Hello, so I've searched the forum to see if I can find any related issues, but there are so many that have the same symptoms I'm not even sure anymore, so help please!
To begin, the thermostat broke, and turned the check engine light, I went to the dealership, the customer service rep. told me it's no big deal and that there are two thermostats, and I don't have to repair this because it doesn't affect the car whatsoever only the degrees not reach 90 degrees, they stay at ~45. He said that it would only require a change IF I want the car to heat up fast in the winter time (which it still does). He said it would cost about 600$ because they'd have to remove a lot of parts and it takes about 4 hours of work...
After a while, the car started shaking on red lights and stops, not big shakes but it would just shutter for a second and then stop. - While shaking the revs would not increase, they would stay stable.
I've noticed the car losing power, I would press gas to accelerate on highways, I noticed that it would take more power to accelerate, the car would drive as is, and the kick in and go to ~3k revs and accelerate as well as change gears (mostly from 5 -> 6th, while on Drive)
Yesterday, I noticed that while I was parked the revs were idling at ~1.1k and it wasn't stable, it would go up and down by 1mm. and after it dropped to 900. (the car had been driven for about 20 minutres on highway and it's hot outside)
Another thing the car started doing is while I switch gears into parking, the revs would go up for a second, and then drop, it has never done this before.
I feel like the car is not performing as it should at all, I have a hard time believing it's NOT the thermostat, but also have a hard time believing all this can be caused by it?
While driving down the mountain, I would be driving around 60km/h in 3rd gear, but revs would be at about 3k, now I don't know why it's liek this, perhaps it's normal?
I don't know if I have misfires, but plugs have been changed not long ago.
Please let me know what is the issue.
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