Cold affect Transmission

[solidcrowd 10+ year member]

My car has been acting wierd since its been getting cold out. Today i started my car, put it in reverse, started rolling backwards, and then about 1.5 seconds it took for it to catch on into gear (jerked a little). Then when i was accelerating, i let off at 3,500 rpms and it made a clunking noise and jerked the car. I immediately turned around to drive back to the house to have my dad check it out. He took it around the block and it didn't do it anymore. I noticed it goes away when the colant temp rises. Is this normal? I have around 32 thousand miles on my car. I blew my ****** in June, so it's only about a 5 months old.

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[brokeitagain 10+ year member]

called ''garage shift'' by gm. it is to prevent the engines high idle from driving your car thruogh your garage. It is a shift delay built in that operates when the transmission is cold.

 

[negativezeroz 5,000+ posts]

Just let it warm up.

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[solidcrowd 10+ year member]

what about when i was driving at like 30 mph and let off to let it drop into a different gear it like tuged and made a horrible noise. *All of this stuff happens when its cold*. Another example was, i'm going 40 and push it down, goes to different gear (don't know which one) then it delays a little, feels like the transmission is pulsating and then accelerates.

 

[LukefromIowa 10+ year member]

let it warm up for a good 10 minutes, your car is also gonna shit on gas milage when it gets cold too

check your transmission fluid as well...

 

[brokeitagain 10+ year member]

is this a stick shift?

 

[solidcrowd 10+ year member]

no, its automatic, but I just found out I have a 12,000 mile warranty, so i'm not worried anymore.

 

[brokeitagain 10+ year member]

lol warranties rock

 

[LukefromIowa 10+ year member]

listen to my advice and you will be fine

 

[mattf 5,000+ posts]

let the car warm up.