Car drives fine for a while then jus revs up on its own a...


Car drives fine for a while then jus revs up on its own an wnt shift dwn Mechanic's Assistant: How old is the transmission? Have you noticed any leaking? Saw sumthing leaking at one time but havent seen it for bout a week...

Car drives fine for a while then jus revs up on its own an wnt shift dwn Mechanic's Assistant: How old is the transmission? Have you noticed any leaking? Saw sumthing leaking at one time but havent seen it for bout a week, its a 2003 chevy silverado Mechanic's Assistant: What is the model of your '03 Chevy? Model?? Mechanic's Assistant: Are you fixing your vehicle yourself? What have you tried so far? Not me, im no mechanic,i have a guy that works on it but cant find him at this time, he has serviced my trasmission already, fluids are fresh an pink, trucj drives fine for awhile an then all of a sudden the RPM's will shoot up to about between the 3 an 4 Mechanic's Assistant: Anything else you want the Mechanic to know before I connect you? Last time i talked 2 tha guy he said its a solenoid jus wna kniw if thatz true

Automotive Expert
Hello and welcome to JustAnswer, my name is \*\*\*\*\* \*\*\*\*\* I have over 22 years of experience in this field. I'm so sorry for your inconvenience and hopefully, I can help.

Preciate it Danny,, my truck drives good for awhile then tha RPM's jus jump up to between 3 an 4, had my transmission serviced bout 2 weeks ago an its still doin it, tha guy that worked on it said its probably the transmission solenoid but im not lookn for a probably, i need 2 try and get this problem solved
Automotive Expert
They would need a scanner to pin point which solenoid or the accumulator is acting up.

Is it ok 2 drive or should i not b driving it, they said i can drive it but im not really trying 2 do alotta damage 2 it, it was my dads truk b4 he passed so i wna keep it runnin for long as possible, or what should i do when im drivin an the RPMs go up??
Automotive Expert
I recommend not driving it as you can do further damage.

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