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Chances are, the car wouldn't shift at all-- the A604 has its clutches set up so that if the electronics fail, it locks in second in any of the forward gears. It could be an intermittent sensor issue-- if one of them is flaking out and giving bad signals, the TCM could be going to limp in.Can you get trans codes pulled?
 

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Not sure if that scanner can do the TCM. Don't fret about it until you get a code. I would say it's a very good chance it's a sensor if the fluid is clean and has been changed regularly. Chrysler set up the transmission so that if the TCM gets confused, it defaults to a state where it can't hurt anything by giving bad commands. The speed sensors in particular seem to fail, IIRC there is an input and an output.
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Clicked the link, and that scanner almost certainly cannot do Chrysler TCM codes, at least on your vehicle. OBD-II wasn't used on any of the K-based cars, the electronics just aren't sophisticated enough. The interface is also physically different, the TCM communicates with the scanner via a 6-or 8-pin plug.
 
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