Hi,

Yesterday for the first time, I was driving down the road and I pressed on the gas, and the car for lack of a better description, jerked back and forth, not side to side. I thought, oh no, major problem. I know very little about the tech aspects of cars, so I need your help.

It seems to do it only when I start out from a stop. I was thinking either the transmission slips, or the engine missed, but I don't know what to do. I checked the tranny dipstick, and it had good level and was a reddish color.

What should I do? Also, yesterday was the hottest day ever that I have had the car on the road since I got it (86 deg) and I smelled a distinct smell of something burning or something like that.

I need to get to the bottom of this, as I don't want the car to be damaged beyond repair. It is very hot today, and I hesitate to even take the car out on the road due to fear of damage.

Please advise,

Viper