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My car has been behaving rather erratic since the temp has gotten colder. When cold, the car jerks back and forth, stumbles when shifting to the next gear. It feels almost like it has no power. This is in regular drive mode. After a couple of lights, or about 3 minutes of driving the jerks and stumbling is gone. What gives? I'm going to bring it to dealer and wanted some insight if anyone has experienced this. Is this the normal warm up process of the transmission?
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My car has been behaving rather erratic since the temp has gotten colder. When cold, the car jerks back and forth, stumbles when shifting to the next gear. It feels almost like it has no power. This is in regular drive mode. After a couple of lights, or about 3 minutes of driving the jerks and stumbling is gone. What gives? I'm going to bring it to dealer and wanted some insight if anyone has experienced this. Is this the normal warm up process of the transmission?
Our cars are soooo battery finicky -- any chance that your battery isn't at a full charge and that's throwing something off?
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My battery was fully charged by the dealer a couple months back after I was getting the battery drain message. Since then I have not gotten any messages or clock resets. My car is parked outdoor as well.
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about the only thing I notice on mine is a very brief hesitation or hiccup, about 2-3 minutes into the start. I believe this is an emission system issue, maybe an air pump or something that begins at cold startup and then terminates about 2-3 minutes into the run. It always occurs at the same point in my travel, thus making me believe it is on a timer. Other than that, the car exhibits no odd behaviors in cold weather.
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about the only thing I notice on mine is a very brief hesitation or hiccup, about 2-3 minutes into the start. I believe this is an emission system issue, maybe an air pump or something that begins at cold startup and then terminates about 2-3 minutes into the run. It always occurs at the same point in my travel, thus making me believe it is on a timer. Other than that, the car exhibits no odd behaviors in cold weather.
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Yes, this is same experience I'm having. The shifts are jerky, hiccups and sluggish for first three minutes or so of my drive, then becomes smoother. Once driven and parked for a few hours in the cold again, upon start up and driving away the shifts are still smooth. This only happens when the car sits overnight. So bringing it to the dealer they are more likely say that's the normal warm up process?
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It could be a few things. How many miles is on the car. I would start by cleaning or changing the MAF and throwing in some Sea Foam to see if that makes a difference. It should. The MAF doesnt seem to act up when it is warm outside but does in the cold. Start cheap. After that it could be fuel pump or just a tune up. But try the first option. I would say that is your best bet
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