1998 Audi A4 2.8L Quattro Automatic Tranmission Problem Advice Tranmission Cooler?

[umoms]

I have a 1998 Audi A4 2.8L Quattro Automatic with 100k miles. It needed a new transmission. So i paid $2,000 for a entire transmission rebuild. It came with a 3month warranty 3k mile warranty. I drove it 100 miles and it stopped going in reverse. Towed it back. They put in another rebuilt transmission. After 250 more miles Now it wont go in reverse and making all kinds of noises. Towed it back again. Now the tell them the reason it keeps failing is because it needs a new transmission cooler. They want me to pay for a new one. I tried arguing it was misdiagnosed in the first place but they wont budge. They said they will install the transmission cooler and put in another rebuilt transmission if i bring them a transmission cooler. My question is does that make sense? Can a bad transmission cooler cause 3 transmissions to go bad? With 100 miles and 250 miles between the 2nd and 3rd transmission? I want to make sure this makes sense before i pay for the part and hope this doesn't happen again.

They said the reason why its the transmission cooler is because everytime it comes back the coolant is always clogged up with metal and other debris. They always power clean and flush it but it always gets clogged back up.

Essential what they are saying is the transmission cooler is causing a newly rebuilt transmission to fail each time.

Do you guys think they are telling the truth?

Also how do you guys feel about using a universal transmission cooler?

[zrowcool]

doesnt make sense, i dont think that their rebuilds are high quality, especially since the trans cooler is part of the radiator. all the cooler does is lower temp, the metal shavings it would have are from the tranny and not the cooler

[flyromeo3]

IF there are shavings in the fluid its metal particles from the tranny. Surely what they used wasnt of high quality for our cars.

IF our cars dont come with a tranny cooler than why would that be his basis for the failure?

[ShawFM]

I have a 1998 Audi A4 2.8L Quattro Automatic with 100k miles. It needed a new transmission. So i paid $2,000 for a entire transmission rebuild. It came with a 3month warranty 3k mile warranty. I drove it 100 miles and it stopped going in reverse. Towed it back. They put in another rebuilt transmission. After 250 more miles Now it wont go in reverse and making all kinds of noises. Towed it back again. Now the tell them the reason it keeps failing is because it needs a new transmission cooler. They want me to pay for a new one. I tried arguing it was misdiagnosed in the first place but they wont budge. They said they will install the transmission cooler and put in another rebuilt transmission if i bring them a transmission cooler. My question is does that make sense? Can a bad transmission cooler cause 3 transmissions to go bad? With 100 miles and 250 miles between the 2nd and 3rd transmission? I want to make sure this makes sense before i pay for the part and hope this doesn't happen again.

They said the reason why its the transmission cooler is because everytime it comes back the coolant is always clogged up with metal and other debris. They always power clean and flush it but it always gets clogged back up.

Essential what they are saying is the transmission cooler is causing a newly rebuilt transmission to fail each time.

Do you guys think they are telling the truth?

Also how do you guys feel about using a universal transmission cooler?

I'll agree with zrowcool and add if they are planning, or forcing you into replacing the trans cooler I would order a new radiator from ECS or someone else. I tossed a new radiator in from them it took a few hours, and will solve the future problem of coolant leaks which will eventually happen.
Also if they did flush the trans cooler properly there shouldn't be any metal shavings remaining.