If you drive a car with an automatic transmission, you may have thought about what would happen if the transmission started to fail.
Here are five signs of transmission problems you should not ignore:
1. Transmission slipping
If you're experiencing automatic transmission slipping, it can feel like you’re driving in a certain gear and then it changes for no apparent reason. The noise from the engine may change in pitch or start to sound like whining.
Your car may also seem like it’s struggling, is suddenly underpowered, or isn’t accelerating like it should.
2. Rough shifts
Your car may feel like it’s refusing to change gears as it normally does, or the gear shifts aren’t very smooth. Sometimes you can feel or hear a noticeable “clunk” or “thud” when the car shifts gears. You may also notice the car has difficultly getting up to speed.
3. Delayed engagement
If this symptom occurs, you’ll notice a delay before the car actually engages into drive and starts moving forward.
When you shift out of “P” and into “D,” there may be a long pause where the car revs the engine as you give it gas, but it’s not moving forward as it should.
