So I was on my way back from Arkansas after having a great weekend and gettin my windows tinted. It's a 2-hour drive. Well I'd been cruising for about an 1hour and half at 80mph and was approaching the AR/TN border when I had some trucks jump over. Well, I pushed the pedal down to gain my speed back and it kicked down to maybe 2nd or 3rd and then I got to about 70-75ish and it shifted so I assumed it was in overdrive and re-set my cruise. Well I looked down and the RMPs were around 4-5K so I cancelled it and eased up off the gas a little and it shifted back into overdrive. Well, when it did that I started losing power QUICKLY and it started overheating REALLY QUICKLY!
I waited until it got a little above 210* and I got off the road and when I let off the gas coasting on the shoulder it died. It was steaming and bubbling but no apparent busted hoses or major leaks. I let it cool then filled it with antifreeze (took just a little bit) and managed to get it to crank. It had a noisy, rough idle. I tried to make it to the next exit as I was on the shoulder of I-40 but it died again. There were NO high temperatures at that point, NO SES lights, nothing everything seemed cool. It was just running crappy.
Now that I had my dad tow me home and out of the dark interstate,
What do you guys think might be the problem?
Any ideas on what to check or try?
Thanks guys!
