2002 Sebring Transmission - Help !

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Igor Cherepinsky

I have a 2002 Sebring LX (2.7 V6). The car has 40K on it. When cold,
the transmission
will not shift into any gear. I dont think its slipping, just wont
shift - the engine just revs up freely. Basically, in the morning I
have to wait for 2-4 mins for the car to warm up (I live in CT, we are
talking about 20 degree weather here), before I it will shift. Once
warmed up, it shifts nicely, in fact it is one of the smoothest
automatics I have seen, it does not slip, and in general feels like a
brand new tranny - the car is quite zippy. I just bought the car used,
the dealer claims that this is normal for Chrysler trannys. Is that
correct ? By the way, fluid level is fine. I have not changed the
filter/fluid yet, but its my next move, unless anyone has other
suggestions.
 
| I have a 2002 Sebring LX (2.7 V6). The car has 40K on it. When cold,
| the transmission
| will not shift into any gear. I dont think its slipping, just wont
| shift - the engine just revs up freely. Basically, in the morning I
| have to wait for 2-4 mins for the car to warm up (I live in CT, we are
| talking about 20 degree weather here), before I it will shift. Once
| warmed up, it shifts nicely, in fact it is one of the smoothest
| automatics I have seen, it does not slip, and in general feels like a
| brand new tranny - the car is quite zippy. I just bought the car used,
| the dealer claims that this is normal for Chrysler trannys. Is that
| correct ? By the way, fluid level is fine. I have not changed the
| filter/fluid yet, but its my next move, unless anyone has other
| suggestions.

Nonsense. My wife has a 2003 Dodge Stratus SE 2.7 V6 (basically the same
car as the Sebring) and I have the 2004 Sebring LXi 2.7 V6. Your symptoms
are NOT normal. Shifting is a little delayed when cold, but the engine
should never go into a free-rev state. Tell the dealer to find the problem
and fix it.
 
nope that is not normal
you need to have the codes pulled from the trans module and i will venture
to say there is a loss of prime fault code get it in before it's to late
to get them to take care of it
 
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