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Symptom Chart

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PROBLEM SYMPTOM TABLE - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Items Symptom Condition Diagnostic Item
No Lock-up Engagement/TCC Inoperative Torque converter is not locked up. ON vehicle 1. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
2. Vehicle speed sensor. A/T (Revolution sensor) and vehicle speed sensor.MTR
3. Engine speed signal
4. A/T fluid temperature sensor
5. Line pressure test
6. Torque converter clutch solenoid valve
7. Control valve assembly
OFF vehicle 8. Torque converter
Torque converter clutch piston slip. ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
2. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
3. Line pressure test
4. Torque converter clutch solenoid valve
5. Line pressure solenoid valve
6. Control valve assembly
OFF vehicle 7. Torque converter
Lock-up point is extremely high or low. ON vehicle 1. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
2. Vehicle speed sensor. A/T (Revolution sensor) and vehicle speed sensor.MTR
3. Torque converter clutch solenoid valve
4. Control valve assembly
Shift Shock Sharp shock in shifting from N to D position. ON vehicle 1. Engine Idling rpm
2. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
3. Line pressure test
4. A/T fluid temperature sensor
5. Engine speed signal
6. Line pressure solenoid valve
7. Control valve assembly
8. Accumulator N-D
OFF vehicle 9. Forward clutch
Too sharp a shock in change from D1 to D2 . ON vehicle 1. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
2. Line pressure test
3. Accumulator servo release
4. Control valve assembly
5. A/T fluid temperature sensor
OFF vehicle 6. Brake band
Shift Shock Too sharp a shock in change from D2 to D3 . ON vehicle 1. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
2. Line pressure test
3. Control valve assembly
OFF vehicle 4. High clutch
5. Brake band
Too sharp a shock in change from D3 to D4 . ON vehicle 1. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
2. Line pressure test
3. Control valve assembly
4. A/T fluid temperature sensor
OFF vehicle 5. Brake band
6. Overrun clutch
7. Forward one-way clutch
Gear change shock felt during deceleration by releasing accelerator pedal. ON vehicle 1. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
2. Line pressure test
3. Overrun clutch solenoid valve
4. Control valve assembly
Improper Shift Timing Too high a gear change point from D1 to D2 , from D2 to D3 , from D3 to D4 . ON vehicle 1. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
2. Vehicle speed sensor. A/T (Revolution sensor) and vehicle speed sensor.MTR
3. Shift solenoid valve A
4. Shift solenoid valve B
Gear change directly from D1 to D3 occurs. ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
2. Accumulator servo release
OFF vehicle 3. Brake band
Too high a change point from D4 to D3 , from D3 to D2 , from D2 to D1 . ON vehicle 1. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
2. Vehicle speed sensor. A/T (Revolution sensor) and vehicle speed sensor.MTR
Kickdown does not operate when depressing pedal in D4 within kick-down vehicle speed. ON vehicle 1. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
2. Vehicle speed sensor. A/T (Revolution sensor) and vehicle speed sensor.MTR
3. Shift solenoid valve A
4. Shift solenoid valve B
Kickdown operates or engine overruns when depressing pedal in D4 beyond kickdown vehicle speed limit. ON vehicle 1. Vehicle speed sensor. A/T (Revolution sensor) and vehicle speed sensor.MTR
2. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
3. Shift solenoid valve A
4. Shift solenoid valve B
Gear change from L2 to L3 in L position. ON vehicle 1. Park/neutral position (PNP) switch
2. Control cable adjustment
No Down Shift Failure to change gear from D4 to D3 . ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
2. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
3. Overrun clutch solenoid valve
4. Shift solenoid valve A
5. Line pressure solenoid valve
6. Control valve assembly
OFF vehicle 7. Brake band
8. Overrun clutch
Failure to change gear from D3 to D2 or from D4 to D2 . ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
2. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
3. Shift solenoid valve A
4. Shift solenoid valve B
5. Control valve assembly
OFF vehicle 6. High clutch
7. Brake band
Failure to change gear from D2 to D1 or from D3 to D1 . ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
2. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
3. Shift solenoid valve A
4. Shift solenoid valve B
5. Control valve assembly
OFF vehicle 6. Low one-way clutch
7. High clutch
8. Brake band
Failure to change from D3 to L2 when changing lever into L position. AT-237 ON vehicle 1. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
2. Shift solenoid valve B
3. Control valve assembly
4. Control cable adjustment
OFF vehicle 5. Brake band
No Up Shift Failure to change gear from D1 to D2 . ON vehicle 1. Control cable adjustment
2. Shift solenoid valve A
3. Control valve assembly
4. Vehicle speed sensor. A/T (Revolution sensor) and vehicle speed sensor.MTR
5. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
OFF vehicle 6. Brake band
Failure to change gear from D2 to D3 . ON vehicle 1. Control cable adjustment
2. Shift solenoid valve B
3. Control valve assembly
4. Vehicle speed sensor. A/T (Revolution sensor) and vehicle speed sensor.MTR
5. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
OFF vehicle 6. High clutch
7. Brake band
Failure to change gear from D3 to D4 . ON vehicle 1. Park/neutral position (PNP) switch
2. Overdrive control switch
3. Control cable adjustment
4. Shift solenoid valve A
5. Vehicle speed sensor. A/T (Revolution sensor) and vehicle speed sensor.MTR
6. A/T fluid temperature sensor
7. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
OFF vehicle 8. Brake band
A/T does not shift to D4 when driving with overdrive control switch ON. ON vehicle 1. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
2. Park/neutral position (PNP) switch
3. Overdrive control switch
4. Vehicle speed sensor. A/T (Revolution sensor) and vehicle speed sensor.MTR
5. Shift solenoid valve A
6. Overrun clutch solenoid valve
7. Control valve assembly
8. A/T fluid temperature sensor
9. Line pressure solenoid valve
OFF vehicle 10. Brake band
11. Overrun clutch
Slips/Will Not Engage Vehicle will not run in R position (but runs in D and L positions). Clutch slips.
Very poor acceleration.		 ON vehicle 1. Control cable adjustment
2. Stall test
3. Line pressure test
4. Line pressure solenoid valve
5. Control valve assembly
OFF vehicle 6. Reverse clutch
7. Low & reverse brake
Vehicle will not run in D and L positions (but runs in R position). ON vehicle 1. Control cable adjustment
OFF vehicle 2. Low one-way clutch
Vehicle will not run in D and L positions (but runs in R position). Clutch slips. Very poor acceleration. ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
2. Stall test
3. Line pressure test
4. Line pressure solenoid valve
5. Control valve assembly
6. Accumulator N-D
OFF vehicle 7. Reverse clutch
8. High clutch
9. Forward clutch
10. Forward one-way clutch
11. Low one-way clutch
Clutches or brakes slip somewhat in starting. ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
2. Control cable adjustment
3. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
4. Line pressure test
5. Line pressure solenoid valve
6. Control valve assembly
7. Accumulator N-D
8. Shift solenoid valve A
9. Shift solenoid valve B
10. Overrun clutch solenoid valve
11. Torque converter clutch solenoid valve
OFF vehicle 12. Forward clutch
13. Reverse clutch
14. Low & reverse brake
15. Oil pump
16. Torque converter
Slips/Will Not Engage No creep at all. AT-218. AT-220 ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
2. Line pressure test
3. Control valve assembly
OFF vehicle 4. Forward clutch
5. Oil pump
6. Torque converter
Almost no shock or clutches slipping in change from D1 to D2 . ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
2. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
3. Line pressure test
4. Accumulator servo release
5. Control valve assembly
OFF vehicle 6. Brake band
Almost no shock or slipping in change from D2 to D3 . ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
2. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
3. Line pressure test
4. Control valve assembly
OFF vehicle 5. High clutch
6. Forward clutch
Almost no shock or slipping in change from D3 to D4 . ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
2. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
3. Line pressure test
4. Control valve assembly
OFF vehicle 5. Brake band
Races extremely fast or slips in changing from D4 to D3 when depressing pedal. ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
2. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
3. Line pressure test
4. Line pressure solenoid valve
5. Shift solenoid valve A
6. Control valve assembly
OFF vehicle 7. Brake band
8. Forward clutch
Races extremely fast or slips in changing from D4 to D2 when depressing pedal. ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
2. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
3. Line pressure test
4. Line pressure solenoid valve
5. Shift solenoid valve A
6. Shift solenoid valve B
7. Control valve assembly
OFF vehicle 8. Brake band
9. Forward clutch
Slips/Will Not Engage Races extremely fast or slips in changing from D3 to D2 when depressing pedal. ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
2. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
3. Line pressure test
4. Line pressure solenoid valve
5. Shift solenoid valve B
6. Control valve assembly
OFF vehicle 7. Brake band
8. High clutch
Races extremely fast or slips in changing from D4 or D3 to D1 when depressing pedal. ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
2. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
3. Line pressure test
4. Line pressure solenoid valve
5. Shift solenoid valve A
6. Shift solenoid valve B
7. Control valve assembly
OFF vehicle 8. Forward clutch
9. Forward one-way clutch
10. Low one-way clutch
Vehicle will not run in any position. ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
2. Control cable adjustment
3. Line pressure test
4. Line pressure solenoid valve
OFF vehicle 5. Oil pump
6. High clutch
7. Brake band
8. Low & reverse brake
9. Torque converter
10. Parking components
Others Engine cannot be started in P and N positions. AT-214 ON vehicle 1. Ignition switch and starter
2. Control cable adjustment
3. Park/neutral position (PNP) switch adjustment
Engine starts in positions other than P and N. ON vehicle 1. Control cable adjustment
2. Park/neutral position (PNP) switch adjustment
Transaxle noise in P and N positions. ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
2. Line pressure test
3. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
4. Vehicle speed sensor. A/T (Revolution sensor) and vehicle speed sensor.MTR
OFF vehicle 5. Oil pump
6. Torque converter
Vehicle moves when changing into P position or parking gear does not disengage when shifted out of P position. ON vehicle 1. Control cable adjustment
OFF vehicle 2. Parking components
Vehicle runs in N position. AT-215 ON vehicle 1. Control cable adjustment
OFF vehicle 2. Forward clutch
3. Reverse clutch
4. Overrun clutch
Vehicle braked when shifting into R position. ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
2. Line pressure test
3. Line pressure solenoid valve
4. Control valve assembly
OFF vehicle 5. High clutch
6. Brake band
7. Forward clutch
8. Overrun clutch
Excessive creep. ON vehicle 1. Engine idling rpm
Others Engine stops when shifting lever into R, D and L. ON vehicle 1. Engine idling rpm
2. Fluid level
3. Torque converter clutch solenoid valve
4. Control valve assembly
OFF vehicle 5. Torque converter
Vehicle braked by gear change from D1 to D2 . ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
OFF vehicle 2. Reverse clutch
3. Low & reverse brake
4. High clutch
5. Low one-way clutch
Vehicle braked by gear change from D2 to D3 . ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
OFF vehicle 2. Brake band
Vehicle braked by gear change from D3 to D4 . ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
OFF vehicle 2. Overrun clutch
3. Forward one-way clutch
4. Reverse clutch
Maximum speed not attained. Acceleration poor. ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
2. Park/neutral position (PNP) switch
3. Overdrive control switch
4. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
5. Vehicle speed sensor. A/T (Revolution sensor) and vehicle speed sensor.MTR
6. Shift solenoid valve A
7. Shift solenoid valve B
8. Control valve assembly
OFF vehicle 9. Reverse clutch
10. High clutch
11. Brake band
12. Low & reverse brake
13. Oil pump
14. Torque converter
Transaxle noise in D, L and R positions. ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
OFF vehicle 2. Torque converter
Others Transaxle overheats. ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
2. Engine idling rpm
3. Accelerator pedal position (APP) sensor
4. Line pressure test
5. Line pressure solenoid valve
6. Control valve assembly
OFF vehicle 7. Oil pump
8. Reverse clutch
9. High clutch
10. Brake band
11. Forward clutch
12. Overrun clutch
13. Low & reverse brake
14. Torque converter
ATF shoots out during operation. White smoke emitted from exhaust pipe during operation. ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
OFF vehicle 2. Reverse clutch
3. High clutch
4. Brake band
5. Forward clutch
6. Overrun clutch
7. Low & reverse brake
Offensive smell at fluid charging pipe. ON vehicle 1. Fluid level
OFF vehicle 2. Torque converter
3. Oil pump
4. Reverse clutch
5. High clutch
6. Brake band
7. Forward clutch
8. Overrun clutch
9. Low & reverse brake
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