HELP: S430 2K High RPM at Low Speeds
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HELP: S430 2K High RPM at Low Speeds
got a s430 2000 w/99k;sits on 20in wheels;today, car buckled a little while taking an entry ramp onto the highway; once on highway, noticed rpm was at 5000 while speed was only 60mph; no malfunction message from car;engine seemed to be runnin fine;slowed down and then accelerated again with same behavior; a few seconds of this then made me pull over and move the shift from drive to park then back to drive again; mph to rpm now seemed okay; i think at 60 mph, i was seeing 2500 rpm...car did this until arrival home.
now this is a head-scratcher....thinkin some sensor issue or major tranmission problem; hope it's not the latter.
any feedback on this would be appreciated...thanks!
now this is a head-scratcher....thinkin some sensor issue or major tranmission problem; hope it's not the latter.
any feedback on this would be appreciated...thanks!
Last edited by rah2ks430; Jun 17, 2007 at 09:56 AM.
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04 S430 (sold),05 X5 4.4i, 02 325i, 87 560SL, 85 Alfa Romeo
got a s430 2000 w/99k;today, car buckled a little while taking an entry ramp onto the highway; once on highway, noticed rpm was at 5000 while speed was only 60mph; no malfunction message from car;slowed down and then accelerated again with same behavior; a few seconds of this then made me pull over and move the shift from drive to park then back to drive again; mph to rpm now seemed okay; i think at 60 mph, i was seeing 2500 rpm...car did this until arrival home.
now this is a head-scratcher....thinkin some sensor issue or major tranmission problem; hope it's not the latter.
any feedback on this would be appreciated...thanks!
now this is a head-scratcher....thinkin some sensor issue or major tranmission problem; hope it's not the latter.
any feedback on this would be appreciated...thanks!
Sounds like that's all that happened...
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i think you are right bro...saw +/- on drive gear and how easily it is to unknowingly shift with hand resting on it...just got the car a few months ago, and very clueless...had an acura legend prior to this....thanks for the input.
