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Hello,
I have an '03 ZX3, auto-trans, 116,000 miles. Back in the spring I had problems with the transmission shifting from 2-3. Thanks to you guys at Focusfanatics I was able to avoid a $2,200 new transmission cost (which is what one guy told me). So, I replaced the SSA and SSE solenoids, filter, gasket, and fluid. That fixed the problem.
Now a new problem has recently started happening. Saturday while driving at about 30-40 mph I decided to turn the AC on. Man, my car started jerking, downshifting, etc. It was like it didn't know which gear to go into. Turn the AC off, problem goes away. Turn it on, it does the same thing. Also, the warning light comes on, but goes back off. Stop at a red-light, turn the ac on no problem, it seems to only happen while driving. Sunday, didn't have any problems. Today, Monday, was driving about 40 mph, decided to turn AC on, it happens again. Transmission goes crazy, turn AC off, the transmission is fine. Got home and parked, noticed that there is a clicking noise coming from under the dash while in D, and radio sounds like it's getting zapped. Took off the fuse panel and try to locate the clicking noise. It appeared to be coming from 1 of the 2 dark grey relays. So, popped the hood, disconnected the negative battery cable, cleaned the corrosion off of it, and let it sit about 1/2 hour. Re-connected the cable, started up the car and let it idle for about 10 minutes. Took it for a drive, turning AC on and off, no problems. But I'm pretty sure this is not over.
This sounds to me like an electrical short somewhere. I absolutely hate tracking down electrical problems in a car. I'm hoping that maybe another solenoid needs to be changed. It's much easier. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I have an '03 ZX3, auto-trans, 116,000 miles. Back in the spring I had problems with the transmission shifting from 2-3. Thanks to you guys at Focusfanatics I was able to avoid a $2,200 new transmission cost (which is what one guy told me). So, I replaced the SSA and SSE solenoids, filter, gasket, and fluid. That fixed the problem.
Now a new problem has recently started happening. Saturday while driving at about 30-40 mph I decided to turn the AC on. Man, my car started jerking, downshifting, etc. It was like it didn't know which gear to go into. Turn the AC off, problem goes away. Turn it on, it does the same thing. Also, the warning light comes on, but goes back off. Stop at a red-light, turn the ac on no problem, it seems to only happen while driving. Sunday, didn't have any problems. Today, Monday, was driving about 40 mph, decided to turn AC on, it happens again. Transmission goes crazy, turn AC off, the transmission is fine. Got home and parked, noticed that there is a clicking noise coming from under the dash while in D, and radio sounds like it's getting zapped. Took off the fuse panel and try to locate the clicking noise. It appeared to be coming from 1 of the 2 dark grey relays. So, popped the hood, disconnected the negative battery cable, cleaned the corrosion off of it, and let it sit about 1/2 hour. Re-connected the cable, started up the car and let it idle for about 10 minutes. Took it for a drive, turning AC on and off, no problems. But I'm pretty sure this is not over.
This sounds to me like an electrical short somewhere. I absolutely hate tracking down electrical problems in a car. I'm hoping that maybe another solenoid needs to be changed. It's much easier. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.