Sometimes while accelerating, the engine revs like it's in neutral, meaning that the RPMs go up really fast, but I lose power to the wheels. I have to let off the gas and then the engine will engage power to the wheels again. This has only happened while the truck is already in motion, meaning its not when I'm taking off from a traffic light. I'm taking it to the dealer today to get it checked, but wanted to know if anyone's experienced this on their truck. Thanks.

 

Haven't experienced that personally, but it sure sounds like your tranny is slipping. Have you checked your tranny fluid lately? Let us know what the mechanic says.

Al

 

It happen to me on my dodge shadow they told me twice it was the torque converter .Hopefully this helps

 

Hey yea your tranny's slipping for sure. Make sure you're not leaking any fliuds. When I had the Sable (basically a taurus) I took a trip to the mountains. Halfway up, it started smokin bad so I turned around and went home. I got a mile from my house and the tranny gave out. Turns out that I got a leak and was driving home with NO TRANNY FLUID!!!! Thankfully it was all freeway driving (no stop and go) so it didnt have to shift.

 

Bad news for me... dealer says that the transmission is slipping... and I just bought this truck :cry: . They hooked it up to their computer and were not able to find any problems, but when they took it for a test drive, the mechanic was able to duplicate the problem during highway speeds. I was told that as the weather warms, the tranny will slip more frequently, but I don't remember the reason why - I was still in shock. Dealer will get me pricing on a used transmission on Tuesday.

I don't know much about transmissions, what's the difference between a "used" vs. "rebuilt" one? Can my existing one be fixed? Feel free to give any advise... I'm all ears !!!

 

DONT get a used tranny. A rebuilt tranny is basically (correct me if Im wrong guys) your old tranny, but they use remanufactured parts and replace what's worn out (which they'll be able to figure out once they take it apart). A rebuilt one is basically good as new as long as you take care of it.