A/T won't move upon release of break

[samcoy]

When I was driving other A/T toyota altis bago bago pa, I noticed na mag-start sya to move immediately upon release of brake and unti-unti bumibilis. Now I'm driving another car which is toyota altis din but 2003 and I noticed na di sya umaandar agad unless i-gas pedal ko sya. Na-notice ko yun twice, nung naka-steer sa right yung wheel and yung isa nung nasa-malubak na daan. Nung nasa gasoline station kami umandar sya nung ni-release yung break pero noticeably ang bagal. Most of the time kelangan i-gas pedal talaga para mag-accelerate as quick as with other A/T toyota altis I drove. Ano po kaya problem nun?

Isa pa sa down hill pero naka-reverse when I released the break umabante sya slightly so inapakan ko ulit gas pedal para maka-bwelo. Problem po ba yun or normal lng? Is this related to the problem(if it is) I first mentioned?

Salamat po ng marami in advance.

[samcoy]

I tried to Google this and the closest I could get is to check the transmission fluid. Any idea where is that located in the car so I could check?

[tanatej]

There should be a dipstick in the engine bay for AT fluid.

By the way have you also checked the headlight fluid?

[speed unlimited]

I tried to Google this and the closest I could get is to check the transmission fluid. Any idea where is that located in the car so I could check?

In the engine bay you will find the dipstick for ATF fluid cause might be low ATF fluid or dirty ATF fluid need to be change . The color of fresh ATF fluid is reddish if it is dark brown change it and if you noticed a burn smell of ATF fluid is not good.

[testament11]

By the way have you also checked the headlight fluid?

:hammer: ano yan? parang ngayon ko lang ata narinig yan ah?

ang hi-ace namin at pajero eh wala akong makita niyan

to answer the TS question, yun A/T fluid dipstick is located sa engine bay which is commonly place behind or near the engine oil dipstick. madali lang naman malaman kung a/t dipstick o engine oil dipstick. engine oil dipstick eh mas malaki ang handle niya and may label na ENGINE on most cars. the other dipstick na makikita mo without label is the A/T fluid dipstick. basta DALAWA lang naman yang dipstick na yan sir.

at about sa problema mo, follow SU's advise. HTH!

[tanatej]

Well, he apparently drives a lot yet doesn't even know where to check fluids for the car. Which most likely means he doesn't even check oil and water and brake/clutch fluids. A precursor to disaster if you ask me.

Kaya check na rin nya headlight fluid para at least di sya mamamatayan ng headlight sa gabi kasi naubusan :D

[roberto_minosa]

When I was driving other A/T toyota altis bago bago pa, I noticed na mag-start sya to move immediately upon release of brake and unti-unti bumibilis. Now I'm driving another car which is toyota altis din but 2003 and I noticed na di sya umaandar agad unless i-gas pedal ko sya. Na-notice ko yun twice, nung naka-steer sa right yung wheel and yung isa nung nasa-malubak na daan. Nung nasa gasoline station kami umandar sya nung ni-release yung break pero noticeably ang bagal. Most of the time kelangan i-gas pedal talaga para mag-accelerate as quick as with other A/T toyota altis I drove. Ano po kaya problem nun?

Isa pa sa down hill pero naka-reverse when I released the break umabante sya slightly so inapakan ko ulit gas pedal para maka-bwelo. Problem po ba yun or normal lng? Is this related to the problem(if it is) I first mentioned?

Salamat po ng marami in advance.

That's normal, we also had a 2002(?) Altis J 1.6 A/T. It won't crawl if you release the brake; you'd really have to step on the gas. If the engine is warm enough, the car will crawl but at a very slow pace.

[shadow3616931]

I have two A/T vehicles one is 09 fortuner and the other is 03 x-trail. The fortuner once the brake pedal is released it goes at once but doesn't accelerate you have to step on it. While my x-trail once brake pedal is released it moves forward but not as quick as the fort. If the road is a little inclined it won't move and sometimes it moves backward if the road is a little bit steeper compared to fort it will still move forward speed depends on steepness. Maybe it has something to do with the engine idle speed. Since they are A/T method of engaging the engine to the wheels is via centrifugal force, the higher idle speed the greater force is being transmitted to the wheels, IMO

[scharnhorst]

Well, he apparently drives a lot yet doesn't even know where to check fluids for the car. Which most likely means he doesn't even check oil and water and brake/clutch fluids. A precursor to disaster if you ask me.

Kaya check na rin nya headlight fluid para at least di sya mamamatayan ng headlight sa gabi kasi naubusan :D

you'd be surprised kung gaano karaming drivers ang ganyan

*samcoy: ask kung kelan last napalitan yung ATF. baka due na yan

[testament11]

Well, he apparently drives a lot yet doesn't even know where to check fluids for the car. Which most likely means he doesn't even check oil and water and brake/clutch fluids. A precursor to disaster if you ask me.

Kaya check na rin nya headlight fluid para at least di sya mamamatayan ng headlight sa gabi kasi naubusan :D

now i know what you mean, hahaha!!!!

[harold13]

hahahaha headlight fluid :P

[shadow3616931]

hahahaha headlight fluid :P

Baka lampara headlight nya yung coleman...

[samcoy]

Thanks for the info guys. Actually I'm newbie, a student driver. Still learning how to maintain my car and I do actually know how to check oil, water, brake and power steering fluids except the transmission fluid and first time to hear the headlight fluid. By the way, where can I find that as well?

The previous A/T cars that I drove were from driving school. Just bought my 2nd hand car and so I immediately noticed the difference.

*Robert, actually my car is 1.6 J as well so that's good to know. But I'll still take SU's and Testament's advise to check the fluid. Thanks.

*SU and Testament, I'll check that out. Thanks.

[oj88]

That "headlight fluid" pun is a fail and uncalled for. The TS was asking a valid technical question. In fact, I admire him for being that observant. Other drivers would've shifted to drive and sped off without even thinking about it.

A/T creep, as it is usually called, is a common phenomenon that is inherent with most automatic transmissions. Suffice to say, without going into the deep techie stuff and dismissing all safety ramifications of such "feature", this is normal.

Can you state the odometer readings of the two cars you're comparing?

[scharnhorst]

Thanks for the info guys. Actually I'm newbie, a student driver. Still learning how to maintain my car and I do actually know how to check oil, water, brake and power steering fluids except the transmission fluid and first time to hear the headlight fluid. By the way, where can I find that as well?

The previous A/T cars that I drove were from driving school. Just bought my 2nd hand car and so I immediately noticed the difference.

*Robert, actually my car is 1.6 J as well so that's good to know. But I'll still take SU's and Testament's advise to check the fluid. Thanks.

*SU and Testament, I'll check that out. Thanks.

sir samcoy, there is no such thing as a headlight fluid

napagtripan ka lang nung ibang tsikoteers dito.

welcome to tsikot pala, hope you'll learn alot from the people here

edit: 1000th post! aaa! haha.

[tanatej]

First off I would like to apologize to the TS for the bad joke. :D

But he could learn an important lesson in car maintanance and ownership: Always get a second opinion. Very important to lalo na pag may sira kotse mo and the mechanic is already quoting large repair bills. Tignan mo rin kung yung pangalan ba ng talyer na pinasukan mo ay RAPIDE. Dahil di nalalayo na may ibenta nga silang headlight fluid flush and fill service WID LYFTAYM WARANTI pa :D

With regards to AT creep, ganyan dati Adventure namin pero nawala bigla isang araw. No problem, apak gas lang ng konti, creep na. I don't know when was the last time the ATF was flushed out though.

Nabaha ba yung kotse? baka may kinalaman din yun. Lots of nasty things happen when something gets submerged in muddy, filthy water for a prolonged period of time.

[samcoy]

LOL. Bagito talaga to. No prob tanatej.

*oj88, Not sure of the exact figure but > 100k mas bagong model na yung sa driving school. Etong ngayon is 65k lng pero 2003 model pa.