Every once in a while my car will start doing this thing where it will not shift into a higher gear so the car only goes about 35mph and the engine sounds like it just needs to shift. When it starts to do it i can pull over and put the car in reverse and it will kinda jump back and then i can put it back into drive and it will work fine. Does anybody know what could be causing this and what needs to be fixed? Thanks.
2006-09-25 16:44:27 · 6 answers · asked by Ryan 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The car is a 95 chrysler new yorker
2006-09-25 16:52:36 · update #1
There is a few things that can cause this.
First is the trans fluid full?
Have you ever changes the trans filter?
It can also be the tranmission govonor. It is inside and helps the trans shift.
It can also be the frount pump inside the tork converter is not pumping the fluid
Hope this helps and thanks for your question
2006-09-25 16:55:52 · answer #1 · answered by goldwing127959 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like an automatic transmission issue - check the transmission fluid. This is normally done while the engine is warm and running.
You may have to get your transmission oil and filter changed if the oil is old and getting thin.
You may also have a vacuum leak but, due to the sporadic nature of the problem, I think that is less likely.
2006-09-25 16:52:07 · answer #2 · answered by speakeasy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i own a repair shop,,and it sounds like the shift control cable needs to be adjusted on it,,this cable allows a certain amount of pressure to be reached to allow it to shift gears ,and if its out,,it wont shift right,,one other thing that will do it also is a the filter being dirty in the transmission on it this don't allow a good flow of fluid inside the transmission and robs it of power needed to make it shift properly,,it can be be either one of these things or both causing it to do that,it may need to go in for repair good luck i hope this help,s.
2006-09-25 16:51:50 · answer #3 · answered by dodge man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if this car is a ford Taurus bring it to a transmission shop have the filter changed and the trouble codes cleared any other car i would recommend the same however every car is different you may want to possibly list what kind of car it is for a more detailed answer
2006-09-25 16:49:30 · answer #4 · answered by yodamandemonoid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have the same car and i do all my Owen work on all my cares but that one is the worst the transmissions are garbage and the front pup gos bad and you need a hole new one the car is not worth it sell it wall it still moves
2006-09-25 17:48:29 · answer #5 · answered by Aaron c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pa says that a Man that dont know his car dont know himsself
2006-09-25 16:45:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋