Not really problems, more annoyances. The fan's cut in pretty much all the time at idle, even now when it's pretty cold out. It cuts out for
15sec every now and then. Also, I have this big hole in the powerband at 2600rpm. It's in every gear and as soon as it gets to 2900, the car surges forward again. Sucks on hills, as the revs are usually below 3000, so I'm down to 40-45mph sometimes. Finally, do these cars have grade logic transmissions? Mine seems to. I can kick the trans down to 3rd gear easily on a hill, but then nothing I can do will get it to go back to 4th. I can almost completely lift off the throttle and it will not upshift. But, as soon as the car becomes level again, it goes in perfectly. The car's an automatic btw. So basically, I come to a hill and decide to pass someone, so I run out of power when the engine dies out, then I kick it down to 3rd gear, and it won't go any more than 55 mph because I can't get it to upshift. So, in fact, I can't pass anyone. Anyone have any ideas/experience? Thanks! I relize I've been a bit short on details, lemme know if you need to know anything else.- posted
18 years ago