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JASMADDIE
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my 2003 chevy imapla 3.4 will not go passed 20 on some daya and some days will go up to 70 . had transmision service was told that it is going bad 3 weeks ago check engine light came on had it read and egr code came up. do you think it is a bad transmsission
Nov 26, 2007 at 5:52 AM
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[quote:a592a08ca2="jasmaddie"]my 2003 chevy imapla 3.4 will not go passed 20 on some daya and some days will go up to 70 . had transmision service was told that it is going bad 3 weeks ago check engine light came on had it read and egr code came up. do you think it is a bad transmsission[/quote:a592a08ca2]





does it rev up put want go
If so tranny on its way
Nov 26, 2007 at 1:40 PM
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[quote:3a1b14e683="jasmaddie"]my 2003 chevy imapla 3.4 will not go passed 20 on some daya and some days will go up to 70 . had transmision service was told that it is going bad 3 weeks ago check engine light came on had it read and egr code came up. do you think it is a bad transmsission[/quote:3a1b14e683]




It will rev up but wont go but I read someone else had the sma problem with the egr code comoing up and it was a bad catalyst converter
Nov 27, 2007 at 5:44 AM
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[quote:2cdf79e1f7="jasmaddie"][quote:2cdf79e1f7="jasmaddie"]my 2003 chevy imapla 3.4 will not go passed 20 on some daya and some days will go up to 70 . had transmision service was told that it is going bad 3 weeks ago check engine light came on had it read and egr code came up. do you think it is a bad transmsission[/quote:2cdf79e1f7]




It will rev up but wont go but I read someone else had the sma problem with the egr code comoing up and it was a bad catalyst converter[/quote:2cdf79e1f7]

Use a vacuum gauge and check the vacuum on the car with it at idle and at 1500rpm
If its low u may have a converter issue s
Put the Way I m reading it that as you are driving RPM will go up (engine rev up) but the car not moving with the engine speed you have transmission problem
Nov 27, 2007 at 8:39 AM
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