Transmission or something else?

Asked by Beck60 Nov 13, 2014 at 06:40 PM about the 2004 Dodge Stratus R/T Sedan FWD

Question type: Shopping & Pricing

When first starting my car and
putting it in drive I need to rev my
engine to like 5 or 6 RPM then it will
go into gear and kick forward. After
driving for a few minutes I have to
repeat the process once or twice to
get it to get back in gear. After the
car warms up the problem seems to
go away. Even after I park for under
an hour the problem won't come
back until it sits overnight or after a
long span. So I was wondering what
this could be and is there an
inexpensive way to fix it because I'm
a broke ass college kid.

650

Bill answered 10 years ago

Have you checked your transmission fluid level? Sounds like this could be the problem, also, check for leaks under the car. I wouldn't keep doing this racing the engine thing, just going to be more problems with transmission. Also, engine must be running when you check fluid level on tran dip stick. Bill

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