well when i frist start up my car and put it in to drive it stalls. then when i can actually get it in to gear with out it stalling it bogs and jerks and stalls. when i floor it its like its in 4th gear. as soon as the tranny warms up its fine and has no problem. this happened about a month ago and it just stopped. not it started up again but worse. any sugestions? thanx for your help.

 

Do you have any ECU codes?

 

well when i floored it my service engine soon light came on so i tried to clear it but it didnt work. then when i was driving it started to flash

 

read the stickys on how to get the codes.

 

ill try that thanx.

 

now my cars working fine i dont get this

 

Just throwing this out there - symptoms are similar to if your torque lock-up converter is staying engaged. Pull the codes as NMex already suggested.

 

flashing = heavy misfire

 

its cold when it happens right? also cold outside? also when you do start driving it does the rpm jump up and down 1grand? but if you let it warm up it wont do it..... is this the simptoms?

 

yea thats what happens. ill press the gas abd the rmps will jump up and down as im driving. then *** soon as it warms up its fine some one said my tranny fluid looked thin and saw tiny bits of metal in it like a grain of sand.

 

i am not sure but i will look in the FSM tommarow and pm you. i have the same problem at alt. of 5000 ft up in the mountains here when its cold. in fact the car dies when put in gear. i will look it up and come up with something. its not your trans, its something to do with fuel intake and the throtle body.....

 

when warm she is fine......

 

o yeah by the way i got a code that said 2nd gear pressure or something - erased it and it never came back. i think what happend is while surging it freaks out the trans. i just let it warm up before i drive it up there now.

 

so its nothing to worry about? i should just let it be? or how can i fix it?

 

i just got the codes. this is what came up- 11 03 and 11 04. 11 03 is Improper Shifting to First Gear (A/T) and 11 04 is Improper Shifting to Second Gear (Automatic Transmission)

 

ok so now it is trans maybe. goto autozone if its there and ask for an obd 2 code reader. have them clear the codes and see if they come back. that is what i did and they did not come back. - i still have the problem at alt. and cold mornings up there but i just let it warm up. will pm you now

 

well, if your tranny fluid looks thin, and has metal shavings in it, it kinda means that you're due for a tranny flush. you can do it yourself by buying like 10 quarts of tranny fluid. i usually fill mine up like 3 times before i'm done. My toyota celica jerked hard while shifting into 2nd, hence i got this car. but when i changed the fluids multiple times, my neighbor said to sample the fluid. meaning each time i change it,put some in a clear water bottle. You will be able to see the difference in the oil, it will get cleaner n cleaner. You might want to keep on changing if it is THAT dirty. if it is indeed THAT dirty, you might want to spend that $100 to get it flushed from a mechanic. Unless for some reason you have that machine that recycles the oil and flushes out your tranny.... but then you're just nuts...heh

 

thanx guys im gonna get a tranny flush now. i work at a car dealership so ill get a flush for free. and ill see if it doesnt anything