Hey, I'm new to this, but I really need a place to start. I own a 98 Buick Century, 3.1L. 135,000 miles. driving conditions are normal, but drive the mountains between WV and VA about 3 times a month.
Noticed an occassional delay in shifting between 2nd and 3rd, so I had the fluid changed by tranny shop about a month ago, nothing out of the ordinary in the pan. Fast forward a month, driving down interstate in WV using cruise control (CC), getting ready to get on the off ramp, touched the brakes to release CC, CC disengaged, applied the gas to continue off the highway, and the tranny acted like it wasn't there. There was no sign of failure, no mechanical noises, no blow fuses. The linkage is intact, there is a slight burned odor from the fluid. When I shift it into any gear, no sign of engagement, not in reverse or any of the drive gears, nothing even if the RPMs are increased. After beign towed home, I let it cool, then checked the fluid prior to starting it up. One started and running for a few minutes, I checked the fluid level again, and there was no change in level. I work in VA and commute home on the weekends so my time is limited. I plan to have diagnostics run on it, but is there anything else I can check, and any idea what may be causing this. Really appreciate any help with this.
Frank
Noticed an occassional delay in shifting between 2nd and 3rd, so I had the fluid changed by tranny shop about a month ago, nothing out of the ordinary in the pan. Fast forward a month, driving down interstate in WV using cruise control (CC), getting ready to get on the off ramp, touched the brakes to release CC, CC disengaged, applied the gas to continue off the highway, and the tranny acted like it wasn't there. There was no sign of failure, no mechanical noises, no blow fuses. The linkage is intact, there is a slight burned odor from the fluid. When I shift it into any gear, no sign of engagement, not in reverse or any of the drive gears, nothing even if the RPMs are increased. After beign towed home, I let it cool, then checked the fluid prior to starting it up. One started and running for a few minutes, I checked the fluid level again, and there was no change in level. I work in VA and commute home on the weekends so my time is limited. I plan to have diagnostics run on it, but is there anything else I can check, and any idea what may be causing this. Really appreciate any help with this.
Frank