VX Died Today, Lets all diagnose!!

[UWVX89]

So I'm driving today, 30mph, hit the gas and the tranmission loses all power out of no where. VX rolls to a stop and has minimal movement (like a foot then dead) when in drive once you go from neutral to drive. I turned it off and now it won't start but the started is grinding away. However when it was running it was running fine but there was a loud knock from the area where the engine and tranny mount up, that's why I turned it off. There is not any fluid leak or drips anywhere.

I'm thinking the flywheel is tore up but would that stop the car from all driving power as well? Or is this more than just that?? Ideas?

[UWVX89]

And I think I'm putting up forsale once this
Problem is properly dealt with. Ill be asking 7500 or trade for a Jeep Wrangler.... I know I know don't wana trade forces but I have another VX so I think trading one for a jeep is fair.

[Triathlete]

If the flywheel breaks, yes you would get those symthems I had that happen with a Mustang. Could it be something else...of course.
You can pull the inspection plate on the bottom and take a peek in there.

[UWVX89]

Yeah I'm guessing the same thing, I'm guessing replacing that in a timely fashion will be much fun.

[dietz99vcross]

Yep I also concur. After my engine done blowed up and the dealer fixed it, they sent me on my way and the next morning I had the same issue. A loud thump and no go. They repaired it at no charge and took blame for the issue.

[UWVX89]

Fly wheel is broken. Shall be fixed today!

[Cutterd]

What exactly is the flywheel?

[tom4bren]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flywheel

It's inside the bell housing of the tranny. It smoothes the output energy from the engine into something manageable by the tranny.

Basically it's a big spinning disk ... but with teeth on the outside edge that the starter uses to spin the engine during startup (but that's just the secondary purpose). The wiki actually 'splains it pretty well.

[Y33TREKker]

So now we have to consider that even our flywheels might break during normal operation too? I'm starting to get the impression that Isuzu bought all the VX manufacturing supplies from the reman and/or bargain basement bins.

[nfpgasmask]

So now we have to consider that even our flywheels might break during normal operation too? I'm starting to get the impression that Isuzu bought all the VX manufacturing supplies from the reman and/or bargain basement bins.

You mean General Motors.

Bart

[Y33TREKker]

You mean General Motors.

Bart

Like I said, VX manufacturing supplies.

[Triathlete]

So one VX flywheel breaks and now we should all be worried? The sky is falling, the sky is falling!

[PK]

Technically, we don't have a flywheel.
In an automatic it is called the "damper plate" and is much lighter than the proper flywheels connected to the manual transmissions.

The flywheel is made heavy to smooth out the inertia pulses in the engine, and to carry the clutch and pressure plate.
In an automatic, the torque converter replaces the clutch and the flywheel, but we still need the "damper plate" to mount the ring gear on to engage the starter.

Here endeth the lesson.

PK

[Y33TREKker]

So one VX flywheel breaks and now we should all be worried? The sky is falling, the sky is falling!

If you say so.

[Triathlete]

If you say so.

So now we have to consider that even our flywheels might break during normal operation too? I'm starting to get the impression that Isuzu bought all the VX manufacturing supplies from the reman and/or bargain basement bins.

^^^^ nope...you said so.