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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

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

<IleneDover@mailcity.com> wrote in message
news:3F843AFD.536AD966@mailcity.com...
> 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.

[sigh] Then why do it?

I know, because you get a woody every you see yourself in print.

Get out idiot.

This particular year has a tendency to get stuck on a certain higher
gears, which usually displays a blinking shift light. This means that
accelerating or going uphill from a stop will be sluggish but does not
affect high-speed hill climb. Cure: replace ecu capacitor(s) if shift
light is noticed.

Have T-fluid checked warmed, usually.

T-fluid will not pump if screen is clogged, particularly, metal
fragment. Analyze dipstick fluid for metallic particles.
Koji

> 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