I bought a used 2001 ford focus for my wife a week ago and I have noticed something odd about the automatic transmission. when the car reaches normal operating temperature, the transmission almost sounds like it neutrals for a second from 2nd to 3rd gear. all other gears sound and feel like they shift fine and this only happens when the car is heated up. When you first start it and drive it the 2nd to 3rd gear shift feels fine. could this be a fluid level issue? because the previous owner said the transmission was just rebuilt and all the fluids were replaced or does this sound like a blown tranny waiting to happen?
would suggest having the fluid flushed and filter changedand go from there
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end!!!! do no longer flush your transmission it is going to easily make issues worse. As a qualified technician and save supervisor I certainly have had to coach many human beings faraway from fluid adjustments of this nature. the appropriate advice is to take it to an excellent transmission provider center. It seems such as you have some extreme inner issues. A transmission flush is meant for preventative maintenence. Unfortunatly you're previous that element and might ought to change or rebuild your tranny. if it relatively is the case then shop on with the manufactures specs and alter the tranny fluid at those periods and you've an prolonged lasting transmission.
Check the transmission fluid dipstick. If the previous owner was telling you the truth, then the fluid should appear red and clean, and not smell burned at all. It should also be at the proper level. Never trust a man for his word when he's selling a car. If he has no documentation or receipts showing work was done on it, then assume he lied to you. If the fluid appears good and the level is good, then whoever rebuilt the transmission did a poor job. When the transmission takes that much time to shift from 2nd to 3rd, regardless of operating temperature, then there's an electrical problem in the transmission. It could be the pressure control solenoid, or one of the shift solenoids. Only a good transmission shop can properly diagnose the problem. You would need a quality scan tool that talks to the TCM, the transmission control module (Computer) and have the TCM tell you whats going on when the transmission goes from 2nd to 3rd during regular operating temperature. The TCM reports, line pressure, which shift solenoids are engaged, what the PWM of the Pressure control solenoid is at, VSS, fluid temp, fluid volume, gear ratio slip, TCC operation. To answer your question. I think you got lied to and you just bought a car with a blown tranny waiting to happen.
