It feels like the brakes are grabbing and poor gas mileage?

Thank you for responding. The engine seems like it's running normal right now it's raining out, but I can take up video after the only thing that I noticed besides with the transmission and the car feeling like it's being slowed down by the transmission when I'm slowing down at approximately 40 and 20 km an hour. Your advice about the valve body could be possible. Is there anything else you need me to do besides take a video of the car running? I can do that, the only other thing I notice is that my gas mileage does not seem to be that good. I'm looking at 10 km/l and that my engine feels like it's pretty hot for just driving around a little bit, I would say maybe say 20 minutes to 30 minutes it seems extremely warm. I don't know if that would be any issues indicating anything again. Thank you and I will do whatever you suggest.

People are thinking that it might be a downshift but I'm not too sure. I've been driving stick shift for the last few years and just moved to this automatic about a month ago. I don't know if this is normal or not, but it doesn't feel normal to me.

Here's picture of engine it should be a little video:

One thing also concerning my gas mileage, this picture shows a circle with a cross through it where my gas says 9.3 L per 100 km can you tell me if you think that's right, and can you tell me what that circle is with the cross through means if possible?

I've been driving the car a bit more and I think I'd come to understand that what I'm feeling is just the gears slowing down from like third to second to 1. I'm just not used to it because I'm used to driving manual any other information you have to offer as in the circle with the cross through or if I'm actually getting good gas mileage would be helpful though. Do you think that's also what the problem the issue is just the gears slowing down as I'm letting the car coast?

Thank you, Ken. I will get back to you in a few days.

Hi Ken, it's Nathan again. I just had a reader plugged in and there was no code stored in it. I will still look to do a bit of homework on what that circle with the line means, but I'm not sure what's going on with my car, it just doesn't feel like it's running 100%. It could be me and the fact that I'm used to driving a manual. I'm at a bit of a loss to figure out what's going on with my car, I mean with the gas mileage I must be getting 10 km/l I don't know. Anything you could just suggest, or you need me to check out I can do. Thanks again for your input.

Yeah, I just did a bit of research and I think it means the circle with the line through it is European and it means average. I don't know if that's for sure but that's what I've come to know. I still don't know why I'm getting terrible gas mileage. Any help?

Hi Ken, I went out to my car, and I started it up open the hood, unplugged the MAF electrical connection and the car didn't turn off and then when I plugged it back in it the engine light came on, the code p-0097, p-0102. From those codes I think it suggests that I need to get installed a new MAF sensor. I got two other codes one was 60300 and the other one was negative 12,000, 2 times for last code. The first two like I said suggest an MAF replacement for the other codes I do not have an idea. I did try cleaning the sensor I had no other luck. I was wondering if there was a way to reset the MAF to see if it is working or if I should just go ahead and get a replacement sensor, I'm still getting bad gas mileage.

Also, when I did take off the sensor the wires were pretty dirty, I cleaned with isopropanol and a Q-tip and then let it dry in the sun for over an hour before replacing.

From what I researched if you take the electrical connection off the MAF, and the car doesn't turn off then you need a new MAF sensor. Also, I was just at my car today and there's no more engine light, not to sure.

I'll get back to you as soon as I get a new one installed.

I'm curious, I've been doing a little research and I found that you can buy an OB D2 scanner/reader. Do you think that it would be worthwhile to have hooked up to my car?

I'll get back to you and let you know how everything turned out in the end. Thanks