yes ide like to know if anybody would know why aftert i took my car got the fluid %26amp; filter changed, drove it to tenn, ran great got it in the next morning it was slipping real bad. took it to a dealer down there,they said it was shot because when they changed the fluid they put way to much fluid in the transmission,now the shop that did it is telling me oh when we changed it it had alot of sludge in the pan they said they guess it was due to the transmission being clean now, and the transmission things just went out because all the dirt and things broke loose in it, i'm so p----- im thinking about getting an attorney because i never Had Any tranny problems till they changed the filter %26amp; fluid, anyone having any advice on this i'de love to hear from you thanx, its a 94 intreped 3.5 litre, 101.000 miles on it
94 dodge intreped Transmission?
i own a repair shop in Tennessee,and i can tell you this isn't normal,,its true sludge does cause problems but if it had no problems when you took it in,,it shouldn't have none now,,and they should have gotten the majority of the sludge from it when they cleaned it out ,i don't blame you for being mad i guess i would be too,,you might can hold the shop that did it responsible for it,,but it,s going to be a hard battle to win,,most of the transmission shops will say the same thing that mileage got it,,and neglect from the owner,,even if you bought it new that's what there going to say about it,,i hope you can get this matter resolved ,because it sounds like your going to be without a car pretty soon if it keeps slipping,good luck,,i hope you get this straitened out,maybe this will help.
94 dodge intreped Transmission?
Please don't waste time and money attorney fees. Just go out and get a rebuilt transmission. So you are telling the court you neglected this transmission for 100,000 miles and just before the trip a feeling of guilt came over you and you spent 70 dollars changing the pan gasket and filter? Right? As a low down dirty gutter snake of a mechanic I put that wear on that transmission and changed the fluid knowing it would stop working! Balderdash! Chrysler transmissions made by Mitsubushi only last that long.
The mechanic was telling you a fact about what happens to transmissions sometimes after a new filter and fluid flush. But If he did over fill the tranny, that is a different story! Over filling the tranny could cause unnecessary %26quot;slapping%26quot; of the transmission fluid. This %26quot;slapping%26quot; causes air bubbles, and if the bubbles get drawn into the workings of the transmission, it causes problems. Now the fact about fluid flushes and transmission filters is that some transmissions actually use its own transmission sludge to make seals of valves that would otherwise leak. Replacing the fluid and filter makes that seal on the valves disappear, thus causing slippage. This is why it is always best to replace your tranny fluid when it is due, so that this is less likely to occur.
That is one of the main reasons why I never take my care to a mechanic. I have a 95 Saturn SC2 with 195K on it. It has only been to the mechanic for tires that is it!!!!!! I've done a transmission overhaul on it myself as well at 168K. Mechanics can tell you anything because they don't want to be held liable. In this situation it is also hard to prove because the car is old and you don't have documentation of what happend before to know what is going on now. The two much fluid in the transmission thing I don't really believe. First, transmissions have weep holes if you put too much fluid it will leak all over the place when the car runs. Second, Even if they overflow the transmission to the top I've seen cars run just fine. And yes they are kind of right. There have been many cases where a transmission will not work right after a transmission flush or fluid change. This is because of what they are talking about essentially sludge or dirt that is in effect holding your transmision together broke lose and it's now not shifing. It is really more that the new fluid acts as a detergent and eats up the clutch plates.
Chrysler trannies in that year group were pretty much crap, just like the Fords of that era.
Junk it, sell it, or bite the bullet and get it rebuilt. DO NOT take it to a national chain type transmission store like AAMCO or Mr. Transmission.
Find a transmission shop that is ATRA certified and talk to them.
