98 Chrysler Cirrus Tranny Issue

[landiu]

We have a 98 Cirrus with 62,000 miles. We purchased the car with 32,000 on it. Occasionally, since we've had it, when you shift from Reverse to Drive, the tranny does not engage into drive right away. This has happened maybe 10-20 times since we've had it. The lag time has lasted as long as 10-15 seconds. Once or twice it has slipped out of drive without after having put it into reverse first.Took it to the dealer and they claim the tranny is fine, no touble codes or anything. Aside from the engage drive problem, the car shifts flawlessly. Any ideas?

 

[landiu]

BTW, Forgot to mention it's the 2.5l V6

"landiu" wrote:

We have a 98 Cirrus with 62,000 miles. We purchased the car with 32,000 on it. Occasionally, since we've had it, when you shift from Reverse to

Drive,

the tranny does not engage into drive right away. This has happened maybe 10-20 times since we've had it. The lag time has lasted as long as 10-15 seconds. Once or twice it has slipped out of drive without after having

put

it into reverse first.Took it to the dealer and they claim the tranny is fine, no touble codes or anything. Aside from the engage drive problem,

the

car shifts flawlessly. Any ideas?

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[Brian E.]

BTW, Forgot to mention it's the 2.5l V6

I hope they or you would have checked for this, but this is exactly what my '96 Stratus started doing when the transmission pan sprung a leak and the fluid level go too low.

-Brian

 

[landiu]

"Brian E." wrote:

On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 22:28:14 GMT, "landiu"
wrote:

>BTW, Forgot to mention it's the 2.5l V6
>
>
>"landiu" wrote:
>
>> We have a 98 Cirrus with 62,000 miles. We purchased the car with 32,000

on

>> it. Occasionally, since we've had it, when you shift from Reverse to
>Drive,
>> the tranny does not engage into drive right away. This has happened

maybe

>> 10-20 times since we've had it. The lag time has lasted as long as

10-15

>> seconds. Once or twice it has slipped out of drive without after having
>put
>> it into reverse first.Took it to the dealer and they claim the tranny

is

>> fine, no touble codes or anything. Aside from the engage drive problem,
>the
>> car shifts flawlessly. Any ideas?
>>

I hope they or you would have checked for this, but this is exactly what my '96 Stratus started doing when the transmission pan sprung a leak and the fluid level go too low.

-Brian

Yes, fluid is full and bright red.

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[landiu]

Traded car in today for 2000 Buick Regal GSE so I no longer need to find out what the tranny issue was. Thanks for your assistance.