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Car is a piece of shit and I’m stuck with it

Car has 34,200 miles and been having a few things.

First I’ve noticed a ticking sound when it’s at idle, made a post before on this.

I’ve also been having this issue which I think it’s the CVT slipping.

I took it to the dealership twice and said the issue “can’t be replicated”

When braking, it feels like the transmission is downshifting, feels jerky.

I also noticed when braking and turning onto a different road but still coasting , like I’m braking, the traffic light is still green and I turn right without a complete stop before, the rpms feel stuck at 1.7, then I feel this lunge and it releases and the rpms go back down.

I can like literally feel the car getting locked up and it’ll release.

Took it to the dealership, said nothing is wrong with the car, no error codes. They did clear the adaptive tables but no change.

Anyone else with this ?

I was thinking maybe my next oil change to get the CVT fluid changed and see if that would fix it.

I thought maybe there are some kind of technical bulletin service for this but couldn’t find any.

Anyone else with similar issue ?

Age: 25
Sex: Male
Height: 5’10
Weight: 210 lbs
Smoking status: Never
Current medications: Nortriptyline 10mg, Cymbalta 20mg, Low Dose Naltrexone 4.5mg
Previous medical issues: Venous insufficiency (treated with bilateral great saphenous vein ablation 2024), nonspecific white matter lesions on brain MRI 2024, suspected small fiber neuropathy
Current medical issues: Diffuse widespread neuropathic burning pain, fasciculations, heat sensitivity, vibrating/buzzing sensations, bilateral brisk reflexes on exam. Just saw a neurologist specializing in MS who stated that my brain MRI findings — nonspecific, nonenhancing punctate foci in the periventricular and subcortical white matter — are not consistent with MS. She has ordered new brain, cervical and thoracic spine MRIs as my existing imaging is 2 years old.

Duration: Fall 2023 to present
Location of complaint: Diffuse and widespread — legs, arms, chest, scalp, full body

Full history:
It started fall 2023 with burning and cooling wave sensations in my legs. I saw an MS specialist who suspected MS based on brisk reflexes and ordered brain and cervical spine MRIs. The brain MRI April 2024 showed: “Mild bilateral scattered nonenhancing punctate foci of increased T2 signal within the cerebral periventricular and subcortical white matter, nonspecific, which can be seen with migraine, post traumatic/infectious/inflammatory etiologies, Lyme disease, chronic microangiopathic changes and primary demyelinating processes.” Two separate MS specialists have now reviewed this and do not believe it represents MS.
Late summer 2024, symptoms worsened. A Doppler study showed venous insufficiency and I had bilateral great saphenous vein ablation — no improvement in neurological symptoms.
By October 2024 I developed widespread burning pain, fasciculations, heat sensitivity and vibrating/buzzing phantom sensations across my entire body. Working in a hot kitchen made everything unbearable. Walking into a walk-in cooler was the only relief I got. Heat and exertion are major triggers. Even light physical activity sends me into a full body flare — scalp, forearms, chest, legs, everywhere simultaneously.
Current symptoms:
• Widespread burning pain (was 8-9/10 at peak)
• Vibrating/phantom buzzing sensations throughout the body
• Heat sensitivity
• Fasciculations
• Fatigue
• Brain fog
• Cognitive issues — I read something and forget it instantly, I lose conversational context mid-sentence, persistent mental blankness
Workup to date:
Saw Dr. Latov at the Peripheral Neuropathy Center at Weill Cornell. Had a skin biopsy for small fiber neuropathy — IENFD came back within normal limits. EMG was performed. Extensive blood panel ordered including:
IFE and PE (serum and urine), immunoglobulins A/E/G/M, anticardiolipin antibodies IgA/G/M, prothrombin time, anti-extractable nuclear antigen, Sjögren’s antibodies (anti-SS-A/SS-B), HCV antibody, NMO IgG autoantibodies, vitamin B6, activated PTT, T. pallidum screening, anti-dsDNA antibodies, vitamin B1 (thiamine), MAG IgM autoantibodies, GM1 IgM autoantibodies, antigliadin antibodies IgA/IgG, anti-MOG serum, RPR, ESR, creatine kinase, ceruloplasmin, copper, mercury — all normal.
Second neurologist Dr. David Younger reviewed all imaging and ordered an additional panel including CBC, CMP, tick-borne disease antibody profile, plasma catecholamines, celiac disease HLA DQ association, anticardiolipin antibodies, Anaplasma phagocytophilum antibody, testosterone free and total, HLA-B27, ACE level, IgA subclass 1, IgG subclass 1 — all normal except HLA-DQ2 positive (DQA1 0501/0505, DQB1 02XX).
Despite being DQ2 positive, celiac antibodies tested by Dr. Latov were negative. Dr. Younger suggested possible non-celiac gluten sensitivity driving an autoimmune small fiber neuropathy and recommended IVIg. I have never attempted a gluten free diet.
Medications tried: Cymbalta, Lyrica, Gabapentin, Nortriptyline, Low Dose Naltrexone 4.5mg — none have meaningfully touched the pain. Melatonin, magnesium, L-theanine and CBD provided modest relief at times.
Brisk bilateral reflexes have been noted on every neurological exam. No physician has fully explained this finding in the context of my overall presentation.
New brain, cervical and thoracic spine MRIs are currently pending, waiting to get authorization to get the scans.
Looking for any insight, similar experiences, or diagnostic ideas. I feel like something is being missed.

Throughout this journey I have repeatedly requested a lumbar puncture/spinal tap to further investigate the white matter findings and rule out inflammatory or autoimmune CNS processes. Every neurologist I have seen has declined, stating there was no sufficient medical indication given my imaging and clinical picture. The neurologist I saw who specializes in MS, also deemed a spinal tap unnecessary despite my persistent symptoms and unexplained bilateral brisk reflexes, she does not think it’s ms based on my previous mri findings and presentation but again just ordered new imaging since it was 2 yrs old.

I was tossed around fibromyalgia as the diagnosis as well.

Age: 25
Sex: Male
Height: 5’10
Weight: 210 lbs
Smoking status: Never
Current medications: Nortriptyline 10mg, Cymbalta 20mg, Low Dose Naltrexone 4.5mg
Previous medical issues: Venous insufficiency (treated with bilateral great saphenous vein ablation 2024), nonspecific white matter lesions on brain MRI 2024, suspected small fiber neuropathy
Current medical issues: Diffuse widespread neuropathic burning pain, fasciculations, heat sensitivity, vibrating/buzzing sensations, bilateral brisk reflexes on exam. Just saw a neurologist specializing in MS who stated that my brain MRI findings — nonspecific, nonenhancing punctate foci in the periventricular and subcortical white matter — are not consistent with MS. She has ordered new brain, cervical and thoracic spine MRIs as my existing imaging is 2 years old.

Duration: Fall 2023 to present
Location of complaint: Diffuse and widespread — legs, arms, chest, scalp, full body

Full history:
It started fall 2023 with burning and cooling wave sensations in my legs. I saw an MS specialist who suspected MS based on brisk reflexes and ordered brain and cervical spine MRIs. The brain MRI April 2024 showed: “Mild bilateral scattered nonenhancing punctate foci of increased T2 signal within the cerebral periventricular and subcortical white matter, nonspecific, which can be seen with migraine, post traumatic/infectious/inflammatory etiologies, Lyme disease, chronic microangiopathic changes and primary demyelinating processes.” Two separate MS specialists have now reviewed this and do not believe it represents MS.
Late summer 2024, symptoms worsened. A Doppler study showed venous insufficiency and I had bilateral great saphenous vein ablation — no improvement in neurological symptoms.
By October 2024 I developed widespread burning pain, fasciculations, heat sensitivity and vibrating/buzzing phantom sensations across my entire body. Working in a hot kitchen made everything unbearable. Walking into a walk-in cooler was the only relief I got. Heat and exertion are major triggers. Even light physical activity sends me into a full body flare — scalp, forearms, chest, legs, everywhere simultaneously.
Current symptoms:
• Widespread burning pain (was 8-9/10 at peak)
• Vibrating/phantom buzzing sensations throughout the body
• Heat sensitivity
• Fasciculations
• Fatigue
• Brain fog
• Cognitive issues — I read something and forget it instantly, I lose conversational context mid-sentence, persistent mental blankness
Workup to date:
Saw Dr. Latov at the Peripheral Neuropathy Center at Weill Cornell. Had a skin biopsy for small fiber neuropathy — IENFD came back within normal limits. EMG was performed. Extensive blood panel ordered including:
IFE and PE (serum and urine), immunoglobulins A/E/G/M, anticardiolipin antibodies IgA/G/M, prothrombin time, anti-extractable nuclear antigen, Sjögren’s antibodies (anti-SS-A/SS-B), HCV antibody, NMO IgG autoantibodies, vitamin B6, activated PTT, T. pallidum screening, anti-dsDNA antibodies, vitamin B1 (thiamine), MAG IgM autoantibodies, GM1 IgM autoantibodies, antigliadin antibodies IgA/IgG, anti-MOG serum, RPR, ESR, creatine kinase, ceruloplasmin, copper, mercury — all normal.
Second neurologist Dr. David Younger reviewed all imaging and ordered an additional panel including CBC, CMP, tick-borne disease antibody profile, plasma catecholamines, celiac disease HLA DQ association, anticardiolipin antibodies, Anaplasma phagocytophilum antibody, testosterone free and total, HLA-B27, ACE level, IgA subclass 1, IgG subclass 1 — all normal except HLA-DQ2 positive (DQA1 0501/0505, DQB1 02XX).
Despite being DQ2 positive, celiac antibodies tested by Dr. Latov were negative. Dr. Younger suggested possible non-celiac gluten sensitivity driving an autoimmune small fiber neuropathy and recommended IVIg. I have never attempted a gluten free diet.
Medications tried: Cymbalta, Lyrica, Gabapentin, Nortriptyline, Low Dose Naltrexone 4.5mg — none have meaningfully touched the pain. Melatonin, magnesium, L-theanine and CBN provided modest relief at times.
Brisk bilateral reflexes have been noted on every neurological exam. No physician has fully explained this finding in the context of my overall presentation.
New brain, cervical and thoracic spine MRIs are currently pending.
Looking for any insight, similar experiences, or diagnostic ideas. I feel like something is being missed.

Throughout this journey I have repeatedly requested a lumbar puncture/spinal tap to further investigate the white matter findings and rule out inflammatory or autoimmune CNS processes. Every neurologist I have seen has declined, stating there was no sufficient medical indication given my imaging and clinical picture. The neurologist I saw today, who specializes in MS, also deemed a spinal tap unnecessary despite my persistent symptoms and unexplained bilateral brisk reflexes, she does not think it’s ms based in my previous mri findings and presentation but again just ordered new imaging since it was 2 yrs old.

Any insights ? I’m not looking to be connived it’s ms, just anything that would explain these symptoms.

I was tossed around fibromyalgia as the diagnosis as well.