Answer by greg for Driving in second gear at 65+ mph
most newer cars automatics shift gears for you so as not to let you blow the engine. They put this in so people who bought a new car would stop blowing the engine and saying i dont no what happen...
View ArticleAnswer by Iszi for Driving in second gear at 65+ mph
More details of the vehicle in question would be helpful to be sure. However, from personal experience, my guess would be that the shakes are not solely due to the engine being run at high RPM.The...
View ArticleAnswer by Bob Cross for Driving in second gear at 65+ mph
It's definitely not great. The redline is there for a reason. That shaking was likely the engine speed limiter looking at the RPMs and saying, "yes, that's high enough." The speed limiter can be either...
View ArticleAnswer by Adam Prax for Driving in second gear at 65+ mph
You probably did no immediate damage. Most cars have an electronic limiter that keep the engine RPM from going into the redline, which could cause a blown engine. However, if you kept doing that, your...
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I accidentally drove my 2000 Grand Marquis on second gear on the highway. I was going 65 for like 5 minutes and tried to get it to 70mph but the car was shaking, when I realized I put it into regular...
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