Okay, so I'm having some shifting issues that I'm reluctant to shout "wolf" at just yet. I'm thinking the issue has something to do with the kick down cable (if they still use a cable). Let me describe the issue and maybe someone has ran into this or heard of a solution.
I can be driving, my speedometer will read 45 - 60 and I'll be driving on a straight flat road. (I say 45 - 60 because that's where I've experienced it mainly). I'll be keeping a constant speed, I try not to use cruise all the time, and if I let off slightly really quick then push down a little, the car will shoot up about 500 rpm, stay there sometimes for quite some time and then it will even back off. Normally at about 45 - 50 I'm holding about 1500 - 1700 rpm's and then at 55 - 60 its about 1900 - 1999 (it stays usually below the 2000 mark). anything above 60 and the rpm's increase above 2000, then at about 65 - 70 their at 2500 - 2700. anyways, while holding on the gas it will shoot up about 500 rpms so it will go from like 1500 - 2000 and sometimes it will shoot up a whole 1000 rpms, and I'm not pushing on the gas to speed up, just letting off a little and pushing down some, not even to slow down 1 mph. then after a little bit, the car feels like its shifting back into over drive, if it kicks up 500 then it feels like it shifts once, then if it goes up 1000 rpm it feels like it shifts 2 times, the last time is a tad bit rough. also I've noticed that if I put the speed right below 60 and put on the cruise, that it has a hard time getting up hills, it wont kick down and will actually slightly slow down, then I have to push on the gas, get it to kick down, then I can release the gas and it will shift just fine.
The reason I started noticing this is because I've started getting worse gas mileage. I normally like driving 65 to school (gets me there quicker and its more fun lol), and I've been getting 20 mpg because the rpm's are higher, the last 3.8 I drove (Bonneville) didn't have that problem. rpm's stayed down to 2000 until I got above 70mph. but with this car when at 65 the rpms are probably like 2100 - 2200. I slowed down to about 58 - 59 (not as much fun) and I'm getting 25 mpg. Any ideas (other than not being a led foot so much). I want to say that its a solenoid on the tranny that I've heard some people mentioning but not sure. I don't want to "cry wolf" and say that over drive is going out, especially seeing as I don't have time, money, or passion, right not to fix it. I'd like this car to at least get me through the summer, then I'm planning on joining the air force and then after that, I'll have money to do all sorts of work on my car.
