Hello, I have 97 dodge caravan se, 3.0L, 3 speed transmission, 125K miles, changed tranmission oil/filter every two years. I'm not sure what kind of trans oil was used by my last mech, which was about 8-9 months ago. But prior to the correct one as described by chrysler. For last few days, when I stop and then accelerate, the gear starts at 2nd gear. But if I reverse or put the gear to Neutral and then to drive, it starts from 1st gear as it should. Today, it was fine and no problem.
I took to couple of shops and they said it needs transmission overhaul $700... Also, I got conflicting information, i.e. one said, he needs to attach a scanner and wants to charge $70 to diaganose. While, other said, since this is
3 speed and not overdrive, so this is not electronic transmission and no need to attach scanner to check this out.Q: Who is right??
Q: Has anyone have this problem? If so, what is the solution?
Q: If I had to overhaul the transmission, should I change Torque convertor as well.
Q: If I keep driving like this, will I break something that would cost me more.... How long should I keep driving?
Thanks very much for your help!