# Car whining when accelerating

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-whining-when-accelerating/133169>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 23, 2019, 8:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-whining-when-accelerating/133169 "2019-01-23T08:52:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-whining-when-accelerating/133169/21 "2019-01-30T12:23:24Z")

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> [@buzzdonldex\_147371](#):
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> I think it was bone dry

What does the transmission dip stick say?

If it’s not showing any, you ain’t moving.

And I think we know what the whining sound is, a transmission that’s leaking fluid and is probably now bad.

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**Author:** ![buzzdonldex\_147371](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/buzzdonldex_147371/32/14681_2.png) [@buzzdonldex\_147371](https://community.cartalk.com/u/buzzdonldex_147371)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-whining-when-accelerating/133169/22 "2019-01-30T12:34:34Z")

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Oh… the transmission is bad?

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