Wtf happened? should I be worried?

[k-existence]

Its wet and misty out.

I have a automatic transmission. I was making a left turn and I couldn't accelerate properly.. it was like stuck on 3rd gear for a few seconds and then it made a rev sound and then it went to 4th gear after i made the turn... something wrong? should I get it checked out? did I just hydroplane or something related to the rain?

sorry if this is a basic question.. but its my first car and Ive been driving a full auto (non-tiptronic) before.

thanks for the help!

[Darkfrosty7]

sounds to me you just stepped down on the gas pedal slightly more. lol no you shouldn't really be worried about it

[Thrizzl3]

wheel spin most likely..you gave it too much gas

[CanSpeed 3]

u sure u didnt hit your tiptronic? Not sure how it works tbh, i drive stick :D

Automatic cars with gear down when u take a corner. In your case it geared up. So were you on the hyway or city? how fast were u going. Sound like something messed with the computer in my opinion.

[Manpreet]

dont worry about it ur foot was a bit heavy on the pedal

[mazdabetty]

Yah agreed. Mine does that too when I step on it way too hard. It has to take a deep breath before it goes hahhaha

On a side note, I'm amazed that you were pushing it to 4th while making a left turn in the rain :whoa

[liquidzyklon]

Since you have a GX, it's a 4-speed auto like mine. So in 4th gear, you'll be just above 40km/h after the left turn.

It's like everyone said, probably a little wheel spin due to the wet roads so car stayed in 3rd gear longer.

[Blue_Jinnee]

wheel spin most likely..you gave it too much gas

that is what happened

[tmpz]

This happened to me today and couple of times before. It scares me when it happens...

[mazdabetty]

Since you have a GX, it's a 4-speed auto like mine. So in 4th gear, you'll be just above 40km/h after the left turn.

It's like everyone said, probably a little wheel spin due to the wet roads so car stayed in 3rd gear longer.

Actually I'm pretty sure 4th kicks in around 60kph. 40 is too slow for 4th. Then again that might change on wet roads who knows....

On a regular day I think it's 2nd @ 20, 3rd @ 40, and 4th @ 60. :blah

[k-existence]

thank everyone :winner

yeah your ideas sound logical because I was making a left turn and half way through it a see a car coming so I recall stepping harder to speed so the guy coming isn't going to hit me... and thats when it was stuck in 3rd gear...

is there anything I should do to prevent this.. besides not stepping on gas too hard on turns?

when Im stuck in 3rd gear... should I release the pedal lightly and then step on it agian to get it to 4th?

[mazdabetty]

I think one way you can do it (mainly for highway passing) is throw it into manual and shift down to 3 to gain some speed. Doing that while turning might be harder... I find laying on the pedal slowly but firmly eliminates the jump... as opposed to just flooring it all of a sudden. Hope that helps! :)

[liquidzyklon]

Actually I'm pretty sure 4th kicks in around 60kph. 40 is too slow for 4th. Then again that might change on wet roads who knows....

On a regular day I think it's 2nd @ 20, 3rd @ 40, and 4th @ 60. :blahmazdabetty, you are correct for typical acceleration from a stop. The gears and their respective speed is dependent on how hard you press the gas pedal. With very light foot you can be going in 4th @ slightly over 40, but that shouldn't be the case since k-existence "floored" it to make the turn faster so he should be "stuck" in 3rd gear to allow the car to pull. But I digress.

As mazdabetty said, firm control of the accelerator will eliminate the jump you experienced. The reason is that all new cars are now using drive-by-wire so they react and feel different than the old gas pedals. Drive more playing around with the sensitivity of the gas pedal to learn our cars more.