roncoinc
Well-Known LVC Member
04-v8
Let me start with something that may be related.
a couple of weeks ago i did a little cleaning under the hood.
limited to the right side,a sponge with a small amount of soap on it,shock tower area,rinsed with just a spritz of water out of the hose.
got in the car to move it and noticed climate control display unlit,,functioned fine though.
driving i noticed tranny shifted smoooooth as silk..
usually shift with,,,purpose ?? not hard but taking off like an old man i can feel it shift a tad not to smooth,but acceptable.
if i take off "spirited" slightly it goes through the gears as you would expect.
Now..
Friday night we had a very light rain,more of a heavy mist.
Saturday morning i went for a drive and it shifted like it had no gears at all,i could not tell when it went from one gear to the next !!
then i noticed climate control display out AND message center out AND odometer display out.
but oh did it shift smooooth
next stop when i started it back up all displays came back on and it shifted like it normally does.
Today,heavy rain,,started car,,all same displays out.
turn off,remove key,restart,all displays out.
turned on headlights and displays lit up.
turn off headlights,displays off.
Note: today is dark and i "can" see the displays but very dim.
opened hood,no water anyplace i could see,windshield drains working properly.
decided to take a drive and see if it shifted so smooth again or the displays would come back on again.
started car,all displays ON !!
tried restart with key removal three more times and displays always came on.
i didn't go for a drive.
SO,,i have read that this tranny does seem to have a natural "firm" shift in places and is considered normal.
now,,there seems to be two things in play here,,,one,some electrical glitch and a tranny that can shift smoother.
maybe there is a problem that relates to both,if i fixed the electrical i would have smoother shifting ?
or visa versa ??
i will consider ANY thoughts or suggestions on this annoying problem
Idle rumination's ...
I have had cars run "worse" in the rain,not better.
heavy mist or very light rain shouldn't splash onto anything.
haven't driven the car in the rain so i don't know what would happen.
can some part or connection be "that" susceptible to moisture in the air to cause a problem ?
battery ?? will check that out tomorrow,,would like to check it when displays are out also.
Sorry for the long description but trying to get and give as much info as i can.
Let me start with something that may be related.
a couple of weeks ago i did a little cleaning under the hood.
limited to the right side,a sponge with a small amount of soap on it,shock tower area,rinsed with just a spritz of water out of the hose.
got in the car to move it and noticed climate control display unlit,,functioned fine though.
driving i noticed tranny shifted smoooooth as silk..
usually shift with,,,purpose ?? not hard but taking off like an old man i can feel it shift a tad not to smooth,but acceptable.
if i take off "spirited" slightly it goes through the gears as you would expect.
Now..
Friday night we had a very light rain,more of a heavy mist.
Saturday morning i went for a drive and it shifted like it had no gears at all,i could not tell when it went from one gear to the next !!
then i noticed climate control display out AND message center out AND odometer display out.
but oh did it shift smooooth
next stop when i started it back up all displays came back on and it shifted like it normally does.
Today,heavy rain,,started car,,all same displays out.
turn off,remove key,restart,all displays out.
turned on headlights and displays lit up.
turn off headlights,displays off.
Note: today is dark and i "can" see the displays but very dim.
opened hood,no water anyplace i could see,windshield drains working properly.
decided to take a drive and see if it shifted so smooth again or the displays would come back on again.
started car,all displays ON !!
tried restart with key removal three more times and displays always came on.
i didn't go for a drive.
SO,,i have read that this tranny does seem to have a natural "firm" shift in places and is considered normal.
now,,there seems to be two things in play here,,,one,some electrical glitch and a tranny that can shift smoother.
maybe there is a problem that relates to both,if i fixed the electrical i would have smoother shifting ?
or visa versa ??
i will consider ANY thoughts or suggestions on this annoying problem
Idle rumination's ...
I have had cars run "worse" in the rain,not better.
heavy mist or very light rain shouldn't splash onto anything.
haven't driven the car in the rain so i don't know what would happen.
can some part or connection be "that" susceptible to moisture in the air to cause a problem ?
battery ?? will check that out tomorrow,,would like to check it when displays are out also.
Sorry for the long description but trying to get and give as much info as i can.