2001 Cadillac DTS No power in gear

2001 CADILLAC DEVILLE DTS
150,000 MILES • V8 • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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Starts and idles fine revs up just has no power in gear. Spits and spudders when put in any drive gear. As long as it is in park it runs perfectly fine but as soon as you put it in drive it has a complete loss of power and does not want to move. Like it being choked out.
Feb 1, 2014 at 9:35 AM
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sounds like you've got a bad torque converter in the transmission. it acts like the overrun clutch on a bicycle when you coast. when it goes bad then it chokes the motor down
Feb 1, 2014 at 9:49 AM