Is my transmission going out or can i put fluid in it,if so where?
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My car all of a sudden wouldn't shift past 25 miles per hour and was sounding like it was trying to shift but was going all the way into the red. I had my boyfriend drive it and it worked for him. Then i drove it later that day for a bit it was ok and then started again and he then drove it and it did it for him to. If i have to back up it goes into gear just fine but putting it into drive it lags or won't go into gear, i put it into park then drive and it'll go. But it also jumps really hard 4-5 times when its starting to pull its crap. Please help with some sort of answer. Im paying its just needing fluid and not the transmission going out! Im carless until i can figure it out or for good cause i cant replace the transmission because it's very expensive and i have kids so my cars very important. I absolutely love my car!!! This happens every time i drove and the people at Jiffy lube said my cars putting off a smell to, and they said i have a sealed transmission so they couldn't put any fluid or check it for me.
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Most likely, the speed sensor in the transmission conductor plate has gone bad: usually, this necessitates dropping the transmission pan, dropping the transmission valve body and replacing the transmission conductor plate and the electrical conductor cable that connects the transmission to the engine's CPU. Not an entire transmission rebuild, this service, which includes a transmission fluid flush, pan gasket and filter, should cost between $500.00 to $650.00 at a reputable transmission shop. To avoid future transmission issues, ignore the M-B advice that the transmission is 'sealed for life' and change the transmission fluid and filter every 40,000 miles.
I took it to a tranny shop and they did a flush on my transmission and it wasn't the problem. My fluid was immaculate they said. So they said the speed sensor was out, they told me if it wasn't that they'd return my money and I'd get to keep the sensor as well. It turned out it wasnt that and then they gave me my money back. As soon as I started to drive it home in limp mode I put it down into 4th gear then into 3rd then 2nd then 1st and as soon as I put it in first it shifted really hard and from that point on I've had my car shifting but on certain days it'll not shift completely and I'll put it into 4th gear and then as soon as it shifts i will put back into drive and it'll shift twice really really fast and then drives completely normal does that mean my transmission needs to be rebuilt or is it going out completely or do you think it could be the shift linkage?
I took it to a tranny shop and they did a flush on my transmission and it wasn't the problem. My fluid was immaculate they said. So they said the speed sensor was out, they told me if it wasn't that they'd return my money and I'd get to keep the sensor as well. It turned out it wasnt that and then they gave me my money back. As soon as I started to drive it home in limp mode I put it down into 4th gear then into 3rd then 2nd then 1st and as soon as I put it in first it shifted really hard and from that point on I've had my car shifting but on certain days it'll not shift completely and I'll put it into 4th gear and then as soon as it shifts i will put back into drive and it'll shift twice really really fast and then drives completely normal does that mean my transmission needs to be rebuilt or is it going out completely or do you think it could be the shift linkage?