Transmission shifting hard

2002 ISUZU AXIOM
93,999 MILES • AUTOMATIC
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JESSICA ROSEMANN
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Transmission hesitates to go into second and third kicks hard when it does. Also, TOD light on and i cannot find dip stick to put fluid in. how do i fix these problems? i have extremely low income.
Aug 10, 2017 at 12:56 PM
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Hello,

If the engine has low vacuum to will cause the transmission to shift late and hard. The main cause for this condition is a plugged catalytic converter. The TOD light will be on as well becasue the computer sees that it is not going into overdrive.

Here is a guide that will help you confirm the problem.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-a-catalytic-converter

Please let us know what you find.

Cheers, Ken
Aug 16, 2017 at 11:30 AM