2005 G35 sedan, auto, 184k miles. Just recently replaced the alternator because it went bad (battery & BRAKE light on dash), battery was charged & tested good. Took it for a drive after changing the oil & oil cooler gasket today, and it died on me again on the road. Car stopped accelerating as it did when the alternator was bad, and coasted into a parking lot. The difference this time is there were no warning lights to tell me anything was wrong, and after I parked it and tried to drive off again it wouldn�t accelerate in drive nor reverse. I know the battery is dead now because the car won�t start.

This one really has me confused as to what it could be. Any ideas?

 

So the engine starts? But when u put it into drive or reverse it doesnt move??

 

No, the battery is dead now. But while it was still running earlier, it wouldn�t accelerate. Even after the tow truck driver jump started it, you could put it into drive & reverse and it wouldn�t accelerate.

 

Sounds transmission related. U got fluid in there?

 

Yep, sounds like either it's low on fluid and isn't building pressure / working the torque converter OR maybe the transmission wore out and smoked a clutch pack.

 

Make sure you set your expectations correctly with the reliability of a car with nearly 200K miles, more than likely you'll have more issues in the future as well.

 

I�ll check the trans fluid to see how much is in there.

Luckily, I�m not daily driving this car anymore and just trying to get it to a point where I can sell it. Lol

 

I'll buy it from u...$1300