# My 5speed Pontiac wave revs so high and I'm only going 25 miles per hour **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** pontiac, vibe\ **Created:** [February 3, 2018, 10:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943 "2018-02-03T10:25:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tracy1763](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9d8465/32.png) [@Tracy1763](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tracy1763)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 10:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943/1 "2018-02-03T10:25:09Z")
My 2007 5speed wave revs so high when I accelerate . It revs up to 3 when I’m going 25. What could be wrong with it? Help ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 11:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943/2 "2018-02-03T11:32:59Z")
If you’re in 1st gear that’s normal. If you’re in any other gear your clutch is probably shot. ---
**Author:** ![Tracy1763](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9d8465/32.png) [@Tracy1763](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tracy1763)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943/3 "2018-02-03T12:04:58Z")
Revs in any gear, the faster I go the higher it goes. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943/4 "2018-02-03T14:39:53Z")
sounds like clutch is slipping. How many miles on it? ---
**Author:** ![Tracy1763](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9d8465/32.png) [@Tracy1763](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tracy1763)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943/5 "2018-02-03T14:48:17Z")
Little over 200,000 ---
**Author:** ![Tracy1763](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9d8465/32.png) [@Tracy1763](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tracy1763)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943/6 "2018-02-03T15:14:47Z")
I have a 5speed with a clutch ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943/7 "2018-02-03T15:34:26Z")
You no longer have clutch. It is worn out, especially if its never been changed before. Prepare yourself for a rather big bill. $1500 or so, depending on where you live. The clutch itself is not so expensive, but there is a lot of work to remove it. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943/8 "2018-02-03T15:51:18Z")
> [@Tracy1763](#): > > Little over 200,000 I should add that getting 200,000 miles out of an original clutch is excellent. If you’re the original owner, you’ve done well. But time caught up with you. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943/9 "2018-02-03T17:00:36Z")
And when doing a clutch job your car will likely need to have the flywheel surfaced or replaced because of burn marks from the slipping clutch. ---
**Author:** ![Tracy1763](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9d8465/32.png) [@Tracy1763](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tracy1763)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943/10 "2018-02-03T18:33:37Z")
Great just flipping great! I have to go on the hwy which is 110km here so am I safe to do so? Maybe try and take the back roads? ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943/11 "2018-02-03T18:38:52Z")
Don’t take any roads where your speed can’t keep up with traffic. Wear warm clothes and take your cell phone and a credit card. You might get there OK, but be prepared for the worst case. Best wishes! ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943/12 "2018-02-03T19:22:48Z")
You don’t say how far you have to go to a repair shop but you should consider having it towed so that you are not stranded somewhere or stalling in front of someone. Seriously you should have had some warning symptoms that the clutch was failing before it got to this point. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943/13 "2018-02-03T19:22:48Z")
> [@shanonia](#): > > Don’t take any roads where your speed can’t keep up with traffic. Wear warm clothes and take your cell phone and a credit card. You might get there OK, but be prepared for the worst case. In other words, be prepared for the possibility that the clutch slippage will become so severe that you wind stranded up on the side of the road, or–the truly worst case scenario–that you won’t be able to get out of the way of a dangerous situation while you are in traffic. If possible, I strongly suggest that you have the car towed to your mechanic’s shop. 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943/14 "2018-02-03T19:26:07Z")
When a clutch slips that bad there will be a point where it gives up completely. At this point the car needs to go to a shop for repair. No way would I consider a 110 KM drive with a car in that condition unless you’re knowledgeable about the pros and cons of hitchhiking. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943/15 "2018-02-03T19:31:15Z")
I think the OP means a 110 KM speed limit and apparently the Pontiac Wave is a Canadian Aveo . Canada has really cold weather and large bears so driving this thing anywhere is foolish. ---
**Author:** ![Tracy1763](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9d8465/32.png) [@Tracy1763](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tracy1763)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943/16 "2018-02-03T20:10:38Z")
110km is how fast the speed is on our way, I only have a 20 min drive to where I need to go that is when cars tip-top shape ---
**Author:** ![Tracy1763](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9d8465/32.png) [@Tracy1763](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tracy1763)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943/17 "2018-02-03T20:13:38Z")
Oh VOLVO\_V70 lmao not all of Canada is cold with igloos and dog sleds. I live an hr east of Vancouver and the thing we get is rain not as much as Seattle tho , very mild in my neck of the woods. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943/18 "2018-02-03T20:22:21Z")
> [@Tracy1763](#): > > 110km is how fast the speed is on our way, I only have a 20 min drive to > where I need to go 110km translates to 68 mph, which means that there will be a lot of drivers who are driving 75-80 mph (120-130 kph). If the OP thinks that it would be at all safe to drive her small car at 25 mph, in the midst of traffic that is moving at 3 times the speed of her car, then I guess that I just don’t know what else to say other than… **_get it towed_**. ---
**Author:** ![macfisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@macfisto](https://community.cartalk.com/u/macfisto)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943/19 "2018-02-03T20:28:33Z")
An hour east of Vancouver puts you around Chilliwack, so you’re talking about highway 1. There’s no way I’d take a car with a clutch that slips that badly on that highway. Drivers through there routinely do 130, they should never have raised the speed limit a few years back. If you can’t get to your mechanic without taking that road some of the way then I agree with the others - call a tow truck. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943/20 "2018-02-03T23:23:17Z")
Distance or speed, there’s no way I would do it with a clutch this bad. It’s also at least possible for a clutch to get hot and grenade itself. That could lead to transmission damage and so on. [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-5speed-pontiac-wave-revs-so-high-and-im-only-going-25-miles-per-hour/111943.md?page=2)