Hi!
I have a 2017 Hyundai accent (automatic transmission) that I bought with around 52,000 miles on it. It was a rental car before I bought it so I know it was well taken care of.
Anyway it was a shared car during my marriage, and since my ex-husband did all the driving, he was in charge or car maintenance. Surprise, surprise, he didn't do anything. Now I'm at 113,000-ish miles, and it's time for me to get a transmission fluid change.
I watched Scotty Kilmer's video about what happens if you don't change your transmission fluid for a long time and then suddenly do. I know I missed a change around 83,000 miles.
I'm now stuck wondering what my options are. Do I change it, and risk it slipping? Do I leave it and know my car is going to eventually die out (I still owe like 7K)? Do I change 1/2 of the fluid and then in a few months change the other 1/2? Is missing one fluid change NBD and changing it will be totally fine?
Thanks so much in advance for your help! I'm really at a loss and want to take better care of my vehicle now. Thank you for helping me navigate the scary world of car maintenance.
-Bugvines
If you don't do anything, start looking for a new car or become fond of taking the bus. Change the fluid and filter. Keep the old fluid. If it develops a problem after the change, put the old fluid back in and sell it.