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  1. #1 2008 Grand Prix 3.8 III Series Power Loss when making a left turn 
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    Hey, everyone.

    I'll cut to the chase; I have a pretty solid loss of power when I make left turns, to the point where I stop moving forward for a few seconds and the transmission seems to reengage, loudly and violently, and I go forward. Depending on the sharpness of the turn the cut-out of power happens once for a second or 3-4 times for a second each time.

    There doesn't seem to be an issue making a right turn though.

    I am only guessing it is a transmission problem. I am aware that if it is a transmission problem it is probably something that I cannot fix myself, so I'm trying to see if it is something I CAN fix that isn't the transmission.
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    Full of fluid ?
    For the record : I am NOT a naked meth-head who shoves rocks up my butt.
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    Yeah, double check fluid level. All the fluid will slosh to the side and miss the pick up/filter if the level is low enough.

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    I'll check the fluid level.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fivefingerdeathpunch View Post
    Yeah, double check fluid level. All the fluid will slosh to the side and miss the pick up/filter if the level is low enough.
    Isn't it like, check warm, engine idling, on level surface, in park or neutral?
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    Yeah, that's what the manual says.
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    Even the dipstick say it too if you read the fine print on them.

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    Yeah, fluid is low enough to not register on the stick. Guess I'll be picking that up tomorrow. I had the oil changed about 3 months ago and they "said" all the fluids were good. I've never had a car go through transmission fluid like that.
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