Hi everyone,
I have a 2003 Automatic Lancer and was wondering if anyone else had a "jerk" feeling when the car is shifting at 40 km/h... at the other km's its a lot smoother...i hope i make sense... ... or maybe i am being paranoid??!?!?

 

I also have a auto....don't seem to feel any "jerk" when it shifts. but I hardly feel anything else in my life other than pain...there CAN be a little problem with it though. maybe you should check it out.

 

Yes, I get that occasionally too on my ES, I believe it is the torque converter that kicks in at around 40km. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

wait...is this normal driving or just a sudden "pedel to the metal" thing

 

are you the only driver of the car?

do you feel this after another driver has driven it?

if so, it's not a problem. it's a.s.c.

check out the manual about the adaptive shift control in your automatic. test your sales agent, he should be able to answer your question. if not pm me or call me.

jing

 

Sorry.. what does pedal to the metal mean?

 

I am the only driver i only feel the "jerk" at 40 km.. maybe i am being paranoid.. I've had this problem eversince i brang in my car for service (it was making crackling noises near the shift nob thingy).. the guy said he didnt know what was wrong so he said he reseted the transmission.. ever since he so "reset the transmission" i've been feelign the "jerk" at 40 km/hr....

 

PEDAL TO THE METAL CLASS 101

IT MEANS DO YOU HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL RIGHT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND IT CANT GO ANY MORE.

NOW THATS PEDAL TO THE METAL

 

if you bought it at cooksville, come over and let me see/ test drive it. also, let our mechanic check it.

jing

 

i totally agree with White_Angel,
i'm the one and only driver for my lancer and my 2003 auto lancer also does jerk alot too... especially when it comes to staying at a constant speed around 30-40 km/h during a traffic jam on a highway.
i've actually talked to ben from cooksville (the mechanic), and he said supposively it's a 'transmission flare'.
I forgot what he mentioned exactly, but he said the black box in the engine bay (beside the transmission?) can be repositioned to reduce the 'jerk' during the shift.
So i suggest you should also go to cooksville for a checkup. i haven't done mine yet, but i'm planning to bring it in within these 2 weeks to see how everything will go. I brought in my car to Markham mitsu three times, and they couldn't help me with this problem.

Hope this will help!

 

say thanks to our Hyundai trannys!

 

We have Hyundai trannys?!?!? how come they never mentioned this when selling the car???

 

Do you hold any other beginners car info sessions??

 

be carefule what you say. do the research first. more talk, more mistake. less talk, less mistake.

hyundai has never supplied mitsus. mitsus has always supplied hyundais. even my mazda, i can show you mitsubishi electric parts on it w the three diamond icon on it.

again, i may be wrong.

jing

 

well, i'm not quite sure too. it's just that while i was talking to ben about my 'transmission flare' problem... he said one of the reason it happens is because of our crappy transmission made by hyundai.
i was actually quite surprised after i found out our tranny is made by hyundai. Before i heard our chassis is made by chrysler, and now.... the tranny?
I thought our cars were directly imported from Japan... damn!