Is there a problem with my 2002 SSEi?
The 2002 SSEI has worse shifting problems than the 2003, however, they are both experiencing similar shifting problems. Nice cars but faulty shifting problems. I need to fix them…. after the car is driven for about 30 minutes, especially in warm weather, it will start to have hard up-shifts only.
Is there a problem with the third gear on a Pontiac Bonneville?
Drive and 3rd gear won’t engage. 1st,2nd and reverse does. Problem moving to third and fourth gear, slows down in third and fourth gear, however no problem in 2nd or 1st gear. Pontiac Bonneville starts shifting hard from take off once driven for awhile or after driving at slow speeds.
What happens when I put my car in 2nd gear?
My drive and third gear is gone only thing moving is my RPM’s, if i put it 2nd gear and get up to 25mph i can shift to drive and it will pick up wheels begin to vibrate when i speed up. When warm from a standing stop the transmission will shudder under hard acceleration . Also up shifts become erratic and very harsh.
The 2002 SSEI has worse shifting problems than the 2003, however, they are both experiencing similar shifting problems. Nice cars but faulty shifting problems. I need to fix them…. after the car is driven for about 30 minutes, especially in warm weather, it will start to have hard up-shifts only.
Why do you skip gears in a manual transmission car?
Really, skipping gears can happen in any order for any number of reasons. The benefit of having a manual transmission is that the driver is in charge of gear selection at any point in time. For a well-seasoned driver, that can mean optimizing your driving style to be more casual or more aggressive.
Drive and 3rd gear won’t engage. 1st,2nd and reverse does. Problem moving to third and fourth gear, slows down in third and fourth gear, however no problem in 2nd or 1st gear. Pontiac Bonneville starts shifting hard from take off once driven for awhile or after driving at slow speeds.
Is it safe to skip gears when downshifting?
When downshifting or going from a higher gear to a lower gear, it isn’t as safe to skip gears. This can be useful when you are cruising at high speed, such as on the highway, and you want to pass another car, but you need to accelerate. Like upshifting, if done properly, it is perfectly okay to skip gears while downshifting.