"Circuit Breaker" > wrote
> On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 22:20:14 -0400, saabturbo wrote:
>
> > While driving - usually on the highway - a 93 Dodge Caravan just seems
to
> > intermittently slip out of gear into neutral (or maybe 1st gear?) - more
> > likely to happen on the highway or when driving at an even speed. If
you
> > turn the ignition off and then restart the car it is back to normal, but
it
> > will not correct itself until you restart the car. The tranny was
replaced
> > with a rebuilt unit 30,000 miles ago. It has been back to the
transmission
> > shop (and a good one in the area) and they replaced (for free, believe
it or
> > not) the solenoid pack, and now the PRNDL switch. The thing still does
it.
> > They say it is an electrical problem and are out of ideas. They told us
our
> > next step would be to go to a dealer who may replace the entire
electrical
> > system to repair. Not an attractive option to say the least. Does
anyone
> > have any ideas or things to check?
> >
> > Thank you in advance!
>
> By "replace the entire electrical system", could they have meant
> "reprogram the transmission control module"? That might be all you need.
> A lot of issues arise that are cured by a simple reprogram.

No it was definitly talk about wiring harness or something like that.

>
> However, you might also want to make damned sure the right transmission
> fluid is being used. I don't think this is the cause of the problem,
> considering a power cycle "fixes" it temporarily, but any time you get the
> transmission serviced by a less-than-preferable shop, there's a chance
> they'll slip the wrong juice in there, so you want to be sure they didn't
> screw you in another way.

The shop we went to is a very reputable shop so I'm sure all is well in that
area. I was hoping for some ideas on electrical stuff to check. I've read
about flashing (upgrading) the control module but have been unable to locate
the actual TSB that describes the process. I have also read about people
changing speed sensors to fix similar issues so we may try that. That
sounds fairly inexpensive. Any other ideas?

TIA

>
> HIH, AIW
>
> CJ
>
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