So, me and 2 of my friends decided we were going to JMU from VT on Friday, just for fun. It's about a 2 hour drive, not terrible. I was cruisin up 81 North and all of a sudden my transmission started slipping like crazy. I noticed I had to feather the throttle to make it catch a gear. Then all of a sudden, it wouldnt catch any gear, CEL came on, smelled something burning...I was like fuck, we were in Greenville, VA, NOTHING around but woods, and one gas station. It's about 30 minutes from JMU. I managed to make it catch 1st and 2nd but my revs were freakin out, bouncin up and down. Had it towed back to Tech, sucked though, cause I had to go with the guy and he kept falling asleep at the wheel. Aamco is pulling the CEL code tomorrow. I'm 99.9% sure it's the tranny but my friends and my dad are telling me it could be a sensor or a computer error. Now, I highly doubt that but I hope that's all it is..otherwise I don't have a car, and I don't have any money..

Cliffs:
Tranny takes a shit on short roadtrip.

 

Autotragic

 

could be vss sensor if u have a 3.0. but let us no what happens

 

doubt it, vss would also affect the gauge cluster and he wouldn't be able to see how fast he was going at all.

 

It's a 97 2.2.

 

sounds like you clutch is shot...have your clutch been slipping prior to the total failure???

 

i was saying it could be the vss sensor because of the random revving cuz i noticed when i was having trouble like what he is having that when i disconnected and reconnected the sensor power it caused the problem to go away. but he has a 2.2 so it wouldnt matter

 

Could be the torque converter or the clutch, sounds like u have a stick? Also check and see if your slave cylinder has fluid in it

 

No, sorry, it's an automatic. I was thinking it might be the torque converter but I have no idea. I'm not lookin to dish out more than $900 on repairs...cause that's all I have..

 

Um, g'luck with that.

 

hahah, yeah, I'm gonna need it..

 

Bummer man. How many miles you got on her?

 

179,337. thats what the odo said when i got her towed.

 

Shop just called, it pulled the code P0715: Input Turbine/Speed Sensor Malfunction, which is basically my tranmission input speed sensor. They said a rebuild would cost ~$1500 but I asked them to pull that sensor first and maybe replace that first. Does anybody know if it's inside the transmission? Easy fix?

 

wait you were going to Vermont.

that place sucks. something bad always happens to me when i go there, i got aressted last time.

i always thought you had a stick??? good luck man.

 

No, I go to Virginia Tech and I was driving to JMU which is in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

And yeah, unfortunately, I have an automatic.

 

Just got the call, "internal transmission damage." I might strip the car and part it out if I can get it back to Jersey. Don't know how I'm gonna pull that off though.
R.I.P.

 

 

its a 2.2, so you should just pick up a junkyard transmission for like $200 and get it installed.

 

damn and i never even got to see your car in person.

 

word

 

Double

 

Its def worth the try and trip to the Junkyard

 

yeah just get a trans for the rest of college which doesnt seem like it should be too much longer since your 21. then once you get a degree and graduate im sure you can get a nice new car. thats stick lol

 

I'll be honest with you guys. The car has 180,000 miles on it, it's just not worth it. The car is worth maybe $2000. I'm looking at 5th gen accords right now (5speed of course) so I can just drop all my current mods into that. I've had it with automatic transmissions, I'm debating whether or not I'm going to part out the CL this summer or turn it into a project car. My buddy is going to tow it from VA to NJ for mad cheap, now I just need to drive it from the shop to campus. Hopefully nothing else explodes.

P.S. I'm a 3rd year sophomore, I graduate in 2010(hopefully), I got a ways to go...

 

shit i guess your having some fun down there then. lol

5th Gen Accord. nice. more of a platform to work with to be honest.

 

So, I drove it back to campus today. It seems to drive alright in 3rd gear...I just can't floor it or it slips and I bounce off rev limiter. Now, thing is, I have no way of getting back to NJ. It's about a 6-7 hour drive from here to home and I was wondering, it's not the best idea, but it's my last resort; could I drive my car at about 60-65 mph for that long with my busted up transmission? I'd just keep it in 3rd the whole time. It doesn't have a 4th gear but like i said, it works OK up to 3rd gear.

 

damn thats a tough one, 6-7 hrs on a busted tranny is horrible. but getting it towed could be expensive too. how long did you drive it today?

 

I drove it for about 20 minutes today. My buddy would tow it for me and only charge me for gas so it wouldn't really be expensive. It would just be a huge hassle for the both of us this summer.

 

3rd gear is gonna kill you on gas mileage. but its going to be scary as hell knowing any moment it could go and take out the rest of the tranny, i say tow it because you're gonna end up towing it anyways.

 

make sure it dont crap out on the delaware bridge. idk man VTech is far. its not like your down in rowan university or something.

 

Well, I just met some girl that's from Jersey too so she's taking me home.

Yo ghost, keep an eye out at your Honda dealership for any 5speed civics or accords.

 

will do man. we have 2 used 06-07 civic si's right now, and an 05 6spd Accord.

 

How much is the asking price for those? Maybe I'll stop by and check them out this week while I'm on spring break.

 

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