jsac90
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Hi all - looking for some expertise or advice. I did something fairly stupid and am pretty worried I seriously damaged my car.
Disclaimer - Please let me reiterate that I'm stupid. I realize this.
I own a 9th gen sedan with a CVT. I decided to try to race my friend (reminder - I'm stupid). I heard that if you start in S ("sport mode") It helps with acceleration and gives extra torque. I did that and got up to about 50 or so. I was going to shift in to D at that point but had a brainfart and shifted in to L.The car sounded like it was downshifting and I knew I goofed.
I immediately let off the gas, hit the brakes and shifted to drive once I got to a complete stop. The rest of the way home I faintly smelled gas but it dispersed after a bit. No Check engine light came on. Aside from that, the car seemed fine. I calmed down and ended up driving another 200 or so miles the rest of the weekend. Even got the car washed and detailed.
Fast forward to Monday. The car seems like it's vibrating a bit more than usual (I can feel vibration through the gas pedal). Something seems a bit off driving but I can't put my finger on what so I start checking anything I can think of.
The car appears to drive fine. It's not burning oil or leaking anything. I checked the radiator and the oil dipstick. I don't think I hear any grinding - been listening but there's a lot of traffic on my commute. Car seems like it accelerates a little slower than usual but not 100% sure about that. MPG has been about the same. I can get up to speed on the freeway no problem. The car doesn't jerk or buck (any more than usual anyway - always had a bit of light movement when coming to a stop. Apparently that's the CVT). I've driven it every day for the past 2 weeks and IT JUST FEELS OFF. I don't know enough about cars to properly diagnose this.
My buddy told me I did a "Money Shift" but since the CVT only emulates shift points, is this even a thing? Should I be saving for a new transmission? Am I paranoid? Or is there a potential actual problem that I'm missing?
Thanks for any help you can offer. I'm planning on taking it to the dealer later this week to get looked at but want an idea of what to expect before I go.
Disclaimer - Please let me reiterate that I'm stupid. I realize this.
I own a 9th gen sedan with a CVT. I decided to try to race my friend (reminder - I'm stupid). I heard that if you start in S ("sport mode") It helps with acceleration and gives extra torque. I did that and got up to about 50 or so. I was going to shift in to D at that point but had a brainfart and shifted in to L.The car sounded like it was downshifting and I knew I goofed.
I immediately let off the gas, hit the brakes and shifted to drive once I got to a complete stop. The rest of the way home I faintly smelled gas but it dispersed after a bit. No Check engine light came on. Aside from that, the car seemed fine. I calmed down and ended up driving another 200 or so miles the rest of the weekend. Even got the car washed and detailed.
Fast forward to Monday. The car seems like it's vibrating a bit more than usual (I can feel vibration through the gas pedal). Something seems a bit off driving but I can't put my finger on what so I start checking anything I can think of.
The car appears to drive fine. It's not burning oil or leaking anything. I checked the radiator and the oil dipstick. I don't think I hear any grinding - been listening but there's a lot of traffic on my commute. Car seems like it accelerates a little slower than usual but not 100% sure about that. MPG has been about the same. I can get up to speed on the freeway no problem. The car doesn't jerk or buck (any more than usual anyway - always had a bit of light movement when coming to a stop. Apparently that's the CVT). I've driven it every day for the past 2 weeks and IT JUST FEELS OFF. I don't know enough about cars to properly diagnose this.
My buddy told me I did a "Money Shift" but since the CVT only emulates shift points, is this even a thing? Should I be saving for a new transmission? Am I paranoid? Or is there a potential actual problem that I'm missing?
Thanks for any help you can offer. I'm planning on taking it to the dealer later this week to get looked at but want an idea of what to expect before I go.