4 Signs You Need To Visit the Chevy Dealership for a Transmission Service

Problems with your car’s transmission can affect your vehicle’s performance and safety, so it’s important to get transmission service as soon as you realize there could be something wrong. Your Chevy dealership is the best place to go for any service and repairs you need, so let’s take a look at some of the signs that it’s time to pay us a visit.

1. There’s Grinding or Shaking When Changing Gears

Your vehicle shouldn’t react to gear changes by shaking, and you definitely shouldn’t feel any grinding during gear changes. They should always be seamless. If your car grinds, shakes, or does anything else unusual during gear changes, then your transmission needs a checkup.

2. There’s No Response When You Change Gears

Your car should respond immediately when you change gears, allowing you to drive the moment you switch your car out of park, for example. If your car refuses to let you drive at all, or if it takes several seconds before your car lets you drive after you change gears, then you likely have a problem with your transmission system.

Your car can be unresponsive or have delayed responsiveness when changing from any one gear to another, but it’s particularly common when switching from park to drive.

3. There’s Revving During a Gear Change

If your engine revs when you change gears, but it doesn’t accelerate, then you have a slipping transmission. This is also known as your car slipping gears. You’ll also notice it’s harder to control your vehicle, almost like your wheels have no traction on the road, and you’re driving on pure ice. When your car slips gears, controlling the vehicle’s acceleration and deceleration becomes challenging, making driving dangerous.

4. There’s a Transmission Fluid Leak

Various fluids can leak out of your car, so learn to identify your vehicle’s different fluids. This lets you know which fluid is leaking if you see a puddle of something near the car. That information is helpful when getting service, as it helps our technicians narrow down the problem with your car. If you spot red or brown fluid under or near your car, then it’s probably transmission fluid. Transmission fluid may also be pink and foamy if your transmission is damaged.

Any of the signs above should prompt you to visit the dealer ASAP. Come get your car checked out at Chevrolet of Santa Fe in Santa Fe, NM.

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