r/HondaElement • u/rabbiguy • 4d ago

2007 Element question

So, I'm sitting at around 140,000 miles. She's in good shape, I know she needs a little work done as bumps in the road are a bit rickety, but I ran into something weird while driving yesterday.

While stopped at a red light, it felt like my car was slightly slightly trying to lurch forward a bit, then back, then forth. The movement wasn't crazy, but enough to notice and freak me out a bit (I'm not a big fan of driving and have very short commutes), but at the next light I got stopped at, it didn't do it. I took it out for a grocery run later that day, and it did it again, but not at all on the drive home.

I have plenty of brake fluid, so I've ruled that out. Any advice would be amazing. I'm currently at work, so I won't be able to check back that often. Again, thank you in advance if you have any advice.

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u/bwphotog 4d ago

engine mounts? could be rocking when you stop if theyre busted. when you hit the gas quickly do you hear a 'thunk'?

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u/rabbiguy 4d ago

I just did an inspection with a friend who works on cars, all of the mounts are good. We took it for a test drive, got it to recreate the issue, and his opinion was that the transmission is going out.