So I'm still shaking a bit from what happened yesterday evening on my way back from Dubai to Abu Dhabi. I was cruising along at about 120 km/h, everything felt absolutely normal, and then out of nowhere the car just lost all power and the gearbox warning light started flashing on the dash. I managed to coast over to the hard shoulder and when I tried to pull away again, the car would barely move, it felt like it was stuck in third gear or something and the revs were all over the place. Honestly my heart was in my mouth because it was getting dark and there were trucks flying past, not the kind of situation you want to be stuck in. I switched the engine off, waited a few minutes, and when I restarted it the warning light was gone and the car drove fine the rest of the way home, but I know that's just a temporary reset and the underlying problem is still there. I've been reading up on this and it sounds like it could be a speed sensor issue or maybe the valve body starting to fail, but I'm absolutely dreading the diagnosis because I know these repairs can get really expensive really fast. A mate at work suggested I Learn more about reliable gearbox workshop services in Abu Dhabi before I commit to anywhere because apparently there's a big difference in quality between places that actually know these ZF transmissions and places that just claim they do. I'm going to take the car in somewhere this week because I can't afford to have that happen again, especially with the family in the car, but I'm torn between just going to the nearest place or doing proper research and finding a specialist even if it means driving a bit further. If anyone's had a similar limp mode experience, I'd love to know what the root cause ended up being and roughly what I should expect to pay so I don't get taken advantage of when I start calling around for quotes.
