transmission problem

[MarjieJ]

Hi All,

I had a 1999 VX since July 2007. I have not had any problems with her so far, well nothing to really worry about. (I hope!) Forgive me, but I'm a women that doesn't know much about cars, but I love my VX and want to know how to take care of it without spending a fortune. On occasion I catch the transmission jerking. It appears to be some kind of sensor problem cause when I look on the dashboard it will show the car's in 3rd when the transmission is in drive. When I wanted to check the transmission fluid, it appears that I also have a problem with the hood opener inside the car. When you pull the clutch, it doesn't click. It take 2 people to open the hood, one on the inside and one pushing on the hood. Finally, I don't see where one can check the tranny fluid on the 1999 model. The books just states to get it changed at the dealership. Can anyone give me any tips?

Marjie

[kpaske]

Ditto on replacing the "spring" style hose clamps at the two high pressure lines just under the radiator on the passenger side. They tend to wear out after some time, and since the shop probably removed them when they flushed all the fluid out of the system, this is likely the spot where you are getting some leakage.

[Ldub]

Hi All,

I had a 1999 VX since July 2007. I have not had any problems with her so far, well nothing to really worry about. (I hope!) Forgive me, but I'm a women that doesn't know much about cars, but I love my VX and want to know how to take care of it without spending a fortune. On occasion I catch the transmission jerking. It appears to be some kind of sensor problem cause when I look on the dashboard it will show the car's in 3rd when the transmission is in drive. When I wanted to check the transmission fluid, it appears that I also have a problem with the hood opener inside the car. When you pull the clutch, it doesn't click. It take 2 people to open the hood, one on the inside and one pushing on the hood. Finally, I don't see where one can check the tranny fluid on the 1999 model. The books just states to get it changed at the dealership. Can anyone give me any tips?

Marjie

See post #10 in this thread for instructions on checking trans fluid level...

The jerking & false indicator is most likely the mode position switch...do a forums search for more info on that.
Also, search for Merlins 800 # (St. Charles Isuzu) to get the be$t price on a replacement.

[SoTxVx]

I have had a slow leak from the selector shaft seal and rear seal that leaked enough to cause problems. The VX would slam into second gear when accelerating hard from a stop. Slow acceleration would not be a problem. Before replacing the mode switch make sure your fluid level is okay. Topping off the fluid level made the hard shifting/slamming into 2nd gear go away. Now to fix the selector shaft seal and rear seal.

SoTxVx

[Cobrajet]

it appears that I also have a problem with the hood opener inside the car. When you pull the clutch, it doesn't click. It take 2 people to open the hood, one on the inside and one pushing on the hood.

This is not uncommon. I had this problem, and spent a lot of time adjusting the catch before the hood would release enough for me to open it single-handedly. In the meantime, I found that I had to jam a piece of foam rubber under the pulled handle in order to be able to get out and open the hood. My hood still doesn't "pop" up like most hoods because there is no sping to push the hood up. Good luck getting it adjusted correctly.