I intend to tomorrow.
We are trying to scrounge up $250 for a full transmission flush because several people have said it may fix the issue, hopefully.
The idiots at Dodge made the tranny filler tube prone to water getting in and contaminating the tranny fluid.
Plus, there’s a stupid “drain hole” under the wipers that lets water pour right down into that area of the engine compartment, as well.
The first time this issue popped up was over a year ago, right after I ran it through a really good carwash.
The shudder started immediately and continued to escalate until the tranny gave up.
No one local had a clue what it was until it was too late.
Last October, we put a low mileage tranny from a Dodge Charger in it but as usual, this spring has been one drenching downpour after another.
For a month, no one listened to me, that the car was “idling weird” at stops.
Turns out that was the first subtle symptom.
I tried to go to town last Friday night in a real frog drowner and the shudder started an 1/8 mile from my lane.
I turned around and went home.
Unlike the last time, the bump shift gears are still working like they should so it *might* just be fluid contamination messing up the torque converter.
Won’t know until I can afford a thorough flush.
Praying to God that fixes it because otherwise, it’s $1100 for a new torque converter installed.
That ain’t gonna happen, since every dime I had has been spent fighting to get the dog properly diagnosed.
The covid crap has screwed up my ability to get good, timely vet care and add to that, *8* vets have given up in this area, in the last two months, so the remaining vets are swamped and not giving the usual thorough care they used to.
Good luck on getting a changed appointment or finding a way to fix your Dodge. I too have had a few rants about my old 96 Dodge Caravan, but am now much happier with a new Ford Transit Connect. My only problem now is that the local dump insists this is a cargo van even though it can also be a six passenger automobile so they give me problems trying to dump the stuff from the house I am renovating. Oh, well. One good rant deserves another. ;-)