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As summer continues to arrive and it gets hotter outside, a problem has arisen inside of my cloud car's transmission. Hooray. 1995 Chrysler Cirrus with 2.5 v6 and 104,500 (approximate) miles. Transmission shows signs of previous removal by bolt "ring scars" showing a different position on the transmission mounts.
It only happens when fully warmed up, and the car has been shut off. When restarting, there is a 5-20 second delay in drive engagement, where it drops harshly into gear. If you go into reverse first, then drive, it shifts as it normally should. Also, after the delayed engagement, if I take it back out of drive and put it back in, it engages as it normally should and you cannot feel it shift into gear. And today for the first time the engagement was so rough and severe, that it stalled out the engine.
Fluid and filter change has not solved this problem. I used ATF+4 and the same amount went in as came out. I am tired of handing this "rare computerized machine" to the dealer everytime something craps out on me for advanced diagnois. I am not sure if I can afford a rebuilt. What could be wrong???
Thanks everyone!
It only happens when fully warmed up, and the car has been shut off. When restarting, there is a 5-20 second delay in drive engagement, where it drops harshly into gear. If you go into reverse first, then drive, it shifts as it normally should. Also, after the delayed engagement, if I take it back out of drive and put it back in, it engages as it normally should and you cannot feel it shift into gear. And today for the first time the engagement was so rough and severe, that it stalled out the engine.
Fluid and filter change has not solved this problem. I used ATF+4 and the same amount went in as came out. I am tired of handing this "rare computerized machine" to the dealer everytime something craps out on me for advanced diagnois. I am not sure if I can afford a rebuilt. What could be wrong???
Thanks everyone!