So my wife's sebring had a fluid noise coming from the trans, the noise has stopped but the trans has gone into limp mode. The code was for a shift soliniod which I replaced, along with a filter (fluid good, minimal clutch material in pan). After resetting the pcm (key to on, depress accelerator, wait 5min) the light went off, and the trans worked around the block, but on the next start the code came back. Now sometimes when I put it in D, it will shudder and kill the engine (feels like the torque converter is just locking up while standing still). Any help/guidance will be greatly appreciated!!! Thank you in advance.

 

what were the code numbers ?

 

p0755

 

doesn't sound good if you did fluid and filter and shift solenoid. Unless it's a faulty solenoid

 

assuming this is a cyl then a wire or PCM issue is likely if having the same issues

 

Thank you for the reply, but don't quite understand, when you say cyl are you referring to engine size? (it's a 4cyl)
If you could elaborate on what I need to do it would be greatly appreciated.

 

4 cyl yes missed the 4 well you get a wire diagram and trace down the wires from the selnoid to the tcm and see if there is issues with that or the tcm itself

 

OK Thank you. It takes a pretty specialized computer to test the pcm right? Is that a dealer thing or should most shops have that ability? Thanks again for your help.

 

Your best bet is to take it to a transmission shop. Those guys deal with transmissions all day, every day. Half the time the dealer will just farm it out to the transmission shop anyway. Before you decide to repair it, get a good idea as to the worth of the car. Compare the cost of repair to the cost of replacing the car. The car is 15 years old and probably not worth pouring a bunch of money into it.

 

Yes I realize the value of the vehicle, and if I thought it was actually a transmission issue I would pull it and do it myself (I've done a few over the years). The last person I was talking to here seemed to think it was a computer/wiring issue (I'm leaning that way as well, as the fluid was very clean). So now I'm just wondering about having the pcm checked, is this a dealer thing or do "shops" have the ability to do this?
Thanks.