I'll get static for this, but take the vehicle to a dealership
of transmission shop and have it analyzed and repaired before you
do more damage, WBMA. I suspect, other than low fluid, the
problem is not something someone in a NG can readily analyze or
suggest an easy fix.


mike hunt


parkbox@REMOVETHIShotmail.com wrote:
>
> Folks,
> This wknd I went camping to the mountains. From my cabin to the main
> road there is a 500 ft. long driveway which is relatively steep but
> nothing my car could not handle in the past
>
> This time however, when I tried to get the car going up the driveway
> it drove a little bit and then the engine just kept reving up but the
> car stop going uphill. No matter how much I hit the pedal it did not
> move.
>
> Finally I had to drive the car back to a flat surface and get some
> motion and only then it was able to scale the steep driveway. The car
> is an automatic. Can someone tell me what might be the problem?
>
> 1991 Honda Accord Wagon, automatic, 103k