Hey guys new here, have a little issue hopefully you guys can help me figure this one out..
I bought the car off OfferUp a week ago, had a mechanic do a full inspection(just in case I missed something) took her home(~95 miles) after it was smogged and after I was given a green light by my mechanic. A few days later I decide to drive her... nothing the car won’t move in reverse, drive, 3, 2 etc..
I checked fuses, shift linkage, everything and couldn’t find anything wrong, so as a last attempt wile on “D” I pressed on the gas pedal until it almost reached 4K rpms.. boya! transmission was alive again and operated normally so I took her into the garage and proceeded to check the trans oil.. well.. the oil was dark similar to used engine oil but with a slight color to it(red) but had NO burnt smell to it. I removed the drain plug and drained what was in the pan, once it drained I refilled the exact amount with fresh Mercon V.. the car was running normally again, so the following day I made the same procedure to flush most of that dark trans oil.. (and yes I’m fully aware that this isn’t the correct way to change the trans oil)
Since then I’ve put a little over 200 miles, the transmission shifts SMOTH and operates normally, unfortunately it has happened again, 2 times to be exact and to fix it, I just simply put it in park and I rev up the engine to 4K which fixes the issue..
Does anyone one know what could be causing this?? To make matters worse I’ve also gotten the following codes in one lovely package:
P0403
P0135
P0141
P0155
P0161
P0443
And TPS light has come up 2 times, blinks for almost a min, stays solid, then magically turns off after a few mins or a short drive.. most likely one of the sensors is going bad.. just don’t know if it’s ALL related.. :/
Talk about buyers remorse Jesus.....
I bought the car off OfferUp a week ago, had a mechanic do a full inspection(just in case I missed something) took her home(~95 miles) after it was smogged and after I was given a green light by my mechanic. A few days later I decide to drive her... nothing the car won’t move in reverse, drive, 3, 2 etc..
I checked fuses, shift linkage, everything and couldn’t find anything wrong, so as a last attempt wile on “D” I pressed on the gas pedal until it almost reached 4K rpms.. boya! transmission was alive again and operated normally so I took her into the garage and proceeded to check the trans oil.. well.. the oil was dark similar to used engine oil but with a slight color to it(red) but had NO burnt smell to it. I removed the drain plug and drained what was in the pan, once it drained I refilled the exact amount with fresh Mercon V.. the car was running normally again, so the following day I made the same procedure to flush most of that dark trans oil.. (and yes I’m fully aware that this isn’t the correct way to change the trans oil)
Since then I’ve put a little over 200 miles, the transmission shifts SMOTH and operates normally, unfortunately it has happened again, 2 times to be exact and to fix it, I just simply put it in park and I rev up the engine to 4K which fixes the issue..
Does anyone one know what could be causing this?? To make matters worse I’ve also gotten the following codes in one lovely package:
P0403
P0135
P0141
P0155
P0161
P0443
And TPS light has come up 2 times, blinks for almost a min, stays solid, then magically turns off after a few mins or a short drive.. most likely one of the sensors is going bad.. just don’t know if it’s ALL related.. :/
Talk about buyers remorse Jesus.....
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