# Rough Idle and Burning Smell **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [June 8, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rough-idle-and-burning-smell/90204 "2015-06-08T01:52:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![enargins](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/enargins/32/6960_2.png) [@enargins](https://community.cartalk.com/u/enargins)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rough-idle-and-burning-smell/90204/1 "2015-06-08T01:52:53Z")
Was driving home just now when my car (2003 Dodge Caravan SE) started acting strange. Stopped at a light, it started going back and forth a little, like the transmission was stopping and starting. As I drove I noticed that it kept doing that when I had the accelerator pressed slightly. When I pressed the accelerator more fully, the problem seemed to mostly (not completely) go away. When I got home (after driving like that for about 2 miles), it seemed worse. When I stopped the car and had it idling in Park, the engine died. I was able to restart the engine, but it seemed like it was having trouble staying on (though it did for a minute or two until I turned it off). When I got out of the car, I noticed a bad smell coming from the engine, like burning. Also noticed a loud sound, like knocking. My first thought was that I didn’t have any oil. So I checked the oil and the transmission fluid. Both were fine. After about an hour I restarted the car, and it wasn’t doing it anymore. Maybe because the car had cooled down? Any ideas on what this might be or what else I can check? Thanks! Neil ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rough-idle-and-burning-smell/90204/2 "2015-06-08T02:09:43Z")
When was the last trans filter cahange?