I'm reading some messages about cars with the same problems as mine, and I'm beginning to wonder if this is endemic with Dodge/Chrysler products. I've owned my vehicle for 18 months, bought used with 36,000 miles on it. I've had problems with it occasionally not shifting properly. The engine will rev up to 3,000 rpm and then the thing will shift into gear abruptly. This usually happens at low speeds going uphill from a stop, but once it happened to me while trying to pass a vehicle on the interstate doing between 70 and 80 mph--
-really scary. Of course, it never does it for the mechanic. My nephew told me the bands are probably slipping but to check the fluid levels and/or have the tranny serviced. I did both. Fluid levels were fine, and the transmission people said everything looked good. They changed the filter and fluid two weeks ago. Everything was fine, but yesterday it happened again.
I now have 57,000 miles on it, and had planned to drive this vehicle until it drops dead, but am having second thoughts. I drive very long distances (like
300 to 500 miles in one day) several times a month, and cannot have it stranding me on the interstate 300 miles from anywhere.Is this something that can or should be fixed? What do I tell them to do?