Hi all,
YEsterday, I had a problem with my Tracker. It is a 1997 4 door Tracker with the 4spd auto. sitting on 31's. I was driving on the highway probably doing about 60 mph and all of a sudden, it is as if I had droipped the tranny in neurtral. The shifty was still in drive but was just revving. I pulled over to the side and tried reverse and I had reverse. I then put it back in drive and it was working, so I leave again, and it shifted in the second and when it shifted into the third gear, I was dooing about 45 mph and still accelerating, it happeneed again, as if it dropped into neutral. I pulled over, checked the fluid and all looked alright. I turned the Tracker off and turned it back on, and that was the end of it. Drove it all day yesterdaty and came into work today and not a hiccup.
I know that with the 31's, the tranny seems to be working hard on the highway, and a lot of times, it is as if the torque converter releases and then lockes up again. It doesn't acutally drop gears but you can see the RPM actually go up a little and then back down. But been doing that for a while now.
Any ideas what could be the cause of it, my understanding is that the 4spd is ECM controlled so I thaught that because I had shut off the engine and fired it back up, it has somehow reset something but somehow I think it is something mechanical.... My CEL is on but that is because I am running without a CAT.
I should mention that I do hear a slight whinning sound in the tranny but only at certain points.... hard to explain!!
I plan on runing it till it dies but ust looking for your opinions....
thanks!
