Why is my car having a hard time switching gears?
Why is my car having a hard time switching gears?
A vehicle that refuses to shift or into gear smoothly indicates there is a problem with your transmission. In most cases, the culprit is your transmission or clutch. A vehicle’s transmission system is very complicated. It has several moving parts, ignoring such an issue could quickly spiral into expensive repairs.
How can I get my Dodge Durango to shift?
Usually, I could get it to shift by dropping it into 2nd gear with the shift lever, then back into drive and it would usually shift properly after that. This was an intermittent problem too, one that I feared would be hard to diagnose and fix.
Are there transmission problems in a Dodge Durango?
I started searching for Dodge Durango transmission problems on Google and came across a YouTube video that showed a similar issue, except this guy was having his problem at 70 mph where the vehicle kept dropping into and out of overdrive.
What should the ohms be on a Dodge Durango?
Ideally, it should read from about 800 ohms to 5 K-ohms and increase consistently while rotated in one direction. The sensor is easy to access on the side of the throttle body just under the air box.
Where can I get an oil change on my Dodge Durango?
I was impressed lately when I took it to a Grease Monkey, which is an oil change franchise common in Colorado, and learned that one of their other customers owns 2 Dodge Durangos of the same vintage as mine and each was approaching 300,000 miles with no major issues.
Why is the transmission on my Dodge Durango not working?
So when the transmission started acting funny after about 130,000 miles, I began to think my luck had finally run out.
Usually, I could get it to shift by dropping it into 2nd gear with the shift lever, then back into drive and it would usually shift properly after that. This was an intermittent problem too, one that I feared would be hard to diagnose and fix.
Ideally, it should read from about 800 ohms to 5 K-ohms and increase consistently while rotated in one direction. The sensor is easy to access on the side of the throttle body just under the air box.
Where can I buy a Dodge Durango sensor?
These sensors are easy to find in local auto stores like O’Reilly, Autozone, NAPA, etc.. where they keep them in stock. My web search on the Autozone site assured me that the TPS333 (the model my 1999 Durango 5.9L used) was in stock at my local Autozone store.
