husky570 Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Today the wife was driving the pathfinder and she went to take off and the automatic transmission made a whirring noise and then it stopped and the rig would not move, I came and fired it up , put it in drive and it makes a very distinct whirring noise but would move when put in drive or reverse, but after about 2-3 minutes the vehicle stops making the whirring noise and then will not move when put in drive or reverse. So I shut off the rig and fire it up and the whirring noise occurs and the rig will move when put in drive , but after about 2-3 minutes the whirring noise will stop and im dead in the water again.-------what is going on here?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Something either broke or stripped out. I've heard of one person experiencing a stripped-out torque converter being their problem. It could also be completely internal, I can't tell from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husky570 Posted June 12, 2007 Author Share Posted June 12, 2007 Something either broke or stripped out. I've heard of one person experiencing a stripped-out torque converter being their problem. It could also be completely internal, I can't tell from here. Thats what came to my mind--either the torque converter or bands--but the strange thing is it will operate for the first few minutes after starting vehicle, but after that it will be completely immobile, but I could shut it off and immeaditly fire it back up and it will operate again for a few minutes and then will become immobile again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husky570 Posted June 16, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 Thats what came to my mind--either the torque converter or bands--but the strange thing is it will operate for the first few minutes after starting vehicle, but after that it will be completely immobile, but I could shut it off and immeaditly fire it back up and it will operate again for a few minutes and then will become immobile again. Problem fixed!! Brother tore into it last night --- just a plugged filter, put all back together and works fine, glad it was something simple, anyways FYI for some one else who may experience a similar prob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Coolness! Make sure you change all the fluid and get fresh stuff in there. If you don't have one already, install an external aftermarket fluid cooler and DO NOT USE THE STOCK ONE in the radiator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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