Drove 3 miles temp gage was 1/4 warm car started raising rpm's but car was slowing down, stopped at light but when light changed the car wouldn't move forward or backward, tried all gears. Turned car off 20 minutes then it would move in all gears,left it running in park 3 minutes then it wouldn't move again. Let it set turned off all fluids good. About 30 minutes and was able to drive 1/4 mile before it started again. When driving rpms would start raising unevenly for 5 seconds but had no power within a minute. Shifted good and drove smoothly until rpms raised. If left in gear giving it just a little gas it would keep rolling but not enough for a slight hill.
What makes this problem better or worse?
Worsening as car gets warm, runs fine cold
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Fluid temperature makes a huge difference in transmission functionality.
Should never loose ALL gears if problem is external / electrical.
Suspect internal fluid pressure leakage.
Good luck!
Fluid temperature makes a huge difference in transmission functionality. Should never loose ALL gears if problem is external / electrical. Suspect internal fluid pressure leakage. Good luck!