95 dodge caravan - tcc fails to release
 

I have a 95 Dodge Caravan that's starting to have transmission problems.
Occasionally the torque converter clutch doesn't release, even in first
gear. I have to put it in neutral to keep from stalling the engine. I have
read that the same solenoid that controls the lockup also controls first
gear - perhaps because the 2 functions are not required to occur at the same
time- which leads me to believe that the tcc does not receive whatever
pressure/signal it uses to do the lockup when the trans is in first gear.
So why might this happen? Could it be a valve that is sticking?

95 dodge caravan - tcc fails to release
 

"Tim B" > wrote in message
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> I have a 95 Dodge Caravan that's starting to have transmission problems.
> Occasionally the torque converter clutch doesn't release, even in first
> gear. I have to put it in neutral to keep from stalling the engine. I have
> read that the same solenoid that controls the lockup also controls first
> gear - perhaps because the 2 functions are not required to occur at the
same
> time- which leads me to believe that the tcc does not receive whatever
> pressure/signal it uses to do the lockup when the trans is in first gear.
> So why might this happen? Could it be a valve that is sticking?
>
>

Read this first:

http://www.allpar.com/fix/trans.html

Ted