OK I WAS DRIVING HOME AND WENT I GOT ON THE THUR WAY I TRIED SPEEDING UP BUT MY CAR DIDNT GO ABOVE 40mph!!!!!!THE CAR WAS HITING 5000 RPMS CUZ I WAS POUNDING THE GAS BUT I WOULDNT MOVE.....weid!
I IMMEDIATLY TOOK IT TO PEPBOYS THEY LOOKED at it and they said nothing is wrong but then after turning off and then starting it back up then the car ran like a angel not a prob right now its runiing fine..but i was woundering if anyone could give me som advice on what could the prob be?my car has 95k itz a 95GLE MAX...i have never had a transmission oil change could that be the prob (auto trans)
thanks

 

Perhaps your transmission was running in second gear.
- Gear shifter was not in Drive but you didn't notice.
- Shifter linkage is defective.
- Internal defect in transmission.


There are several tests you can make with the fluid on the automatic transmission dipstick.

1) Level. It should be up to the full mark. If not, add as required.

2) Color. It should be bright red and translucent. A brown or black color is a sign of fluid degraded by excessive heat, and/or worn friction materials. A minty pink color is a sign of water contamination.

3) Odor. It should have a clean oily smell. A burned odor is a sign of fluid degraded by excessive heat.

4) Feel. Wipe the dipstick with your fingers and then rub your fingers together. It should be smooth and slippery. A "gritty" feeling is a sign of worn friction materials.

Sometimes the service life of a transmission can be extended by changing the fluid. Automatic transmission fluid is loaded with detergents, so new fluid can clean the insides of the transmission. If you decide to do this, find a shop that uses the Magic Sucker Pump which removes -all- of the old fluid. An ordinary drain-and-refill changes only about half of the fluid.

 

wow daniel thanks alot for all the info!!
i think i might need a trans oil change....
thank you!!!

I also have another question
when i drive my car and when it hits 70mph the staring wheel vibrates slightly not too much tho but nuff to br annoying but when i hit 80 the vibration is gone...do you have any suggestions? i just had alignment and power staring belt changed....still no diff...
thank you

 

Please rotate your tires, exchanging the fronts and rears.

If the vibration symptom goes away the problem is associated with the tires or wheels.
- tire out of balance
- tire out of round
- tire defect such as tread ply separation
- bent wheel

If the vibration symptom remains unchanged the problem is associated with the vehicle.
- worn ball joints
- worn tie rod ends
- worn control arm bushings

 

Hey man...where are you located? When you said "thruway" I thought of New York State. It seems that we are the only poeple to refer to the highway as a thruway.

Mike S.

 

albany NY...near clifton park....u?

 

i've experienced the auto being stuck in a certain gear before while i was autocrossing... don't know if it was because of the massive wheel spin exiting turns, but it got stock in 2nd. when i came to a complete stop, it'd do a second gear start with lots of transmission slippage. when i got to a certain speed, it'll still be there at high rpm's not shifting... turning the car off and back on seemed to fix it, but it sure scared the bejeezes outta me...

never happened again. and the car ran fine afterwards... i checked the trans fluid afterwards and it was ok. my hypothesis is somehow the shift computer did a windows BSOD (blue screen of death) and left the car in 2nd all the time.

btw, it happend when my car had like 18,000 miles and it was a '96 gxe auto... did you get wheelspin at any time when you were getting onto the freeway?

-v

 

Damn i have that SAME prob. vibration at 70 and gone at 80-85. I have an alignment and new balanced tires and rims and its still there but not as bad. It bother me because my highway speed is 75 and it's always there. Guess it's time to sell the car for the 300ZX.