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1996 Chevrolet Lumina Repair Question


Topics covered: Torque, Torque converter.
Mileage: 95,862 miles.

Asked on February 9, 2011

Car acting up

In the morning when I get in my car it runs fine it goes into gear like it is brand new. but when I run it for a while and get to normal operating tempthe transmision wants to skip a gear or it acts like a manual trans when you try and stop but sometimes it wont. the problem happens randomly any Idea what it could be?
Avatar Asked by greg.monroe

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Replied on February 9, 2011

Maybe the torque converter isn't unlocking, when you come to a stop? Intermittent issues can be hard to track. You have to test when problem is ongoing.

Tiny Answered by JDL (expert)
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