New to the board: Love my 2003 MR2, but worried about it!

mando · 08-21-2007, 05:44 PM

Hello Everyone,

Glad to find this board. I got my MR2 spyder a few years ago and haven't had really any trouble with it. It's a great car and I'm looking forward to being on this board. Unfortunately, I found the board with a problem on my hands.

I don't know cars, just that I love my sequential shift spyder, and when I was driving this weekend I heard a "grrr" like it was downshifting involuntarily or something. Then I get to a stoplight and it dies and doesn't seem to want to shift in or out of 2nd and will die. SO when it dies, if I restart it and floor it, it will go, but if I stop it will die again. And the horrible “grr” sound keeps happening, I think its just when I shift but honestly I can’t remember.

Its only got 35K miles and Im worried its a big problem, does anyone know what this could be?

M

Davis · 08-21-2007, 07:30 PM

Welcome to the board! Sorry I don't really know much so i can't help.

Any pics of your spyder though?

Ben · 08-21-2007, 10:35 PM

Bring it to the dealer. Luckily you are still under the factory powertrain warranty, 5 Years or 60,000 miles.

BayAreaQT · 08-31-2007, 11:33 PM

Lovely!

08-21-2007, 05:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
mando No Skills Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	New to the board: Love my 2003 MR2, but worried about it! Hello Everyone, Glad to find this board. I got my MR2 spyder a few years ago and haven't had really any trouble with it. It's a great car and I'm looking forward to being on this board. Unfortunately, I found the board with a problem on my hands. I don't know cars, just that I love my sequential shift spyder, and when I was driving this weekend I heard a "grrr" like it was downshifting involuntarily or something. Then I get to a stoplight and it dies and doesn't seem to want to shift in or out of 2nd and will die. SO when it dies, if I restart it and floor it, it will go, but if I stop it will die again. And the horrible “grr” sound keeps happening, I think its just when I shift but honestly I can’t remember. Its only got 35K miles and Im worried its a big problem, does anyone know what this could be? M

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08-21-2007, 07:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 1,926 Thanks: 78 Thanked 74 Times in 69 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	Welcome to the board! Sorry I don't really know much so i can't help. Any pics of your spyder though?

08-21-2007, 10:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ben The Fastest MR2 in Reno Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oceanside, CA / Reno, NV Posts: 3,403 Thanks: 18 Thanked 240 Times in 227 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (10/100% )	Bring it to the dealer. Luckily you are still under the factory powertrain warranty, 5 Years or 60,000 miles.

08-31-2007, 11:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
BayAreaQT No Skills Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 7 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Lovely!