Hey guys! Had my 2004 D2 for about 2 years now. This past November, I had an issue where the rover would not shift gears and would just shudder very harshly when under hard acceleration. I figured it was the camshaft position sensor considering that was the code it was throwing. When I replaced it, the issue went away, but the light stayed on even after clearing the code. I drove it thinking the computer was just dumb when it just started happening again here recently… could there be a bigger issue causing the camshaft position sensor to go bad prematurely? I’m a bit stumped on this one.

 

Sounds like torque converter to me.

 

I second that, likely a torque converter issue. Pretty rare failure, depending on where you are located you may want to get a complete trans from a breaker. I have two trucks with over 230k on the originals tranmsissions.

 

Is it possible that it could be low on fluid? I have a lot of leaks, but I didn’t think the transmission was one of them… its also weird that a camshaft position sensor replacement fixed the issue the first time around???

 

Odd that you still have CEL, after repair.

How many miles on vehicle, could be time for trans filter/fluid change. Fluid must be checked with engine running, in neutral and on level surface.

 

How do I check the trans fluid? I don’t see a stick anywhere. The mileage is about 170,000 miles.

 

There is no way to check transmission fluid on the D2. Only way is to drain the fluid or check condition through fill plug.

 

Ugh, that sucks. Can a low or bad transmission fluid cause a camshaft position sensor code to go off? This situation is just really confusing and I don’t feel like firing up the parts cannon at the moment since I am also in college.

 

You can check the trans fluid level. Vehicle needs to be level, trans fluid cool or cold. Start the engine, shift through all the gears, then in Neutral or Park remove the plug at the back of the transmission. The fluid level should be full to the plug.

 

WRONG WRONG WRONG.
The engine has to be RUNNING when you check the transmission fluid. If it doesn't **** out of the fill hole when you have the engine off, it's low.