Q: Beeps at high speeds, just started a really rough idle and smells like smoke when I start it

asked by on July 20, 2016

My dash will beep at me randomly, at high speeds. It'll stop beeping when I slow down, typically it beeps around 60 mph and stops around 30 mph. My check engine light has been on for a while, for a small evap leak, a massive evap leak and my throttle position sensor. I've ignored it for months because I can't afford to take it to a shop. There seemed to be an intermittent delay on the accelerator early on. Recently, I've had issues keeping up speed. My 4 cylinder wrangler at stock height runs on 33s I normally have to keep it in 4th to bring it up to 55 before I can shift into 5th and maintain speed. Lately it's gotten worse. I can't maintain speed most of the time in 5th, I just lose speed slowly in that gear, even at slight incline. In the past, it would have difficulty getting into forth gear. I would try to shift and it would refuse to go into 4th, like it was hitting a wall instead of going in the slot. Today it has a rough idle and smells smokey. What could this be?

My car has 85 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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