transmission?

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

alright, so i was driving down a road going 40 mph steady and all of a sudden my rpm's shoot up to 2.5-3 for no reason and i didnt accelerate. i let off the gas and they go back down but once i touch the pedal they go straight back up to 2.5-3. so i try to accelerate and see what happens but they just keep on going up so i pull of to the side of the road. i go back on the main road and everything is fine. what is the problem? bad trans?

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[legendndisguise 10+ year member]

Sounds like it is starting to slip. Check the fluid level and check to see if it's burnt (smell) or dark. Depending on the mileage I would just have the tranny fluid drained and then refilled. If it keeps doing it, then the tranny is on it's way out.

 

[benzmansl65amg 10+ year member]

lost a gear. need a rebuild

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

automatic or manual? does it go into reverse?

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

it has 60k and its auto. and yes it goes into reverse. and another thing it does is when i start the car and i put it in reverse, my rpms go to 1.5 and then my wholecar pops and then my rpms go back down. now this happens without me even moving the car. it will happen when i just sit there. but it will only happens sometimes. sometimes it pops, sometimes it doesnt. and when i mean the car pops, i mean the whole car jolts.

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

Before school bump

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

I take it, its a 95 Sat?

Let the car warm up for a few and check the tranny fluid level/condition.

IF its full and some what clean, have it FLUSHED. If that dose not do it....

its gonna get $$$$.

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

I had it serviced a week ago so the fluid should be good

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

Bump

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

Anyone?

 

[Silver 10+ year member]

was it doing it before the flush?

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

was it doing it before the flush?

Idk the car wasnt mine before.

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

was it doing it before the flush?

Idk the car wasnt mine before.

 

[Silver 10+ year member]

Proof it was flushed? Check fluid. If thats the old CVT trans in that chances are its cooked. $$$ fix. not worth it..

 

[audioatg 10+ year member]

Have you checked anything else. Go to like a auto parts store get the computer scanned for codes. Could be other things going on then just a bad trans. The control modules use many sensors to operate the trans and engine.

My first guess just by reading what you are saying is maybe some thing alone the lines of a bad TPS sensor.