01GPGT Posted December 6, 2007 Report Posted December 6, 2007 ok...ive never had this happen in any other car ive owned...and this has only happened twice randomly...but i'll start it up, and then when i go to shift it into reverse or drive, the shifter is really stiff...thats all i can really say...i dont know if its the cold, or what, but it will be stiff when i first start going, but then, after a few minutes of driving, its fine....like i said, it could be the temperature, but its been cold here all week, and its only happened last friday night and tonight...anyone have this happen, or know what it might be? Quote
RangeStang Posted December 6, 2007 Report Posted December 6, 2007 I also had a 96 corsica that did the same thing I always thought it was the cold. Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted December 6, 2007 Report Posted December 6, 2007 What do you mean by stiff? More than likely its because the fluid is cold. Let it idle for a couple minutes before you drive off. Quote
1990lumina Posted December 6, 2007 Report Posted December 6, 2007 I think he means the floor shifter is harder to move sometimes. Quote
01GPGT Posted December 6, 2007 Author Report Posted December 6, 2007 yea, the floor shifter gets hard to move Quote
Crazy K Posted December 6, 2007 Report Posted December 6, 2007 is it jambed? as if the apply brake to release solenoid is stuck? or just hard to budge? the 94 is hard to budge sometimes.... and sometimes.... I go all the way from P to 1 with no resistance whatsoever! fortunately this has not happened in a long time.... Quote
HillmanZ24 Posted December 6, 2007 Report Posted December 6, 2007 Your shift cable might be bad. Try to check if the cable has any damage to it that could let water in it or ice to form onit. Quote
01GPGT Posted December 6, 2007 Author Report Posted December 6, 2007 i'll have to check that...its going into the dealer next week to have a whining sound checked out too...and its not the steering fluid, thats full Quote
01GPGT Posted December 6, 2007 Author Report Posted December 6, 2007 thanks for the input tho!! Quote
RangeStang Posted December 6, 2007 Report Posted December 6, 2007 i'll have to check that...its going into the dealer next week to have a whining sound checked out too...and its not the steering fluid, thats full Could be a bad pump that would be my guess. Let us know what they say about the noise and the shifter though. Quote
rockfangd Posted December 7, 2007 Report Posted December 7, 2007 chances are the whining is a bad PS pump. mine was always full and always noisy., But i suppose it could be a bad alternator also Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted December 7, 2007 Report Posted December 7, 2007 Having the PS fluid too full will make it whine like that too as Ive found out. Quote
01GPGT Posted December 7, 2007 Author Report Posted December 7, 2007 i hope its not the alternator...its only got 23,000 miles....altho i have heard that a bad alternator does whine... and when i left work tonight, the shifter was stiff again, but then seemed to get better by the time i got home...i'll keep everyone posted Quote
RangeStang Posted December 7, 2007 Report Posted December 7, 2007 I think a failing alt. could also be what is causing the stiff gear selector because art those cars shifter electronically controlled? That would explain both problems. Quote
01GPGT Posted December 8, 2007 Author Report Posted December 8, 2007 crap. well, if the alternator is whining, would it just whine during acceleration or would it be whining the whole time the car is on...b/c it only whines during acceleration, which my 01 grand prix used to do, and my sisters impala does sometimes...i popped the hodd, and when it idles, there is no whine either, so idk.... Quote
RangeStang Posted December 8, 2007 Report Posted December 8, 2007 It would get more notable as rpm increased. Take it to oreillys or like autozone or something and get it tested. Quote
01GPGT Posted December 12, 2007 Author Report Posted December 12, 2007 its over there tonight waiting to be looked at tomorrow....i'll let everyone know how it goes Quote
RangeStang Posted December 12, 2007 Report Posted December 12, 2007 Good, I am really interested in what it is let us know. Quote
01GPGT Posted December 12, 2007 Author Report Posted December 12, 2007 o boy.... well, apparently the whining sound during moderate acceleration, is "normal"...and i guess they couldnt duplicate the sticky shifter, so the tech just greased the shifting linkage...idk if i should be happy its "ok" or be pissed that its still going to make noise and not wanna shift... Quote
RangeStang Posted December 12, 2007 Report Posted December 12, 2007 He is just telling you that so you will get out of his hair. We used to do that kind of stuff at ford because warranty work pay sucks! Quote
01GPGT Posted December 12, 2007 Author Report Posted December 12, 2007 ughh...idk even know what to say....i guess i'll take it over to advance auto at some point and have them check the alternator Quote
ron350 Posted December 13, 2007 Report Posted December 13, 2007 Moving the shifter on my 96 used to get stiff during cold weather. The best I can remember I lubed the shift cable with TAL 5 and the problem went away. Quote
01GPGT Posted December 19, 2007 Author Report Posted December 19, 2007 since it's too snowy and cold to change the oil in the yard myself, i had my mechanic do it...i had him check it, and it IS the alternator...so I called the dealer to let them know, and its going over tomorrow morning i just wanted to thank everyone for their help!! Quote
RangeStang Posted December 19, 2007 Report Posted December 19, 2007 no problem, I was right I feel good about myself now Quote
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