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| I have a 2002 Isuzu Axiom and the ckT.O.D. lite is on. I also have no shift indicator light. When I take off it feels like the brakes are hanging up and I hear a clunk after I get rolling. Brakes, calipers and rotors less than 1000 miles ago. Any ideas? | |
| new development, started car for first time today and everything worked. have had inttermitten starting problem for a couple months. the key has quite a bit of slop in the tumbler. anyuone had any problems with ingition switch? | |
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Replying to: jamrock02 (Jul 27, 2007 3:46 pm) |
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The tranny on my 02 Axiom went out at 102K miles and the dealership replaced it with a rebuilt tranny under the powertrain warranty. The new tranny seems to be sticking when it shifts from 3rd to 4th gear causing the car to jerk. Also, when in Power Mode the tranny whines out when shifting from 3rd to 4th, and the same jerk happens. When I take the car to the dealership they tell me that the transmission is working fine. Has anyone experienced these symptoms?
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Thought this might be of interest to most Axiom owners. I recently bought a copy of the Workshop (Service) manual for my 02 Axiom Near the beginning of the service manual is this entry, which will really blow your mind, when it comes to the frequency of serving the automatic transmission fluid in an 02 Axiom. This is the literal quote, which I scraped off page 0B-7 in the Maintenance and Lubrication section: "Automatic Transmission Fluid Replacement Under harsh operating conditions, such as constant driving in heavy city traffic during hot weather, or in hilly or mountainous terrain, change the transmission fluid and service the sump filter after every 20,000 miles (32,000 km) of operation. More over, the remaining life percentage of ATF can be estimated by using TECH–II as an auxiliary tool to judge the right time for ATF replacement. The remaining life percentage is calculated from ATF’S heat history. When it is close to 0%, ATF replacement is recommended." However, if you look at the chart printed on page 0B-2 it says to change the automatic transmission fluid at 120,000 miles. And, this is the same chart found in the owners manual in the glovebox. So, there is a definite contradiction here, especially considering that changing the AT fluid is a tricky task best left to the dealer or someone with a tranny fluid exchange machine. |
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Replying to: 02axiomxs (Feb 26, 2009 6:43 am) In fact, one symptom you mentioned is detailed in the 02 Axiom Workshop Manual on page 7A-17 in the section on the transmission where it states this: ******************************* "Harsh 3–4 Shift Step 1: 1 Check line pressure. Refer to Line Pressure Test in this section. Was line pressure normal? If Yes, Go to Step 2 If No, Use Chart 15b: Possible Causes of High Line Pressure in this section --------------------------------------------- Step 2: 2 1. Check for 3–4 accumulator valve (407) stuck in adapter case valve body (401). 2. Check for 3–4 accumulator piston (18) stuck in adapter case (20). Was the problem found? Yes - Repair or replace. ********************************************************* So, two possible causes of the harsh shift is incorrect line pressure or a stuck accumulatro valve or piston. If the Check Trans Light is coming on (I guess not or you would've mentioned it), then you could get the code checked at Autozone or by a friend to find out for sure what's going on, but if you know it's not right, then it's probably not right. An automatic tranny is a very complicated piece of equipment - if yours is not working properly, and the dealer will not help, I suggest you take it to a reputable tranny repair shop and get a proper diagnosis first. If they say the tranny is defective, go back to the dealer and nicely demand they replace it with a new tranny. If that doesn't work, you may have to get a quote to replace it elsewhere and SUE THE BAST*&*%S! In my state, you can sue for up to $5000 in Small Claims Court and you dont even need a lawyer to do it. |
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Replying to: ga12345 (May 07, 2007 4:13 pm) |
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My 2002 Axiom only has 80,000 miles on it and all of a sudden when i press on the gas it will not move. The RPM go up but no motion for the car. Is there a sensor that went bad? is the trans gone, and since i am the 4th owner do i qualify for the 10y-100,000 mile warranty?? PLEASE ADVICE
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Replying to: deron1 (Jun 05, 2009 2:44 pm) You might possibly have lost some or all of your transmission fluid as my Axiom did at about 90k miles. There are two rubber hoses that connect the radiator cooler to the transmission circulation lines just above the front skid plate. One of my hoses became weak and blew out while on the road and the car came to a stop. Of course the failure was obvious as fluid was all over the engine compartment. After having it towed to the dealer, replacing the hoses, filter and all remaining fluid, the vehicle has run fine since, without fault. Those rubber hoses should be checked at every oil change, in my opinion, even though nothing was mentioned about them in the owners maintenance manual. Good Luck, Jerry
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Replying to: jerryp49 (Jun 05, 2009 6:29 pm)
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