Mightyify:
I have a kia cerato, This morning when I wanted to go to work... I started the car then put it on reverse. The car shakes as if it's struggling to move then goes off. It starts well but goes anytime I put it in drive or reverse it moves within 5 secs then goes off. My mechanic seems to be confuse about the problem.

Mightyify:
I have a kia cerato, This morning when I wanted to go to work... I started the car then put it on reverse. The car shakes as if it's struggling to move then goes off. It starts well but goes anytime I put it in drive or reverse it moves within 5 secs then goes off. My mechanic seems to be confuse about the problem.

Kashif:


Very likely your torque converter lockup is stuck on.

Push the car to a forward slope. Start the car in neutral and let it start moving under gravity before engaging drive. If the engine doesn't die afterwards, it's the torque converter. A double confirmation is if the engine also dies after you bring the car to a full stop while still in drive.

Good luck!

Mightyify:


it's automatic transmission

solmusdesigns:
Can they increase the slow running of the engine

Mightyify:
I did scan today.... it brought out error code P0707 - Transmission Range Switch Low Input. Can anyone explain better?

Kashif:


Very likely your torque converter lockup is stuck on.

Push the car to a forward slope. Start the car in neutral and let it start moving under gravity before engaging drive. If the engine doesn't die afterwards, it's the torque converter. A double confirmation is if the engine also dies after you bring the car to a full stop while still in drive.

Good luck!

Mightyify:
Hello gazzuzz, autologic and kingreign abeg make una help my situation

alphaNomega:
I can bet Mightyify uses 20w-50 for this car

GAZZUZZ:

Louiscarz:
the code your vehicle is giving might be caused by faulty park and neutral position switch ,park and neutral switch harness is open.

Mightyify:


yes the engine dies on drive before I bring the car to a stop

Kashif:


If this is correct, then it's not the torque converter lockup. The engine should only die when the car comes to a stop. The way it works is that the TC acts like a (wet) clutch between the engine and the gear. At lockup, the TC mechanically locks the engine and the gear, just like a manual gear will do without the driver operating the clutch.

Don't you have good mechanics where you stay?

Mightyify:


I'm in Abuja.... I have spent 40k already still didn't fix it. I bought converter 25k, paid the mechanic the that brought down the girl 10k and other expenses. Right now my car is misfiring after changing the converter.

My mind is telling me it's the starter switch because that was what the error code P0707 showed but people here and outside said it cant cause such. I will go next week to buy it and fix if it doesn't work... I don't know what else to do.

Kashif:


Oh sugar! What an ordeal!

If you carried out the test I outlined, you would have ruled out lockup issue, and avoid changing the TC. But assuming the lockup was the issue (which I'm seeing its not), replacing the TC alone may not be enough if it is responding to hydraulics.

At this point, live data is more important than error code. There are technical Cartalk members in Abuja. I advise you reach out to them.

Just hang in there!

Mightyify:


Once I on the car, it steams very well, it'll move if I load drive and accelerate immediately. Once It moves, it'll move until I slow down or almost stopping then it goes off. But reverse is worse it goes off whether I accelerate immediately or not. Honestly I have suffered... The problem is strange to everyone including my mechanic. He advised I change the whole gear box and that cost around 120k...I'm not buoyant for that now.

Not to think of the fear of buying gear box and the problem persist.