"Rainbow" (rainbeaux)
05/05/2015 at 09:20 • Filed to: None
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"Rainbow" (rainbeaux)
05/05/2015 at 09:20 • Filed to: None | 1
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This might be hard to describe, so bear with me. Basically, every now and then, my car starts to sort of shake while making a weird noise and fluctuating in power. It doesn’t feel as bad as that description makes it sound; it’s like it’s trying to shift and then changing its mind, over and over. (it’s auto, of course) I’m not 100% which gear(s) this is happening in, but I’m pretty sure it’s between third and fourth/overdrive. I’m going to keep it in Drive later today to see if that “fixes” the issue in order to know for sure whether it’s overdrive causing trouble or not, but is this a common problem you know about? How hard/expensive is it to fix?
Oh, and this mainly happens when accelerating uphill, which leads me to believe it might not be sensing that it needs to stay in a lower gear, so it shifts up and then immediately back down after realizing it doesn’t have enough power in the higher gear. Does that make sense?
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Rainbow
05/05/2015 at 09:23 |
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there’s your problem , Auto.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Rainbow
05/05/2015 at 09:25 |
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Could be low on trans fluid, could have a failing torque converter lockup clutch.
505Turbeaux
> Rainbow
05/05/2015 at 09:26 |
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I can almost bet that it isn’t a tranny issue, your car is misfiring slightly and you only notice it on an uphill slant with heavier throttle. I dont think those have a TV cable on them to decide shift points, should be electronic control. What year is the escort? Check engine light on?
Branden J -Reading the Manual
> 505Turbeaux
05/05/2015 at 09:30 |
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Yeah it seems like a misfire to me too, my last vehicle did the same thing and it was caused by an intermittent miss
fhrblig
> Rainbow
05/05/2015 at 10:15 |
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When the torque converter failed on my Caravan, it pretty much did the same thing. I spent a few months commuting to work on city streets instead of the highway because I couldn’t go above 45 and didn’t have the money to fix it. Thank God for large rebates on slow-selling vehicles.
Sethersm
> Branden J -Reading the Manual
05/05/2015 at 11:07 |
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I too would suspect a slight misfire. Used to have a GM truck that had very similar symptoms. Finally diagnosed a bad spark plug wire.
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Rainbow
> 505Turbeaux
05/05/2015 at 11:10 |
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It’s a 94. No CEL.