To keep your transmission in the best shape possible, have it serviced every 30,000 miles. Cergizan’s Auto & Truck Repair can service your transmission for you. If your odometer has a lot of mileage on it, your transmission may be on the road to failure. Here are signs of transmission failure. If you notice any of these things, bring your vehicle to our shop right away.
Gear Shifting Problems
Your transmission is in trouble if it is having problems shifting gears. Sometimes, what is causing the problem is low transmission fluid. Replacing the fluid often resolves the issue. If there is gear damage, however, you may find it impossible to get your transmission into gear and it will fail to shift gears through the gear cycle. This refusal signals a problem in the transmission.
Hot Smells
If your transmission oil is too low or too old, your transmission will overheat and you will smell hot odors coming from underneath your automobile. Continuing to drive with your transmission in this condition will damage it further. It’s important to have any burning smells addressed right away.
Neutral Humming
If your transmission hums or squeals when your vehicle is in neutral, you definitely need a transmission service. In some cases, the transmission oil is to blame. In other cases, the humming sound is being caused by mechanical wear within the transmission.
Gear Slippage
You are driving along and all of a sudden your engine revs and you lose power. This means that your transmission has slipped out of gear. This is definitely a sign of transmission problems that need to be addressed as soon as possible.
Fluid Leaks
Another sign of transmission problems is fluid leaking out of the transmission. Transmission fluid is red and translucent. It tends to leak toward the center of your automobile. The more transmission fluid leaks out of the transmission the less your transmission is protected.
Grinding/Shaking
Strange sounds such as grinding or clunking and strange sensations such as jolting or shaking are also a sign that your transmission is going bad. As the transmission shifts through the gear cycle, the only sound you should hear is the difference in your engine’s revolutions. The gear shifts should be smooth, as well.
Check Engine Warning
Finally, if you notice any of the above signs accompanied by a check engine light warning, you are definitely on the road to transmission failure. The check engine light turns on whenever the transmission reports a problem to your vehicle’s main computer.
Look no further than Cergizan’s Auto & Truck Repair in Chesterton, IN, for all of your car or truck service and repair needs including the transmission.