Rpms drop when I stop excelerating and let off the gas

[bbfanatic23]

I'll be driving down the road going from 0 to 45mph and as soon as I stop accelerating the speedometer will drop to 0 and go haywire going back and forth between my speed and 20 and 0 and 33 and so on. As soon as I let off the gas I can feel what seems like a rough downshifting. My car also has some pretty rough shifting. I've replaced the pcm and that did nothing.



The following is a conversation I had with someone on the chat about my replacement pcm that might get yall up to more up to speed on whats going on. The conversation starts at the bottom of the page...

25/10/2012 6:21 PM	bbfanatic23	thats what i need to know... but if thats pretty much true then i think i got a bad pcm
				25/10/2012 6:20 PM	bayus2972	best bet for you is to post this in a thread...let the whole forum gang voice in....most are WAAAY more knowledgeable than I...
				25/10/2012 6:20 PM	bbfanatic23	so if your wiring harnest gets shorted out wires then its frys the pcm basically everytime?
				25/10/2012 6:19 PM	bbfanatic23	i gave him my vin
				25/10/2012 6:19 PM	bbfanatic23	i didnt 'reset' it because i never got that far because it started up right away.
				25/10/2012 6:18 PM	bayus2972	someone jump in here..aren't PCM's suppose to be VIN programmed?
				25/10/2012 6:18 PM	bbfanatic23	but...
				25/10/2012 6:18 PM	bbfanatic23	ya couse i got instructions on reseting it just like the dealer would
				25/10/2012 6:17 PM	bayus2972	that's when I found the wire rub...took it back and they fixed the wires...but the PCM was fried
				25/10/2012 6:17 PM	bbfanatic23	maybe i got a bad one...
				25/10/2012 6:17 PM	bbfanatic23	thats crazy... its got to be my pcm
				25/10/2012 6:17 PM	bbfanatic23	wow really?
				25/10/2012 6:16 PM	bbfanatic23	but people are saying that thats a last resort and its prob not the pcm
				25/10/2012 6:16 PM	bayus2972	yep..as soon as I picked up the car (from a previous shop job) I test drove it and it did the same thing you described....let off the gas, speedomoieter goes haywire and the car jumps down a gear..
				25/10/2012 6:16 PM	bbfanatic23	Im just confueed because the issues that ive had/ having make it seem like its the pcm..
				25/10/2012 6:15 PM	bbfanatic23	so what same problems as me were you having?
				25/10/2012 6:14 PM	bbfanatic23	I see... but you said you were having the same probs as me?

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

That is very odd.

I wonder if the VSS can cause this problem.

[Toms04compg]

That happened on my 04 once... Very weird , Keep us posted.

[Erik Adam Rodriguez]

check pcm connection maybe use some dieelctirc grease on the connectors

[acidcrashdburnd]

My moms car did this, Changed the speed sensor.. I believe and it went away.

[bbfanatic23]

VSS? Speed sensor hard to get to? Thanks guys!

[bbfanatic23]

Anybody know if the PCM has a built in power supply to where I would need to unplug it for a extended amount of time before I can try and reset it?

[WolvesSoulZ]

When mine did that it was my VSS, it was badly plugged in. But it caused the same thing, and the transmission did erratic shifting.

It's the VSS for sure, in my opinion / experience. Change the VSS or Check if it's plugged in good.

[bbfanatic23]

My repair manual is at my parents house. Any idea of the location/ how easy it is to change it?

[WolvesSoulZ]

The VSS is on the passenger side of the car, jack the car, remove the wheel, you'll see the transmission differential (where your axle shaft goes in), it's the sensor above. Easy to find. It's held with a bolt or two, don't remember.

[bbfanatic23]

Sweet! I'll check it out. hopefully that's my problem. Thanks for the help!

[bbfanatic23]

That was the problem. Bad connection before the sensor at two of the wire's couplers. Thanks for the help guys. I'm good with body work and paint. So let me know if y'all ever need any help in that area.