Which shop did you take it to? Dealer/independent? (not that some
dealers are competent either)

What was the engine RPM when the car doesn't go past 30MPH? Redline or
nearly so?

If you're having more problems after services, it may be time to find
another mechanic. See if you can get good references from friends. If
the transmission behaves like that right after service, then I'd first
suspect that things weren't done properly (wires or coolant
temperature sensor weren't hooked up, etc).

Finding a good mechanic is hard. But understandably many owners cannot
do their own maintenance. Improperly servicing a good car can only
shorten its life, while the owner is out of good money too.




On Nov 5, 8:19*am, "techjoh...@gmail.com" <techjoh...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Another problem arises after bringing my car to the service shop again
> to have the engine seals, water pump, and timing belts replaced,
> certain times (not determined a criteria yet) the car will not move
> out of 2nd or 3rd gear, in another words, the car won't drive past 30
> mph.
>
> Very frustrating, since I have a 2-year and 3-year old that depend on
> the car for day care and preschool. *We don't have enough money to
> afford another car, and were making still making payments on this
> car. *I have about 2-years left to payoff.
>
> Also, the factor that I invested 1,500 in the last couple months is in
> the back of my mind.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --sf