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79 messages, Last post on Nov 29, 2009 at 8:01 PM
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Replying to: blown99gs (Nov 19, 2008 6:01 pm)
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Replying to: carolyn79 (Aug 01, 2009 8:07 am) |
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| i just got my front hub bearing replaced and drove for 2 weeks everything fine then out of nowhere my trac light and anti lock and service engine soon light came on does anyone have an idea | |
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Replying to: blown99gs (Nov 19, 2008 6:01 pm) |
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Replying to: buhog (May 18, 2009 8:14 am) |
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| Last night I was driving my 98 buick regal and I noticed while I was driving it started to have a slight jolt, then the service engine light came on. I had no idea what was going on, but after driving it for a while I noticed when I kept a steady speed it would be just fine.. after letting off the gas it was jolt just a little. Then as I was coming to a stop, when it hit 3rd gear it started to vibrate and jolt more. When it got to the slowest speed of the 2nd gear the engine dropped below 1000 rpms and it sounded like it was about to quit. Before it could quit it dropped to 1st gear and it was just fine. It idles just fine. Accelerating in 1st gear is normal, when it hits 2nd it acts like its about to quit, but accelerates and jolts real bad. Same in 3rd gear. When it gets to 4th gear it is just fine. Anyone know what might cause that and how I could fix it? I noticed this morning that my transmission fluid is just a little low, but not much. | |
| I had the Same symptoms you had .... And my first guess was the trannie .... 115k miles ... No power ... Bogging down , and changing gears at high rmp .... Well I read every post on here including the guy who told me to put new plugs , wires , vacuum hoses, fuel filter ..Etc ... So I spent 150 bucks at Napa and and was just as bad ..Not money wasted as it was due for a tuneup anyways ..Then I explained the symptom to my brother in law ,, and he told me the catalytic converter was plugging .. I remember when CatCo's were big $$$ and I cringed , But I still did not think that was it ,,,, But I didn't rule it out ,,, Took it to my normal shop and I told him the symptoms ,, He said Either the Fuel pump , MAF sensor , or a vacuum leak ,, NO WAY would it be a plugged CAT .. 2 days later I took it to the Local Buick garage to confirm what it could be ,,, Pretty kewl tech guy ,, We test drove it and it started great then went bad on our confirmation ride ... He insisted trannie at first 2 .. But when I restarted the vehicle it would run good for a minute while the system was in closed loop ... Cant be the trannie or it would have no power 5 seconds later .. So after hours of tests he reconfirmed what I had originally thought .. BAD PLUGGED CAT CO ... ..They wanted 500 bucks at the garage and I knew I could buy a new one from Autozone for 200 ... TO make my long story short .. NO power ,,, Weird transmission changes ,,, Talked to my friend at a MUFFLER shop and he told me these cars have a double line pipe going into the CatCo and after a while they crack ... The insulation material goes into the cat and appears to be sand looking after burning ... ... We replaced the catco ,and my 2003 buick regal has the power and trannie of a brand new Buick And a whole lot less than the price of a Fuel pump , Trannie , or a Intake vacuum leak ,,, YES it can be the CATCO ... Don't always listen to the Mechanics ... I am so happy as I didn't buy all the other unneeded parts at a HIGH cost ..I paid my muffler guy 1 hour labor to put it in ... 65 bucks ... Hope I get another 5 years out of my Buick | |
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Replying to: bitto (Jun 29, 2009 4:27 am) |
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Replying to: sallyspencer (Dec 16, 2007 9:16 am)
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Replying to: buickregal12 (Nov 21, 2009 10:28 pm) |
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