Transmission Problems

[rob]

Hi again I find I am having issues with this damn car
I was driving on the highway did about 80 got on to the offramp did 40 and 2 miles down the road I hear a funny noise and the car slowed down to a dead stop transmission was dead nothing nada . i called for a tow waited two hours for that ( thanks chrysler ) they came towed my car to the Dealer needless to say the transmission worked again.. Well I have had the car in three times for trannie issues and i am done with the car .. I have no faith it is reliable .. how do i get this lemoned and waht on earth is causing these problems ? Im really up

[300C_AWD]

It's probably the water issue again. When the tranny gets hot the water boils and foams up the tranny fluid. It only takes 1/2 ounce of water to cause problems. The pump and converter are spinning in a foamy homogenized mess and the pump looses it's prime. After it cools or just stopping the car the pump usually primes again. It works again until it gets hot or more water enters from the air conditioner drip path or even touch less high pressure car washes. Eventually the tranny burns up. My dealer couldn't find the problem and said the problem needed to be repeated before they would do the TSB. By the time they admitted it had a problem it needed a full rebuild and would not move. It took 40 days for the rebuild. After that Chrysler sent me a bunch of lemon money but I still I traded mine in for a SRT-8.

[HEMEEE]

rob, check out this thread: http://www.300cforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6685&highlight=water+transmission

Best of luck...

[Long Drive]

Mine is in the shop now for a little tranny work. Complete failure at 9000 mi. on car. Had TSB done at 6000 mi. and drove great for 1 month. TSB did not solve problem. I will post the dealer explanation and repair performed.

[Meister]

Originally Posted by 300C_AWD

It's probably the water issue again. When the tranny gets hot the water boils and foams up the tranny fluid. It only takes 1/2 ounce of water to cause problems. The pump and converter are spinning in a foamy homogenized mess and the pump looses it's prime. After it cools or just stopping the car the pump usually primes again. It works again until it gets hot or more water enters from the air conditioner drip path or even touch less high pressure car washes. Eventually the tranny burns up. My dealer couldn't find the problem and said the problem needed to be repeated before they would do the TSB. By the time they admitted it had a problem it needed a full rebuild and would not move. It took 40 days for the rebuild. After that Chrysler sent me a bunch of lemon money but I still I traded mine in for a SRT-8.

Thanks for that excellent description of just how the water in the tranny problem manifests itself, 300C_AWD--most informative and helpful.

BTW, at the last post of yours I could find back when your ride had a tranny problem, the dealer had had your car for 2 1/2 weeks and you were less than pleased with the whole process up to that point. How'd it turn out?

[Lik2race]

Been There...Done That !!..LOL
Went through all that heartache at 1780 miles,tranny had the water issue.
Took 'em 6 days,but I got a NEW Transmission..Not one problem since...7K miles now.

[rob]

Originally Posted by Meister

Thanks for that excellent description of just how the water in the tranny problem manifests itself, 300C_AWD--most informative and helpful.

BTW, at the last post of yours I could find back when your ride had a tranny problem, the dealer had had your car for 2 1/2 weeks and you were less than pleased with the whole process up to that point. How'd it turn out?

I had the car in for the tSB ( after giving them the number from this board) I have not had any problems since , But im really hacked actually Im concerned about the safety of a vehicle that loses a transmission after overheating Thanks for the replies i will update as i go

[rob]

Originally Posted by rob

I had the car in for the tSB ( after giving them the number from this board) I have not had any problems since , But im really hacked actually Im concerned about the safety of a vehicle that loses a transmission after overheating Thanks for the replies i will update as i go

Well I got a call from my service advisor
he said they had the trannie out an it had a "mechanical failure " they just dont know what type !!

Well I said I wanted a new transmission he said no way. Chrysler would not allow that . Well Im so upset and concerned I really have lost faith in the safety of this car... I did see a nice little SRT8 that kinda peeked my interest .. So i will see what happens re the lemon law

[rob]

Originally Posted by rob

Well I got a call from my service advisor
he said they had the trannie out an it had a "mechanical failure " they just dont know what type !!

Well I said I wanted a new transmission he said no way. Chrysler would not allow that . Well Im so upset and concerned I really have lost faith in the safety of this car... I did see a nice little SRT8 that kinda peeked my interest .. So i will see what happens re the lemon law

so far its a torque something or other failure, called Chrysler again they are looking at the problem so not sure what the outcome will be told them i was not happy with my car of the year ! and i wanted a new one

[rob]

Originally Posted by rob

so far its a torque something or other failure, called Chrysler again they are looking at the problem so not sure what the outcome will be told them i was not happy with my car of the year ! and i wanted a new one

Chrysler says they are putting in a new trannie will this solve the problems