[V8] other trans problems

Jason Wilkerson wilke_jb at yahoo.com
Mon Dec 8 06:02:36 PST 2008


BTW - you were in third gear!  Limp home mode does just that - it locks it in third.  I would drive it again and see if it goes away, if not pull the codes and check that component.  Jason


--- On Sun, 12/7/08, Seamus O'Carey <cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Seamus O'Carey <cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com>
> Subject: [V8] other trans problems
> To: v8 at audifans.com
> Date: Sunday, December 7, 2008, 9:00 AM
> So what do you guys make of this:  I started my car today
> and immediately
> noticed that the (automatic) transmission indicator lights
> all came on at
> once and stayed lit.  When I started driving there was no
> power as if the
> transmission was slipping.  It was like trying to
> accelerate in 3rd.
> 
> I drove the short distance to my work and parked it.  After
> work everything
> functioned normally again.
> 
> Is there a computer that controls the transmission that
> could have had an
> aneurysm or something?  I'm concerned that it's an
> indication of something
> about to fail permanently.
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