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i've always been a little shy of the transmission after reading all the horror stories. i try to baby it when i can.
the first signs show up 2 weeks ago. i was on the interstate, trying to work my way into a spot between a couple cars. i generally put it in 3rd before i give it a lot of gas so that if it has to downshift to 2nd, it doesn't go all the way from overdrive. i was just focused on getting around this car and just hit the gas. it tried to downshift to 2nd from 4th and made a horrible clunk. i let off the gas and it went back into drive. i was careful after that, but after a little while, i started driving it like normal and things seemed fine.
so Monday, my wife took it to the store and told me the transmission felt weird. she said it felt like it was in neutral and she had to shift it into 3rd to go anywhere. i figured she got it stuck between drive and neutral somehow and didn't think much of it.
i drove it yesterday all day and it was fine. get in today after work, drives fine for a few minutes. come up to a stop sign and when i hit the gas, it feels like it's in neutral. i had to put it down into 1st to get it going. i figured out that it just plain won't take off if the selector is in 3rd or D. i can put it in 1st or 2nd, take off just fine, then manually shift up into 3rd or D and it works fine.
any clue fellas? i'm sure the tranny is going to need some work, but i'd like an idea of what i'm in for.
the first signs show up 2 weeks ago. i was on the interstate, trying to work my way into a spot between a couple cars. i generally put it in 3rd before i give it a lot of gas so that if it has to downshift to 2nd, it doesn't go all the way from overdrive. i was just focused on getting around this car and just hit the gas. it tried to downshift to 2nd from 4th and made a horrible clunk. i let off the gas and it went back into drive. i was careful after that, but after a little while, i started driving it like normal and things seemed fine.
so Monday, my wife took it to the store and told me the transmission felt weird. she said it felt like it was in neutral and she had to shift it into 3rd to go anywhere. i figured she got it stuck between drive and neutral somehow and didn't think much of it.
i drove it yesterday all day and it was fine. get in today after work, drives fine for a few minutes. come up to a stop sign and when i hit the gas, it feels like it's in neutral. i had to put it down into 1st to get it going. i figured out that it just plain won't take off if the selector is in 3rd or D. i can put it in 1st or 2nd, take off just fine, then manually shift up into 3rd or D and it works fine.
any clue fellas? i'm sure the tranny is going to need some work, but i'd like an idea of what i'm in for.