Bring your car, truck, or utility vehicle to Anderson Automotive if you are having problems with the automatic transmission. The sooner you come to our auto service shop in Marion the better. Ignoring transmission problems will only cause additional damage to the transmission. The following are signs that your transmission needs to be serviced right away.
Cannot Shift Gears
A transmission that is going bad will be unable to shift through the gear cycle. In other words, it will stick in first gear. It may also hesitate for an extended period before shifting into another gear. Both of these things are not normal in an automatic transmission.
Cannot Go Into Gear
You may also get to the point where the damage to the transmission is so bad that you cannot get the transmission to go into gear. When this happens, your vehicle will be stuck in Park or Neutral. You won’t be able to get it into a moving gear.
Slips Into Neutral
A faulty transmission will also slip out of gear and into neutral by itself while your vehicle is in motion. This will cause a significant loss of power that slows your vehicle down. You will also notice a significant increase in the engine’s RPMs.
Overheats
If your transmission fluid starts to leak out of the transmission, the transmission will start to overheat. You will smell burning odors coming from underneath your automobile where the transmission is located. It’s important to get the leak fixed right away.
Makes Noises
Your automatic transmission may also make strange noises if it is malfunctioning. For example, if you are sitting in neutral with the engine idling, you may hear the transmission hum. It may also make grinding or squealing noises when it shifts the gears.
Shakes the Car
Anytime the transmission shifts from one gear to the other, the only thing that should happen is your RPMs should change in the engine. If your vehicle shakes or vibrates, head straight to our shop. The transmission is going bad.
Turns on the CEL
Finally, CEL stands for check engine light, and the engine control module will turn on the check engine light if the transmission is malfunctioning. Heed this warning and head to our shop so we can determine why the check engine light has turned on.
Anderson Automotive in Marion, IA, is here for all of your automotive service and repair needs so call us today to schedule a service appointment for your automatic transmission.