Can a bad transmission cause a car to jerk?
Can a bad transmission cause a car to jerk? At that moment, a bad transmission can cause the car to jerk, and that could be accompanied by a loud "slamming" noise. This generally will happen at the same speed with consistency as the transmission continues to corrode. The transmission sometimes can prevent the car from maintaining proper speed. Are there transmission problems with the Ford Ranger? When slowing down at toll booth transmission down shifted but rpm remained high. Had to stand on brakes to get vehicle to stop. Shifted into neutral rpm dropped slowly. Shifted back into drive and...