tasneem
07-19-2006, 05:44 PM
Hello all,
I've got a car I bought 1 month ago... so I really dont have a history on this vehicle. 1991 caravan, 153000 miles on it, engine clean to the eyes at least, so far all we've done to her is replace the air filter (which was lieterally full of wood chips adn leave) and replace the radiator and reservoir.
So, what it's doing is this...periodically on the highway generally 9which really pisses me off) it will jump down from 60mph to 10, in about 5 seconds flat... then begin almost making like a coughing sounds, then it will make a boiling sounds and you can feel it, almost like air pockest popping under the chair of the driver side. It usually will only last 10-15 second up to 2 minutes. It will still drive if you want it to, jsut no more than 10 mph adn then it (whatever it is) passes and your on the road again. Smoetimes I pull over and turn it off , then turn it back on and its all good to go.... but this last time, yesturday, I was ont eh highway again, wtih a 18 wheeler tailgating me adn then i see my spedometer falling from 65 and i knew what was happneing, pulled onto the shoulder, and i kept the car running and it just went through the process shaking, spurting, etc adn then it passed.
It literally is like that classic sound you hear in commericals of the car that's on its last leg lol, and I do remember as a kid my dad has this Volvo that did the same thing... but I was real young so I'm not exactly sure what the problem turned out to be....any help, advice would be appreciated.... so we can get to drive a reliable vehecle without fear of death lol
Thanks
TAZ :help:
I've got a car I bought 1 month ago... so I really dont have a history on this vehicle. 1991 caravan, 153000 miles on it, engine clean to the eyes at least, so far all we've done to her is replace the air filter (which was lieterally full of wood chips adn leave) and replace the radiator and reservoir.
So, what it's doing is this...periodically on the highway generally 9which really pisses me off) it will jump down from 60mph to 10, in about 5 seconds flat... then begin almost making like a coughing sounds, then it will make a boiling sounds and you can feel it, almost like air pockest popping under the chair of the driver side. It usually will only last 10-15 second up to 2 minutes. It will still drive if you want it to, jsut no more than 10 mph adn then it (whatever it is) passes and your on the road again. Smoetimes I pull over and turn it off , then turn it back on and its all good to go.... but this last time, yesturday, I was ont eh highway again, wtih a 18 wheeler tailgating me adn then i see my spedometer falling from 65 and i knew what was happneing, pulled onto the shoulder, and i kept the car running and it just went through the process shaking, spurting, etc adn then it passed.
It literally is like that classic sound you hear in commericals of the car that's on its last leg lol, and I do remember as a kid my dad has this Volvo that did the same thing... but I was real young so I'm not exactly sure what the problem turned out to be....any help, advice would be appreciated.... so we can get to drive a reliable vehecle without fear of death lol
Thanks
TAZ :help: