Transmission Question

I have a 96 Grand Voyager with a 41 4 speed Transmission. I had it
replaced at 53k with a Chrysler factory rebuilt. It came with a
36/36,000k warranty. I have 3k and 1 month left on the warranty. It
doesn't seem to downshift properly. It doesn't happen all the time,
but mostly when going up steep hills. It will bog down unless you down
shift by pressing on the accelerator. Then it kicks down sometimes
into second gear, and won't come out until the road levels off.
Sometimes when you are rolling to a stop, you can feel it release,
almost like it's getting stuck (like the GM's lock up torque
converter). The fluid was completely changed at 27k, and replaced with
Castrol ATF-3. The recommend one for Chrysler products. Any
suggestions?

 

Oof. This doesn't help you now, but that was the wrong thing to do. Not
only is it almost certain that you did not need a replacement transmission
(rather a limited-scope repair or replacement of a failed sensor on
your original) but also the factory remanufactured transmissions have a
very poor service record.

Get it in *now* to a competent transmission diagnostician for proper
diagnosis. You don't have much time left before the warranty's toast.

 

First make sure your engine is running properly. Has it been tuned? Scanned
for codes? Look paricularly at the O2 sensors and R&R and THOROUGHLY clean
the throttle body etc.As far as needing to kick down to make a hill. THis is
what it should do. The little bump coming to a stop can also be quite normal
but can also be helped with a properly running (idling) engine and this
can't happen if there is a problem i.e. a dirty throttle body. Last due to
it coming close to warranty you may be a little paranoid about it.
Larry