Transmission problem
1999 Isuzu Rodeo Question Four Wheel Drive Manual 165, 00 miles
Hey 2 car pros.
I'm having trouble keeping my idle rpm steady and as I drive the car 50+ mile distances, when I come to a stop the RPMs ride really low, near stalling, and often stall as I'm coming to a stop. The car sometimes lunges when driving, and these problems sometimes seem related, because it's usually after the lunging begins that the car will stall when it comes to a stop.
I have replaced or done the following:
MAF, Idle Control Valve, Cleaned the Throttle body, PCV, and replaced the throttle position sensor.
And after each fix, the car runs well for a while, but ultimately the stalling beings again.
Last night after driving 8+ hrs as part of a trip from Denver to Austin, when coming to a stop, the car began its subtle lunging and then stalled out. I was still probably going 10 or so MPH. So I turned the engine off while it was rolling (but still stalled out) and the car gave a large grinding noise underneath the car, as it would if gears were coming to a stop very roughly. The car ran very rough for the next 20 miles, where we came to a stop for the night, with a lot of lunging. In the morning, I took it to the only Lube place open in town, asked them to check the level of the Transmission fluid. They said it was fine, but I'm not all that trusting. I also changed the oil.
Car ran great back to Austin the final 1.5 hrs. But I know this problem will return, as it has for the last 8 months.
Is the stalling related to the lunging and the grinding?
What is likely the grinding I heard?
Suggestions?
Thanks
Chris
Monday, January 11th, 2021 AT 11:37 AM
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