So we're driving back from Pittsburgh on Sunday, and I thought it would be fun to take a detour through SW PA and come back on I-68.
We stopped at Uniontown, PA to fill up with gas and feed the kids, and on the way out of town, there was a long climb up a bill hill/short mountain.
I used the automanual to keep the transmission in 3rd to maintain 55 mph (~4500 rpm) up this climb. We get about a 1/4 mile up this hill and I look out the back and we're blowing black smoke out the back (definitely an "Oh s***" moment there)
I put the transmission back into automatic mode and it upshifted to 4th and the smoke went away. I pulled over at the senic overlook to check the car and there was definitely a burning smell in the air. The transmission fluid was still pink, but it had a burnt smell to it.
We sat around for about 10-15 minutes to let the transmission cool and then resume the trip. I left the car in automatic mode for the rest of the drive and it ran fine. Downshifted to 3rd on several occassions climbing some steep grades, and didn't have any problems.
Has anyone else experienced issues using the automanual features on the automatic?
The burnt smell on the transmission fluid dip stick would indicate to me that the fluid may have been overheated, but I can't figure out where the smoke would come from.
I dropped the car off with the dealer today, hopefully, they'll tell me the transmission is fine.
We stopped at Uniontown, PA to fill up with gas and feed the kids, and on the way out of town, there was a long climb up a bill hill/short mountain.
I used the automanual to keep the transmission in 3rd to maintain 55 mph (~4500 rpm) up this climb. We get about a 1/4 mile up this hill and I look out the back and we're blowing black smoke out the back (definitely an "Oh s***" moment there)
I put the transmission back into automatic mode and it upshifted to 4th and the smoke went away. I pulled over at the senic overlook to check the car and there was definitely a burning smell in the air. The transmission fluid was still pink, but it had a burnt smell to it.
We sat around for about 10-15 minutes to let the transmission cool and then resume the trip. I left the car in automatic mode for the rest of the drive and it ran fine. Downshifted to 3rd on several occassions climbing some steep grades, and didn't have any problems.
Has anyone else experienced issues using the automanual features on the automatic?
The burnt smell on the transmission fluid dip stick would indicate to me that the fluid may have been overheated, but I can't figure out where the smoke would come from.
I dropped the car off with the dealer today, hopefully, they'll tell me the transmission is fine.