About Dinger Expertise Happy Holiday everyone!
Specialize in transmissions. Many years at the dealer level in general repair, Red Sox Baseball and uber-experience with Lincoln Navigators. Come on Patriots! Nice job on the Lions last week!
Experience 11 years in the transmission industry.
Organizations ATSG, ASE, BPOE!
Education/Credentials On the job! Real life experience. Hours beyond hours of studying tranmission principles, updates, mods. Performance mods, towing mods, etc..
Awards and Honors Rated top in my field by Aamco Transmissions, 1999 Ranked 2nd in the country for Cottman Transmission 2006
Question Hi, I have a 1998 mercury sable (135k). It stalls or wants to stall when put in gear, reverse or drive. It idles perfect in park and neutral, and drives down the road fine. When I come to a stop is the problem. It bucks and wants to stall, or will stall. I have to throw it in neutral. I took it to a shop and they got a code for the TCC. They replaced it and said it was fine. When I picked it up it was doing the same thing it was when I dropped it off. The mechanic drove it around a bit, it was trying to die, then it was fine. I've been driving it for the last few days now, and sometimes its fine for a while and sometimes it is almost undriveable (have to put it in neutral and at stop signs, then throw in drive and slam the gas), the shop is stumped as to what is going on. My service engine light is on again and the o/d off light blinks sometimes also. I would really really appreciate any insight into this! Thanks alot!
Answer Hi Burt,
The reason he thought it was fine is because torque converter lock up only happens when your car is at full operating temperature. Won't do it cold. He didn't test drive it long enough. This is being cause by one of three areas. First, it is probably leaking from the charge area to the converter keeping it on once lock up is called for. Second, a valve in the valve body is hanging leaving lock up on, or it's a bad torque converter. Do you have a Cottman near by? (cottman.com or try aamco.com if not) An independent shop will not have access to this information. If I had the actual code number I could be more precise in which area we need to look in. I suggest having Cottman or Aamco transmission perform their free diagnostic service.
