You may feel a jerk in the car when it automatically shifts from one gear to the next; or it may feel like the transmission is 'slipping' or can't catch a gear when accelerating; or it may be difficult to accelerate or drive. All of these are early signs of transmission problems.
Transmission problems can be very costly and its worth your time and money to do the recommended maintenance. The first signs of trouble are rough shifting and changing shift points and speeds. You may also have a transmission light for over heating Transmission Fluid. Take these warning signs seriously.
There are numerous signs of transmission problems. You may have trouble getting the car into gear or it may smell like it's burning. With either of these, you should first check the transmission fluid level while the car is warm and at an idle.
If it is slipping in gear or any out of the ordinary rough shifting.
A professional licensed Mechanic is trained to look for signs of problems or damage,when working on a transmission. The mechanic usually will drive the vehical after its been serviced to see if problem has been fixed.
If you are seeing signs that your transmission needs to be changed. Then you can go to any local garages to have them change it for you. But, it could be a number of any problems.
There can be a number of problems that indicate that a transmission is failing; 1. slipping 2. failure to go into gear 3. leaking 4. noises 5. failure to shift at the right speed
car surges at stop signs, when i put it in neutral it levels off then put it back in gear it seems to be ok
Gears slipping, such as sudden high RPM's and loss of power while driving. Failing to change gears at a certain RPM in an automatic.
The sign i had before my tranny was toast was the whole care vibrates when shifting between 35 and 45 miles an hour.
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Dark colored fluid or if the fluid has a burned odor, but If you have mechanical problems it is probably to late for a fluid change to make any difference.
A bad computer could cause several problems. The car may not shift properly. The overdrive might not work. In some models the transmission may stay in forward gears no matter what the selector is set to.
The signs of a bad transmission in a Mazda might include hard shifting or a refusal to shift into certain gears. A revving of the motor during the shift can also be a sign of a bad transmission.