H3 H3 barely moves when giving gas at startup

[Deleted member 7876]

Hey everyone,
First off Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
I hope someone can help me out with this problem.
I just got back from vacation and haven't driven my '06 H3 in over a week. I got in it today to move it out of the driveway but when I threw it into drive and stepped on the gas it barely crawled forward. A few seconds later it eventually decided to act like it wanted to move and drove fine. It started right up but the giving gas and it not wanting to move gave me concern. Any ideas would be great, thanks!

 

[spike10940]

Did the traction control and stability lights light up the dash?

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[Deleted member 7876]

Everything lit up as normal, nothing out of the ordinary.

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[spike10940]

My H3T is doing the same thing but the lights light up on the dash every time I step on the gas. I let off, apply gas, let off, apply gas a few times and then it will work normal until it sits for awhile again.

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[jakesz28]

I would check the transmission fluid, make sure it is not low. Also look at color and smell. If it is dark or burnt smelling the transmission won't last much longer.

 

[alrock]

Mine did something similar several years ago and it was a failing transmission pump. Worked sometimes, didn't work other times. The first time it failed it seemed like I had just driven into quicksand as the H3 barely moved, then stopped. Towed it to the Moab dealer, they drove it and said it was fine. I got in it and it failed within 100' of the dealership's driveway.

 

[Deleted member 7876]

Transmission seems fine other than that issue, could be the pump, I don't know. I'm thinking I'll need to take it to the local transmission shop to give it a look see. At 255,000 miles on it, I'm sure something is going bad on it.

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