Suddenly, car made a whine and lurched when accelerating, engine light and”!” lit up

2006 HONDA CRV

180,000 MILES • 2.4L • 4 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC

MCVICTORIA

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I checked the transmission fluid and it was at the top of the hash marks and medium gold in color. I’ve had the car a year and always heard a faint whine on acceleration, but was told it was nothing. Being a woman, I get dismissed when asking questions.
I want to take the car to a transmission shop but have no way of knowing if a full transmission is needed. How to know...
Also, it seems that a used one should last the life of a car with my mileage or should I buy rebuilt?

Mar 29, 2020 at 9:50 AM

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KASEKENNY

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We need to start this process with checking for codes. Let's stop by a parts store that offers this free of charge and they will be able to scan the vehicle and give you a print out. Then just let me know what they are and we can get a good idea as to what the issue could be. Clearly we may need to do a little diagnostic work however, at least this way we will have an idea as to what the issue is prior to taking into a shop.

Let me know if you have questions and then we can go from there. We are here to help so we can walk through this together. Thanks

Mar 29, 2020 at 12:43 PM

MCVICTORIA

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Thanks, Kenny. i tried all the auto parts stores but they would not do a code check citing Covid virus as the reason. I went to “Yelp” and took my car to a transmission guy. He is highly rated as honest. Crossing fingers.

Mar 30, 2020 at 3:28 PM

KASEKENNY

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Wow. I haven't heard that one yet but I guess it makes sense. Unfortunately it is changing everything at least for the time being.

Please keep me updated with what they find. I am curious what this could be. I suspect a solenoid issue but clearly that is a guess with what we know so far.

Thanks. Please stay safe.

Mar 30, 2020 at 7:40 PM