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Old Sep 6, 2004 | 05:28 PM
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Hey guys...been a while since my last post....but my problem is I took a trip up to Conn. this weekend from MD. took about 5 hours to get there, averaged about 80 mph and on the way my trans fluid temp got really high. Now on the way back it got up to like 278 then it just said hot. I was about 5 minutes from my house when it started saying hot and the car started surging so i pulled over and let it cool down for about 15 minutes. When i pulled back on the highway it shifted hard into 2nd gear and wouldn't go any higher..so there I was driving on the highway in 2nd gear going about 40 mph. When I got home I pulled into the garage and went in a little to far so I put it in reverse....NO REVERSE!!! what's going on with my car? This happen to anyone else, any suggestions as to what I need to do? Thanks

car has sy3500 and 3:42's btw
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Old Sep 6, 2004 | 06:35 PM
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Dont know what is wrong but being low on fluid would be one possibility... other would be that the trans is toast.. is it making any noises?

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Old Sep 6, 2004 | 08:03 PM
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Pull the dipstick for the trans. Whats the fluid smell like? How much fluid is in it? How many miles? Where you been hiding
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Old Sep 6, 2004 | 10:52 PM
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no noise...there are 20k miles on the car...bout 8k on the Tc and gears. taking it to the dealer tomorrow...see what they say
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