When I put my car in drive it will go but when I get up to about 20 mph it stops going and it just guns the engine. If I kill it and start back up it‘ll go again but not far. I just put transmission fluid in after this started. does it take long for it to kick in or is my transmission shot?
Its an automatic right? If yes then your transmission is sliping, the bands in your trans. are worn out and will not alow for the transmission to shift up. There are three solutions to the problem: 1. Buy transmission slip fix fluid pour it in the pipe where you pour your transmission oil and that should (20% of the time) refresh the worn out bands and stop slip. 2. If option one does not help. get your transmission rebuilt (very expensive depending on make and model). 3 If you have a cheap car buy a new one because most of the time transmission rebuilds are not worth it!!! NOTE: dont drive your car when the trany is slipping you will only make things worse and cause more engine wear then normal!!!
Unknown. You will have to take it to a transmission shop and have them evaluate it and let you know. If if won't drive there, call the tow truck.
Your second or third gear is slipping, this doesnt mean you need a new tranny . You might want to have a Good transmission shop check your transmission pressure,sounds like a valve body assembly to me . pending on your vehicle type it might be a common problem, famous on fords .
