My car dogs out while going uphill?

Question:
I have a 99 grand prix and it seems to dog out while going up a hill.. i shift it from overdrive down to drive and it straightens out. my rpm surges while it is dogging. I had a mechanic tell me my transmission was bad... anyone have any suggestions on what this might be and is it serious.

Answers:

Could a busted timing belt cause the motor to bust, I was told it might be a zero-tolerance motor, accent '01

Your transmission is not downshifting on its own from overdrive to drive. It tries to then goes back and forth that is the surge you get and your inability to get up the hill fast enough. I had a 99 Grand Prix since 2003 and it did this ever since I got it. I never bothered with it since downshifting manually fixed the problem. Also I got the car with 63,000 miles and sold it last month with 160,000 miles on it. You can get your sensors checked and have the SOLENOID in the transmission checked. These parts are easily replaced and not as costly as a $3200 transmission job. My advice is to not get a new transmission until the one you have just stops working, it costs the same either way to get it replaced.

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no,its not the tranny.mine does that also.what i do is push the gas down about half way and it goes into second gear and picks up speed.try that and see if it does better.also you will lose power on a hill using over drive.it is made for cruising(to save gas)you might check the fuel pressure and gas filter.

I have almost lost my feel and now I tear my feet apart I plunge knifes into them what can I do?

does that mean you hit a dog???

should I get a tune up?

This sounds pretty serious. The first problem is that it's a Grand Am. It should shift down on it's own. Sell it now before more issues creep up. Buy a Toyota or Honda to replace it.

are you sure about the warranty?

Make sure the car is tuned up and you have the gas filter changed. If these don't help, then consider getting the car to a QUALIFIED Transmission Specialist for their opinion.

What is the "catch" to the Hyundai warranty?

take it to other mechanic,
a general mechanic not the transmission's one

1994 GEO Tracker 1.6L - 8 valve motor. Cold idle is 2000 rpm's+. Anyone know how to fix this?


tell him engine lack of power ,never overheat or
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