I would like to echo David's comment. I think it's your shift computer. I just went through this with my car. Please e-mail me if you have any questions about the process I went through (ultimately buying a rebuilt computer from pj grady and installing it with the help of an AZ Delorean Club member). Matt Carpenter AZ-D.ORG VIN 5586 >From: "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [DML] Re: Automatic transmission shifting >Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 21:09:33 -0000 > >Typical symptoms of a malfunctioning shift computer. If you are handy >with a soldering iron it can be repaired or you can choose to replace >(the more expensive option). It is not advisable to continue driving >on a cranky shift computer, it can cause serious internal (read >expensive) damage. >David Teitelbaum >vin 10757 > > > >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jim Rowlette" <emooman@...> wrote: > > > > Just completed a trip of about 200 miles over the weekend. On the way > > to my destination the transmission began shifting from 3rd gear to 2nd > > for no reason. This lasted about 10 minutes and then returned to > > normal for the remainder of the trip. On the way back the transmission > > would only shift from 1st to 2nd gear and would never go into 3rd. I > > was able to limp back home keeping the RPM's under 3500. The > > transmission and engine only have 3000 miles on them. Any ideas? > > > > Thanks > > > > Jim Rowlette To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/