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I dont see how manually shifting the transmission would have been the cause of the timing belt slipping. Words right out of my mouth. Maybe just a coincidence that I was manually shifting as the timing belt slipped a couple teeth. Kinda sucks to limp home with about one cylinder firing... I know th...

The last time I manual shifted to third, the timing belt slipped a couple teeth and I barely made it back home! I just got the car back from the stealership this week to replace that belt as well as a few other nickle and dime stuff. OK, I was 35k miles over the 60K recommended miles to replace the ...

I guess I wasn't clear. If the car is stopped in Drive, and I floor the gas pedal and keep it there, the car shifts through all the gears, but it seems to shift into (4th?) too early. I know what a torque converter feels like when it is locking and unlocking. After the car shifts into (4th?) for a f...

New here, so sorry if this has been asked and answered. If I have my foot all the way to the floor on the accelerator from a stand still in drive, the tranny shifts into "overdrive" too early, and with my foot still in it, it eventually downshifts, accelerates nicely, then shifts like it s...