karats wrote:
> Whenever I go through a drivethru or have to let the car idle for a
> long time (train or red light or slow traffic) I find that the car
> starts revving really high. A couple of times i have paniced and
> shoved the car into park and then the gear thingy locks and I have to
> take the key out and wait about 5-10 minutes before I can unlock it,
> sometimes its better but lately it just keeps revving so high it
> sounds like its just going to blow up.
>
> It seems to be getting worse and it seems to happen only when it is
> hot out....I don’t know if it has a relation to the a/c or just
> because its hot but sometimes when I have the a/c it doesn’t happen.
>
> I notice that if I go through a drive thru its like gas pools while Im
> idling or something because after I leave the drive thru the car will
> idle for the next 15 minutes at 70 kph and its very difficult to
> brake.
>
> Anyone have any ideas before I take it in as to what this could be so
> I can prepare myself ahead of time if I need a new transmission...
>
make? model? age? mileage?