Can't drive over 40 mph?
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From: 3 mi N of Crookston, NE
Can't drive over 40 mph?
My neighbor just called from the road. She is on the way home from her second trip in two weeks to a shop for transmission work on her 1997 F-250 4x4 Powerstroke with automatic transmission. About 100 miles into the trip, she says she can't get the truck over 40 mph, just like the last time she took it in. Both times they told her that "they fixed some small stuff" and sent her on her way. Drives just fine for the first hour or so.
Any ideas as to what is happening? (And why they aren't figuring it out)? Not much of a transmission man here, but sounds to me like possibly other things might be involved. Maybe some sensor that gets too hot or something?
I'm sure she would appreciate any ideas, as she is out in the boondocks with another 120 miles to go at 40mph.
Thanks for both of us
Any ideas as to what is happening? (And why they aren't figuring it out)? Not much of a transmission man here, but sounds to me like possibly other things might be involved. Maybe some sensor that gets too hot or something?
I'm sure she would appreciate any ideas, as she is out in the boondocks with another 120 miles to go at 40mph.
Thanks for both of us
Last edited by CT; Sep 26, 2006 at 10:07 PM. Reason: addition
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From: Senoia, GA
sounds like the fluid is getting hot! does she have a cooler on it to help the tranny cool? did the shop flush the whole transmission?
please tell me shes not taking it to some AAMCO tranny shop or some other rip off joint??!?!!
-cutts-
please tell me shes not taking it to some AAMCO tranny shop or some other rip off joint??!?!!
-cutts-
