5 - Transmission Will Not Shift Properly

Fig. 6 Diagnostic Flow Chart. Transmission Will Not Shift Properly:

Symptoms of improper shifting and their judgement methods (after engine warm-up):

1. Pulley ratio remains in LOW range and cannot be shifted to overdrive.

^ Vehicle speed does not increase with an increase in engine speed.
^ Engine reaches 5000 rpm or greater when vehicle speed is approximately 22 mph (35 km/h). (Under normal conditions engine speed is less than 4300 rpm when vehicle speed is 22 mph (35 km/h) with engine at full throttle. When operating at a constant speed in the 6 - 31 mph (10 - 50 km/h) range, engine speed is approximately 1500 rpm.)

2. Vehicle speed does not increase in response to depression of accelerator pedal immediately after starting.

^ Engine speed is between 2000 - 3000 rpm even when accelerator pedal is fully depressed (full-throttle) in the 12 - 37 mph (20 - 60 km/h) range. Beyond that range, engine speed increases slowly, which gives the driver the sensation of driving with the manual transmission in 5th gear.

3. Engine speed does not increase even when kicked down.

^ Engine speed remains unchanged when selector lever is shifted from D to Ds position (The Ds function does not activate).
^ Engine speed is less than 3500 rpm even when the accelerator pedal is fully depressed or does not decrease relative to the release of accelerator pedal.