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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Cars / July 20041999 Grand Caravan Transmission Problem
Does anyone have a clue why my "Check Engine Soon" light came on and now my transmission won't shift? It jerks like it wants to shift but never does and the tach just climbs and climbs...no shifting. What a pain. Could it be a vacuum line or something like that? It's a 3.3-liter V6... Anyone? Thanks! > Does anyone have a clue why my "Check Engine Soon" light came on and now > my transmission won't shift? I'd make a wild guess that something is wrong with your transmission. > It jerks like it wants to shift but never does and the tach just climbs > and climbs...no shifting. What a pain. Yup, sounds like something's wrong with your transmission. > Could it be a vacuum line or something like that? Not likely. Have you bothered to check the fluid level in the transmission? How many miles on it? When was the last time the fluid/filter were changed?  SignatureIf you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much space. Linux Registered User #327951 Gee, thanks...can YOU work on my car? You sound REAL smart... Thanks! > > Does anyone have a clue why my "Check Engine Soon" light came on and now > > my transmission won't shift? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > transmission? How many miles on it? When was the last time the > fluid/filter were changed? >> Not likely. Have you bothered to check the fluid level in the >> transmission? How many miles on it? When was the last time the >> fluid/filter were changed? > Gee, thanks...can YOU work on my car? You sound REAL smart... Well, that would probably be better than YOU working on it. How come you didn't answer my questions (above)? Do you want help, or not? SignatureIf you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much space. Linux Registered User #327951 > >> Not likely. Have you bothered to check the fluid level in the > >> transmission? How many miles on it? When was the last time the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Well, that would probably be better than YOU working on it. How come you > didn't answer my questions (above)? Do you want help, or not? Just went through a whole transmission deal and let me tell you this - if you've always put the correct fluid in it and depending on the mileage (what is your mileage?) I'd standby on the toasted tranny deal. Everyone is awful quick to say it's a transmission problem on one of these things when in my experience it is usually a electrical issue. A whole host of things can make your transmission go into "limp" mode which is what it sounds like. With the check engine light on my guess is it is something other than the tranny that is the problem. Also look for older post titled "93 Caravan Transmission drops out - electrical" dated June 22, 2004 10:20 PM and replies to that post. Yep, My '98 GC Sport was doing the same thing and it turned out to be the speed sensor module, a relatively inexpensive thing to repair. Of course, this was on the 5th replacement transmission. Jon > > >> Not likely. Have you bothered to check the fluid level in the > > >> transmission? How many miles on it? When was the last time the [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Also look for older post titled "93 Caravan Transmission drops out - > electrical" dated June 22, 2004 10:20 PM and replies to that post. Yes, this seems to be it, speed sensor module (I hope). I'm having my Dodge mechanic friend check it out tonight. I was just hoping to get an idea of how hard it would hit me in the wallet...thanks all! > Yep, > My '98 GC Sport was doing the same thing and it turned out to be the speed [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Also look for older post titled "93 Caravan Transmission drops out - > > electrical" dated June 22, 2004 10:20 PM and replies to that post. Had a similar problem with my 2000 GC, it was the speed input sensor, only 38$ to buy from the dealer. Unfortunately they soaked me for 100$ to hook it up to the OBDII tester, I then spent the 150$ on my own OBDII tester and hope to not have to take it back to the dealer again. > Yes, this seems to be it, speed sensor module (I hope). I'm having my Dodge > mechanic friend check it out tonight. I was just hoping to get an idea of [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > > Also look for older post titled "93 Caravan Transmission drops out - > > > electrical" dated June 22, 2004 10:20 PM and replies to that post. the caravans are known to have a wiring harness that runs across the tranny, and is chafed by the kick down cable wearing through the harness and shorting some wires... inspect that harness. I had a similar problem on mine,,,, fixed the harness and tied it out of the way so it wont wear again... no problems since > Does anyone have a clue why my "Check Engine Soon" light came on and now my > transmission won't shift? It jerks like it wants to shift but never does and [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thanks! > the caravans are known to have a wiring harness that runs across the tranny, > and is chafed by the kick down cable wearing through the harness and > shorting some wires... inspect that harness. I had a similar problem on > mine,,,, fixed the harness and tied it out of the way so it wont wear > again... no problems since Except that the 41TE transmission doesn't -have- a kickdown cable. Had the same problem with my 99 Grand Caravan. Problem was the speed sensor - cost me about $30 to replace it, and if I remember correctly (although I probably don't...) it only took me a couple of minutes to do it. Good luck. > the caravans are known to have a wiring harness that runs across the tranny, > and is chafed by the kick down cable wearing through the harness and [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > > Thanks! |
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