94 dodge spirit over reving???

Chiefo · TweakNOOB Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Posts: 43

Hey, so check this out, i have a weird situation...i just went with my gf's lil sister to pick up her first car. So i checked it out and everything was okay io guess....but it had a weird problem...in drive...if i floored it, it would shift into neutral. i held the shifter in drive and it wouldnt rev up at all. I told the guy that she was buying it off of, and he was like..ÿup check dodge, it's a feature to keep the car from over revving" ... over revving?! WTF! if you have an automatic car and its driving fast in gear..it should gear up when it reaches its limit....but it just goes straight to neutral when its floored...anyone ever heard of this, or is it BS?
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Noxide · Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:31 pm Post subject:

Something in the valvebody is crapped out. What did the fluid look like? What kind of car is it? If the Transmission fluid smells like burnt brakes then the transmission is gone. If the level is low then there is not enough fluid for the pump to pick up when going into passing gear. In other words...
If fluid smells burnt like brakes & looks dark brown..then tranny is burned.
If fluid level is low, then just add right amount and see what happens.
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fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

Yeah, that guy is feeding you a line of crap. Some cars do use a limiter, to prevent you from over-revving the motor, but those are primarily on manual-shift cars, they prevent you from downshifting into too high an RPM. In any case, they DO NOT shift the tranny into neutral. Definitely a transmission problem. Tell her to not buy the car, or if she already did, take it back.........after you have a service guy take a look at it. Most will do an inspection for $50 or so.
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[KoG]^weaZel · Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 6:58 pm Post subject:

yes there is a fault.
"......it's a feature to keep the engine from over revving...."???? why would it shift into neutral to keep it from over revving. That would cause what he is saying its trying to prevent.
just a few words of advice.
This is not a car you want any part of
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[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

100% LIAR

Keep on moving, you don't want this car.
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Chiefo · TweakNOOB Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Posts: 43

HA! i thought so. I've never ever heard of anything like that before...I told her i said listen "i understand this is your first car and you want it really badly, mi not going to tell you to not buy the car because thats your choice but i will tell you what i think and i think you shouldnt buy this car" so what does she do...puts 900$ down on it! *shakes fist*
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fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

She'll need another $900 to get the tranny fixed before she can drive it.
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

if not more.....that its crap...sounds liek a bad torque converter,......or a nightmare for short......

...it should shift to passing gear when floored
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sandness · Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 7:42 pm Post subject:

Well, at least you'll have the pleasure of slapping her in the face with an "I told you so" when she calls you for a ride from the side of the highway.

[KoG]^weaZel · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 1:17 pm Post subject:

does the shifter physically move into neutral? or does it just "feel" like it went into neutral? If it actually moves then there is something wrong with the valve body of the trans and will be a major repair maybe in the area of about 1200 to 2000 dollars. If the trans is just slipping it is still bad but maybe a few hundred cheaper. Either way DO NOT GET THIS CAR
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