Thread: Tranny Problem

Ok so i just bought my grand prix a couple months ago it is a 2000 GTP and when i am like going around a corner and like brake and slow down then give it some gas around the corner it seems like the tranny may slip a little and then catch another time it happens is like when i am behind someone who is turning and i slow down and then press the gas it seems like it does the same thing an one more thing this has only happened a few times since i have had the car when i backed up and put it in drive it seems like it kinda slipped for just a sec and then it goes but like i said that has only happened a couple of times any help would be appreciated

Thanks,

TJ

Make sure the fluid level is up...if the pump sucks air then your trans is going to slip until it can pick up fluid, and it sounds like this is whats happening going around corners (gravity may be moving the fluid to one side of the transmission around corners)

It is right between the max opreating level and add .... i dont think its low enough to be causing that

is the fluid burnt or is a nice clean red color?

Ok thanks man i will try and get it scanned tomorrow but i did scan it once before when i first got it and it wasent throwing any codes but ya the tranny fluid is fine it dosent smell burnt and looks fine i did forget to mention that the guy who had it before me had it rebult about 20,000 miles ago and one more thing it seems to shift a little on the hard side almost like it had a shift kit but it dosent

I did get it checked with a real scanner my dad has his own shop and has a 3000 dollar genesis scanner...lol but ya ill head to his shop tomorrow and scan it again and hopefully that is the problem how much it cost ya to get that fixed?

agreed, if its not a tech2 scanner i wouldn't trust it 100%....Ive seen some of those "expensive" scanners fail miserably (notably a recent snap-on model)