Transmission shifting hard

Tiny
JESSICA ROSEMANN
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  • 2002 ISUZU AXIOM
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 93,999 MILES
Transmission hesitates to go into second and third kicks hard when it does. Also, TOD light on and I cannot find dip stick to put fluid in. How do I fix these problems? I have extremely low income.
Thursday, August 10th, 2017 AT 12:56 PM

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Tiny
KEN L
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Hello,

If the engine has low vacuum to will cause the transmission to shift late and hard. The main cause for this condition is a plugged catalytic converter. The TOD light will be on as well becasue the computer sees that it is not going into overdrive.

Here is a guide that will help you confirm the problem.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-a-catalytic-converter

Please let us know what you find.

Cheers, Ken
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Wednesday, August 16th, 2017 AT 11:30 AM

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