Q: Truck speeds up to 60 to 40 miles an hour and then acts like its stuck in neutral.

asked by on October 09, 2016

Truck accelerates to 30 to 40 miles an hour and will then not accelerate or gain speed. It's like it is stuck in neutral. 1st to second has a little hesitation when shifting. Truck rarely ever shifts out of 2nd gear. And when it actually does the rpm are running really high. Transmission was rebuilt by a dealership in 2014. Transmission fluid is filled. Computer is only showing troublecodes for a oxygen sensor and a knock sensor

My car has 200000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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