09-12-2014, 09:17 AM | #1 |
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I suspect I'm having a torque converter issue...
I'll be having it checked out on 9/22/14 (had to cancel a prior appointment).
Below is the best way I can describe what is going on, and was wondering if any of you guys have any input/thoughts/etc. I'm also concerned about a tech doing a very cursory check, and not emulating the issue, then saying they didn't find anything. For good or bad, it's becoming more noticeable by the day. When cruising approximately 35mph or above, with just enough throttle to maintain speed, the car settles into an overdrive gear (either 5th or 6th), and the RPMs settle at just above 1k. No problem there. Then I apply light throttle, gradually increasing. When I get to 1,250 - 1,500 RPM, I get a shudder felt through my steering wheel and shifter, a noticeable drop in power, hanging in that range a moment...then it jumps up to 2,100 with a thrust of acceleration (all while keeping a steady application of the throttle). Thanks in advance for any feedback! |
09-12-2014, 04:09 PM | #2 |
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It seems like this could be a converter clutch shuddering issue. Do you have a way to monitor TCC slip and adjust?
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09-15-2014, 08:36 AM | #3 | |
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I'll be dropping it off to get looked at it in one week (the soonest I could), but I hate just leaving it there, because I fear getting it back with them saying, "Sorry, we didn't notice a problem." I can replicate it while driving, but it varies in it's intrusiveness. Some rides it may happen just a bit, barely noticeable. Other rides, it's painfully obvious. One scenario that seems to really make it stand out is....making a right turn, up curved on ramp onto a highway. Accelerating, around 35mph, you really feel the vibration. |
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09-15-2014, 01:31 PM | #4 |
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I ran into a similar situation this weekend! My experience isn't exactly the same, but the symptom is similar.
I've got a 2010 (automatic). I was on a 200+mile trip this weekend. About 30minutes into my trip on the highway at about 70 or so, I think I attempted to speed up a bit and I realized that my car was shaking and vibrating as if I was on the rumble strip on the side of the highway...and I realized that I was dead center in my lane! I was on the right, so I pulled over and stopped. As I slowed down, the vibration seemed to go away. I got out and checked all my tires and saw nothing wrong. I had to laugh because I was just recently explaining how a wheel imbalance might cause a car to vibrate in a narrow range of speeds. The strange thing about my vibration is that it happened from 75MPH all the way down through 45, by which time I was actually on the rumble stripes as I was moving over. The rest of my trip, on my way there, I had no problems. On my way back, very similarly, I was traveling along at about 65MPH, and I punched it go speed up a hill, and the vibration returned. I tried slowing down a little, I even put the transmission into sport mode and played with the gears a little to see if it would go away. Maybe about 15-20seconds after it started, the vibration settled out and went away, but I'm not sure if it had anything to do with how I was trying to make it go away. I talked to a few other car guys at work, and they said it could be the transmission slipping...so... What's the warranty on our power train? My car has no modifications, BTW.
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Hmm, doesn't quite sound like my issue (but may be similar). For me, the vibration stops if I either lift off the throttle, or if I lean into the throttle it will power through that issue, and stop above 2,100 RPM (usually).
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09-19-2014, 09:49 AM | #6 | |
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I just really don't know what to do. The car is still covered under powertrain, but my daily commute is on town roads. I have to make an effort to take it out onto the highway. Another strange thing is that in both cases it happened about 30 to 40minutes into my trip (on the way back home, it happened in NJ, as a matter of fact). That kind of struck me.
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09-19-2014, 03:04 PM | #8 |
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make sure you tell them 30 minutes of driving or 25 miles, something that they have to take an extended test drive. offer to ride with them and if necessary drive your car to duplicate the concern. It may be something that can be resolved with a new transmission calibration. They should at least insure it has the latest calibration.
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The whole issue has changed a bit, where I less often have that vibration/shudder, and now I just generally have less power below 2,500rpm when above 35mph. Hell, now under hard acceleration it feels like my transmission doesn't want to upshift from 2nd into 3rd sometimes. Ugh. It almost feels like rumble strips, but it is only felt in the steering wheel and shifter, not through the seats as if it is suspension. |
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09-22-2014, 02:28 PM | #11 |
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Does your car have an automatic transmission? It sure sounds like classic symptoms of a bad torque converter...
"Shuddering – If you start to feel shudders when driving about 30 to 45 MPH, this could mean that you have torque converter problems on your hand. It will often feel like running over rough road or bumps and you will definitely notice it when it happens. Shuddering comes and goes without warning, so once you feel it the first time you should get your transmission checked out as soon as possible. Don’t wait for it to happen again." http://www.ehow.com/about_5611225_to...-problems.html Of course, if yours is a manual... never mind.
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09-27-2014, 02:09 AM | #12 |
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if you need a stock converter PM me. I took mine out when I did my cam swap and went with Circle D. I have approximately 3800 miles on that converter.
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