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 for any help

 

I'm not as sure on 4th gen trannys as 3rd gens, but from what I've heard sometimes the trans. computer thinks there is something wrong with the tranny, so it locks up in 3rd in an attempt to "get you home" without the car totally crapping out on you. I guess it was just a glitch(since the car is riding fine now), if it happens again soon than maybe there is a prob, but usually when this happens just turn the car off wait a few seconds tunr it back on and everythign should be fine! don't worry.... remember trans fluid is "suggested" to be changed every 15k or 6 months...just some advice!

 

Yep..I was thinking the same thing.. Many cars have that mode..

 

My advice on changing your transmission fluid is if the fluid has not been changed every 15-20,000 miles dont mess with it. My third gen had 93,000 miles and after I changed the fluid the transmission only made it another 6k. If aint broke don't fix it.

 

At least you could still race a civic and win