50 miles into a 500 mile trip this weekend the trans in my 2003 Mazda 6 3.0 with added trans cooler (147K mi ) started shifting really harsh on the highway and the "AT" dash light was on. Wife says turn around - I say lets keep going.
At the first stoplight 200 miles later it won't even move...F***. Wife is pissed "I told you to turn around". Push it off the road and call local Enterprise rental 2 min before closing time... they left early.
Just for grins I try the car and its back working - even the AT light is out but when it hits 3rd gear it revs up. That's not good. Fluid was OK but a bit burnt smelling. I made the rest of the trip by manual shifting to stay out of third gear - got home fine. I'll be calling trans shops tomorrow but any comments / tech advice appreciated.
At the first stoplight 200 miles later it won't even move...F***. Wife is pissed "I told you to turn around". Push it off the road and call local Enterprise rental 2 min before closing time... they left early.
Just for grins I try the car and its back working - even the AT light is out but when it hits 3rd gear it revs up. That's not good. Fluid was OK but a bit burnt smelling. I made the rest of the trip by manual shifting to stay out of third gear - got home fine. I'll be calling trans shops tomorrow but any comments / tech advice appreciated.