engine revvs but no power to wheels!!

by **209solara** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:18 am

drivin to work this morning and everything is working like normal. all the sudden when i try to pass a truck i hear the s/c whinning, engine revs, but car barely accels!!! started drivng it a lil easier but when i came to a stop it was idleing rough. slow to get off the line, engine reved to about 2k before actually moving the car. cel was blinking, never came on, just blinked. any ideas????? checked all vaccum lines and they looked fine.
HELP

by **SC V6** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:25 am

tranny problems? sounds like it could be the tranny slipping... if its reving fine, then its the tranny... hmmmmmm... tranny burn up?

by **SC V6** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:26 am

could be a knock sensor 2... really depends.. get the codes pulled..

by **209solara** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:56 am

how long should a solara tranny last? i would hope longer than 77k miles. i hope its something little like fluid or something.

by **krawzyazn** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:17 am

209solara wrote:how long should a solara tranny last? i would hope longer than 77k miles. i hope its something little like fluid or something.

well how hard do you drive it also have you ever changed the tranny fluids or flushed it?

by **Parke10** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:22 am

idk about a solara but a tacoma that was towing all its life,huge loads,and driven fairly hard lost one at i think like465k or 475k

by **209solara** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:10 pm

well i drive like a 21year old that just got s/c'd. had my tranny fluid flushed at 60k. bought the car with 55k on it. i actually only drive hard a coupla times a month

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 2:00 pm

it sounds like you're stuck in first gear... a shift solenoid in the transaxle is probably bad...

if you have proof that the car has been serviced at toyota exclusively, they may help you out w/ repairs (partial payment from Toyota) otherwise you're boned...

by **Mole** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:33 pm

if your CEL is blinking, something is def wrong.

you smell any burning?

all spark plugs plugged in?

by **eugene5786** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:37 pm

sounds almost like your clutch is fried. would have made sense if you had a stick

Website · by **Turbosolara** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:13 pm

usually when the light is blinking, that means there is a problem.

by **209solara** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:12 pm

took it to my shop and found out that my tranny is stuck in third gear... time for a new tranny.

luckily i have about 800 miles left on my 24000 mile warranty so its just gunna cost me $50 deductible, $50 diognosis. so $100 for about $3k worth of work, and i get a new tranny

sense my warranty is almost up the looked for anything else they could replace for free, i get a free water pump too. should pick my car up tommorow at around 4.

by **Mandarinsolara** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:04 pm

wow, do they have the flu or something? they wanted to check for extra work?

by **209solara** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:53 am

no flu, i work at the dealership as a salesman. servce was happy to get paid by toyota to fix a bros car up right :wink:

by **Nutty101** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:19 pm

Laugh! Most dealers like to do stuff like that anyway because it makes the customer happy and thus ensures they return.. Saving a little from the start can ensure earning alot later on..

engine revvs but no power to wheels!!

engine revvs but no power to wheels!!

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