Hello, ive got a 95 Protege w/143k miles. It wasnt very well taken care of for most of its life, ive just recently got it off my sister and have got it running alot better (plugs, oil, all the filters) but recently the transmission has occas...

When idling the truck sounds fine. When in gear and moving it sounds as if the trans. is whining. I was told it could be the trans. pump. Is this a correct diagnostic? If so, how much am I looking at to repair. What does the repair consist o...

89 Toyota Camry V6 Automatic 225K miles My old reliable Camry is giving me problems. I put it in Drive and am scoogint along when all of a sudden, it acts like someone shifted it into neutral. I try manualy shifting into 2,1,N,R, and park. T...

Hi... I have a 1995 taurus 3.0 with an A/T. It has 103,000 miles. I have had no Trans problems... slipping etc till now. Drove to work and noticed a slight wineing noise... but could not pinpoint where it was comming from. When I went to lea...

My Jeep is currently at dealer service for an unrealated issue. While changing the oil, the service guy told me that I have a transmission leak in the "plastic" elbow and it will need to be replaced. He quoted $400 to replace it because the...

Hi all I have a 07 mercury Sable GS with the 3.0 ltr engine, i am needing to replace the tranny solenoid and cannot find it to save my life, could anyone help me. thanksAny idea which solenoid? There is more than one in your transmission.i d...

Was cruising along the highway at about 60 mph in my 95 Trans Sport (3.8 6cyl.) when the RPM's starting to fluctuate. Looked like it was shifting in and out of 4th. No bucking. Just a 500 or so rpm shift. Finally sputtered and died as I pull...

Hey Everyone, Im new to this forum, but I come here seeking help for my 1987 Buck Century. we've been having transmition problems that seem to come and go. what happens is that the car has a very hard time getting out of first gear; the engi...

Hello. I've got a 1997 Grand Cherokee Limited with 65000 miles on it and I just started having a very strange problem. When backing out of the driveway in the morning, it has locked up and come to a screetching halt on the roadway. Both time...

I recently purchased a Dodge caravan, engine is good and strong but when I put the vehicle in drive, the problem begins. This is a 4 speed tranny (overdrive). Going from 1st to 2nd is a breeze, from 2nd to 3rd takes a bit longer...BUT going...

I'm USAF currently stationed in South Korea. I brought a little 1993 Sentra 1.6L auto trans car over with me, 150K miles on it. It just started refusing to shift gears. The repair shop on the base says it's an electronic trans and they don't...

I recently bought a 1997 Pontiac Trans Sports with a 3.4 liter engine auto transmission and it has 78,000 mile on it. Just today while driving home to work the power steering went out only while turning to the wheel to the right. Turning the...

I have a 1993 Ford Explorer with manual transmission. Where do I check the transmission fluid level? The Owner's Manual has no diagram. It just refers to a "filler plug." Thanks, AlanThe filler plug is on the side of the transmision -- about...

Hello, I need some urgent advice as I am due to either approve a $2145 work ticket or have it towed to another location for a 2nd opinion within a few hours. I was driving home on a wet friday evening, doing a crawl at the normal spot at aro...

Hi all. I have a question. Does 93 Accord has motrol oil in automatic transmission instead of regular motor oil. The dealer changed the transmission oil, it's color is like motor oil, I was surprised. I called the dealer and he said the old...

My wife stopped at a red light. now when you put the car in reverse, or drive, it will not go. The gears will shift and the linkage is working fine. I can get it out of park and push it, but the car will not move when i press the gas. please...

Hi all, Venturi, As you know, Honda Dealer performed the timing belt job on my 93 Accord EX (136K miles, automatic transmission) last week. It happened because of balancer shaft seal problem, inherent with these years models. After that, I n...

I have 2001 Jeep that has about 41,000 miles on it with an automatic transmission. Recently it has presented a problem that seems transmission related. When starting in the morning, occasionally, it takes a while before it will actually shif...

This summer I bought a 1988 Ford Bronco w/ 150000 miles. I drove it home (abt 10 miles) from the mechanic who sold it. The next day the engine light came on, I stopped at a station right away. Sure enough, the oil had drained out - I was tol...

Hi, I have an old 86 Olds Cutlass Ciera 2.8L, 6 cyl Fuel injection, auto transmission. (80,000 miles) I bought it new. Last week, during my driving, I saw the "Brake" warning light on, I stopped on side, found a pinhole on the 3/16" left rea...

my mercury villager has 295,000 kms on it and the electronic trasmision modulator seems to be sticking such that I am locked in 3rd gear. only way to get this to stop is to turn the car off and re-start. Is there a way that I can disengage t...

I just bought a 1999 Grand Caravan AWD 3.8L V-6 with 87000 miles. It was driving perfect. Turned it off last night. This am I started it and pulled out...........no speedometer speed showing, shifts from 1 to 2 but does not shift on to 3 or...

Any idea on what would cause a standard transmissoon to "freeze" and not go into any gear when the engine is running? I can change gears when the engine is turned off.Clutch not disengaging. Maybe from a bad clutch master or slave cylinder....

My wife and I just bought this van and it is GREAT! BUT, she noticed a vibration (while sitting in the passenger seat) that she could feel throught the floor and through her seat. She says that it is random, but after a lot of rides, she has...

The tranny in my 95 MK VIII keeps shifting up and down at unpredictable times, sometimes going 65 mph it shifts down to second gear, causing the engine to rev up to 5000 rpm. I had the transmission overhauled by one of the chain shops and it...

First post: I have a 4.6L with 42K miles. Early yesterday morning I drove to a town 65 miles away and drove back mid afternoon. No problems until 20 miles from home. The tach jumped about 2K rpm between 65-70 mph then the trans reingaged and...

Someone please help me to fingure out what is wrong with my automatic transmission. While I was driving, suddenly the transmission just stop engaging. The engine still ran, but there is no engagement whatsoever with the transmission. I look...

Hello, I'm new to the forum. I have a 1996 Dodge Ram 1500 Manual Transmission, that shortly after being serviced for a new catalytic converter, the Check Engine light came on, however the light appeared cooinciding with the odometer reading...

While driving my 1994 Ford Taurus up a dirt road yesterday I hit a rock and punched a hole into my Transmission fluid pan (now I know why people don't take sedans off-roading) anyway I didn't know I'd done it and continued to drive the car f...

I have a 1990 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA. It has the 5.7 liter, 350 V8, tuned port injection, and automatic transmission. The car has 44,000 miles on it. The car won't start unless I give it gas and keep my foot on the gas pedal. As soon...

Hello everone, I was wondering if anyone could help diagnose the problem that I am having. When I put it into Drive I have to hold the brake to wait for the car to get in gear (It kind of jolts when it does). And a couple of times I was able...

I have a 1989 chevy 1500 with a 350 and 700r4 trans. the transmission seems to be slipping a little bit as it shifts into a higher gear. my wiring problem is that every time that i turn the head lights on the dash lights dont work, the gauge...

I looked today at a mitsubishi 1992 cube van from a pritate party. The owner doesnt know anything about it. It runs great but the transmision (auto) wont go into overdrive (it has a button on the stick). I would stick up to $1000 into the tr...

Vehicle: 1994 Chevy ext cab, Silverado, 350/5.7, automatic w/overdrive. History: 185,000 miles, new engine at 181,000. Remaining drive train original. No prior breakdowns. Engine replaced due to high mileage and power loss. Problem: At 179k...

I own a 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 w/ 5.9 auto. with 63000 miles. The problem I’m having is when in overdrive at low RPM’s and between 20 to 45 miles per hour the transmission makes a shuttering sound. It almost seems to be that it is not dow...

Hi. i have a 96 grand am with a 2.4 motor and sometimes my transmission takes a while to shift out of first gear and when it does finally shifts it slams into the next gear. The tranny fluid and filter has been changed within the last 1000 m...

Hi! I'm having a transmission problem with my 93 Ford Tempo. The problem is it revees up and delayes shifting into the next gear. My car is at a repair shop right now and I don't have a lot of money in my budget right now. The guy at the rep...

Just purchased a used 98 Ford F-150 with 100k miles. Six cylinder, automatic. When I test drove and monitered over a few days prior to purchase, there was no sign of leak under truck. Parked in garage a few days, then started and drove. Noti...

while driving car seemed to skip, loose power, then go into 2nd gear...speedometer stopped working...what could be wrong?Some electronic controlled transmission use the same speed sensor for the transmission and speedometer. If that sensor w...

I have a 1994 Ford Explorer. If I'm leaking transmission fluid through the 'breather', does that mean I need to get a new/rebuilt transmission?Is it a manual or automatic? Do automatics have breathers? Manuals do. It could just mean you have...

PLEASE.... Can somebody me slove my car trouble. My car as been recently not acting right at all. It has a problem idling. When I come to a complete stop the car RPMs bump down to 500 from 1000. It acts like it wants to die on me and some ti...

Hi I just had a fair amount of work done, some of which included a reconditioned computer (from a jobber) installed, various sensors such as oxygen, map, the one on the manifold, the big one located by the air intake on the fuel injector sys...

I have a 96 crown vic, 65k that recently had complete trans service with synthetic oil, Lubegard, including TC, plugs and wires. Has developed a shudder or miss (hard to tell difference) at various steady speeds. Tried tapping the brakes to...

I have a '96 Taurus wagon that has a rather substantial trans fluid leak. My regular mechanic said it should go to the dealer for repair (since they have access to the parts). The leak, he says, is by the radiator. Since I've never taken the...

my transmission went out in my 89 honda accord lxi it's an automatic. my friend was driving and pressed on the gas in park... she put it into drive with the gas still down and now the transmission dosn't ingage it just makes a grinding noise...

The transmission quit working in this car just before Christmas. We purchased a salvage yard tranny and had a mechanic install it for $300. It lasted 39 days(only 32 days of actual driving). The mechanic contacted the salvage yard since he f...

91 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 Auto 4X4 Is the output shaft bearing on the transfer case easy to change or does the transfer case have to come out to do the job? Does the case need dissasembling or can the bearing be extracted and re-inserted without...

I shifted my satern from drive to reverse instead of third gear. There was a huge grinding noise. The car still drives. The next day I noticed the fluid had balck flecks in it. I took it to a transmission shop and they tested it and said it...

I have known of two separate instances (on two different cars) of engine failures after a transmission rebuild. Is this sheer coincidence (I suppose stranger things have happened, I just want to know!) or are can the subsequent engine failur...

Help! My trans am ( recently purchased) Ran fine, it started making a pinging sound, and losing power. I put a full tank of good gas in with some fuel treatment. Now not only does it knock and lack power, but the engine seems to grind or som...