Hello Toyota Nation!
I'm new to this forum, but i have a very serious question and i need help. I'm not very mechanically inclined, but i can follow good advice.
Car has 128,000 miles on it. Just had transmission serviced, and a oil gasket replacement.
I have a 1998 Toyota Camry Le 4 cylinder as stated in the title. Recently i was driving and while i was at a stop sign my cars engine randomly jerked/shakes. Luckily the light turned green and i wanted to get home so i didn't have to push or tow my car home because i was so close. As im driving through my neighborhood, my car starts revving at high rpms and im pressing on the gas so the car wont die. i do this like two more times until i get on my street and let go of the pedal and cruise into my parking space at my house, then the car shuts off.
I went out the next day, and the car starts, and the idle stick is wavering right below the 1 rpm mark. i haven't driven it any where, and im trying to figure out what to do. I had to skip going to school this fall because of this. I don't know if i should just get a new car or try to fix this situation? If this doesn't help ill update after mechanic and give more info. Im just going on the thought that the car is about 12 years old, and someones had to experience this before.
Im pretty sure its the transmission, so what im trying to figure out is. Have many others experienced something like this? And what did you do? Im going to take it to my mechanic but i want to get some advice first.
Thanks anyone for advice, im in a terrible situation.
I'm new to this forum, but i have a very serious question and i need help. I'm not very mechanically inclined, but i can follow good advice.
Car has 128,000 miles on it. Just had transmission serviced, and a oil gasket replacement.
I have a 1998 Toyota Camry Le 4 cylinder as stated in the title. Recently i was driving and while i was at a stop sign my cars engine randomly jerked/shakes. Luckily the light turned green and i wanted to get home so i didn't have to push or tow my car home because i was so close. As im driving through my neighborhood, my car starts revving at high rpms and im pressing on the gas so the car wont die. i do this like two more times until i get on my street and let go of the pedal and cruise into my parking space at my house, then the car shuts off.
I went out the next day, and the car starts, and the idle stick is wavering right below the 1 rpm mark. i haven't driven it any where, and im trying to figure out what to do. I had to skip going to school this fall because of this. I don't know if i should just get a new car or try to fix this situation? If this doesn't help ill update after mechanic and give more info. Im just going on the thought that the car is about 12 years old, and someones had to experience this before.
Im pretty sure its the transmission, so what im trying to figure out is. Have many others experienced something like this? And what did you do? Im going to take it to my mechanic but i want to get some advice first.
Thanks anyone for advice, im in a terrible situation.