applicable OEM procedure already matched to the lot as the repair-tier boundary. If its required checks lead to internal inspection, internal components, or assembly replacement, keep major work open. If stronger evidence has not reasonably excluded internal transmission damage, carry the highest credible unresolved level forward to the next budgeting step.
How much transmission risk should you budget for cars with bad transmissions before bidding?
A low Current bid can make a Transmission-damage car look cheap before repair exposure is priced. Price the evidence-supported repair level without assuming the cheapest explanation.
| Scope | Range | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic shift cable | $419-$532 | Only when cable/selector trouble is supported. |
| Transmission cooler line | $363-$442 | Only for a supported line/leak route. |
| Transmission position sensor | $390-$507 | Sensor-specific after diagnosis. |
| Transmission Control Module | $919-$993 | Programming/calibration may add work. |
| Manual clutch replacement | $1,598-$2,011 | Applies to clutch replacement only. Internal gearbox work needs a separate estimate. |
| Transmission replacement | $6,166-$6,685 | Related repairs and location can change it. |
| New transmission, KBB reference | $2,900-$7,100 | Broad range. Keep separate from RepairPal. |
For valve-body, torque-converter, CVT assembly, DCT clutch/mechatronic, or rebuild work, get an exact-vehicle quote instead of inventing a national average. For replacement-level work, use a quote for the exact transmission application that includes any required installation, programming, or relearn work.
For buyers comparing cars for sale with bad transmissions, work backward from repaired-market value. Use a comparable with the same relevant transmission and Drivetrain when configuration affects value or repair exposure. Subtract auction and delivery costs, the transmission allowance, other confirmed work, and a reserve only for uncertainty not already covered.
CARS4.BID’s Price calculator shows Additional costs, delivery price, and final cost. Pricing analysis can show Bid to win, retail price, sale status, and seller reserve where available. Projected Win Bid is informational and does not define your ceiling. Neither tool prices transmission repairs.
If the project works only when an unproven cheap repair is assumed, the bid is too high. Set the maximum before bidding and stop when the auction reaches it.
Once you have qualified a Transmission-damage car and set your maximum bid, submit that ceiling through CARS4.BID. We place incremental bids on your behalf up to that maximum and, after a win, handle the purchase paperwork through the auction process. CARS4.BID is a registered Copart buyer and licensed IAAI broker with over 20 years of experience working with these auctions.