Possible Tranny problem

[nick72]

I have a Ford Taurus 89. I bought with only 30000 miles on it and I have put an additional 21000 miles on it. A month ago I was driving up a hill. and when I slowed down and stopped at the end of the hill, I pressed the gas and turned. The car lost a ton of power with a big thump. Almost a stall but I still had enough power to move it to the side of the road. I placed the car in park(its an auto) and then placed it in drive and it started up just fine and ran smoothly. This happened several times and i would have to place the car in park or reverse and then place it in drive. I took it to my mechanic and he replaced everything including the fuel pump. I just pulled into my drive way I lost power again. I did the same thing as I stated before and it started up just fine and I drove it around and up a hill again and I had no problems. Plus, I noticed that my needle that shows how hot the car is running was moving past normal towards the hot side. My question is my car's transmission dying? Please someone help!!

[mwt878991]

You say you took it to your mechanic and replaced a bunch of stuff.

Did the mechanic diagnose anything or just start throwing parts on it?

If he just threw parts at it, you need to take it to a qualified shop and have diagnostics done to the car.

Mike

[nick72]

Thanks for getting back to me. I had to replace the fuel pump, mounts, some belts and the transmission had a leak. Now my mechanic told me he checked the transmission and it looked ok. Should I go to a transmission shop and have them do the diagnosis? Really do appreciate the help.

[seasonalskier2006]

Originally Posted by nick72

Thanks for getting back to me. I had to replace the fuel pump, mounts, some belts and the transmission had a leak. Now my mechanic told me he checked the transmission and it looked ok. Should I go to a transmission shop and have them do the diagnosis? Really do appreciate the help.

now you say the transmission had a leak, but the transmission looked ok to a mechanic, did he pull it apart and check it out or did he just replace the bad seal and put it back on?

[nick72]

He replaced the seal. That was a month ago and he just replaced the the fuel pump on Tuesday at which time he checked the transmission and he stated it looked fine. Thank you for the help.