1994 Mercury Cougar transmission problem

Tiny
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  • 1994 MERCURY COUGAR
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 40,000 MILES
My 1994 Cougar has 40,000 miles. When I am traveling along the engine will race and the RPM needle shoots upward. It is doing this more often of late, t will do this three or four times and I can visibly feel a sort of clunking sound and it will be okay and it could repeat this three or four times before it's okay again. I have had to pull off the road a few times because when I step on the gas, it doesn't react. There is no particular speed I am doing when this occurs, no uphill/downhill incidents, etc. I go the same way to work every day and I can tell exactly when it will start to act up. There are other times when it doesn't occur at all, but this is become more rare. My mechanic thought that maybe it needed a new transmission and advised me to call Ford Motor Company because transmissions don't become a problem at 40,000 miles. I called Ford and they checked to see if other Cougars had the same problem and there haven't been any complaints. Is there something else it could be besides the transmission? It just had a fuel injection cleaning, tune up. Please help!
Saturday, November 20th, 2010 AT 12:12 AM

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Tiny
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From what you describe, it sounds like transmission problems. You should first check the fluid level. If okay, try replacing the transmission filter and fluid. If after several days of driving the problem is still there, a transmission overhaul may be next.
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Saturday, November 20th, 2010 AT 12:20 AM
Tiny
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My dealership jack o diamonds of longview tx and tyler tx ser. Mgr. Said it was the disc bks. Are dirty. My cougar is 1994 has a 140 - 000 miles still doing it. Ser trans. Many times changed out different sending units on engine, trans and diff. AAMCO trans. People can not find the problem. Also changed out computer.
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