Go with a simple fluid/filter change and have the bands checked for
adjustment. ATF+4 is the recommended fluid.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of steve
preston
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 9:07 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Who knows about 42RE transmissions?
Hey there! Question:
We have a 2000 Grand Cherokee 4.0/42RE with 40,000
miles that is doing some wrong stuff all of a sudden.
The other day,I did a U-turn in a parking lot,and lost
drive for about three seconds. Then,it banged into
gear at about 1500 rpm,and took off. Then the next
day,it lost drive for about a second as I pulled off
of my road onto the highway. Both times,the Jeep had
only been running long enough to get fully warm. I
checked the fluid level,and it was right in between
the add/full marks. I added about 1/2-3/4 of a quart
of fluid to make it exactly full,and have been driving
it for about a week now. It has not "slipped" out
anymore,but as I`m cruising down the road I *think* I
can feel something,like it is wanting to slip or
downshift,just ever so slightly. What should I do? My
prior Dak had this transmission,and a mechanic told me
(when it was brand new) I should not fail to have the transmission
flushed out and serviced at 20,000 miles. Well,that Dak didn`t last long
enough to reach that mileage,before I traded for my 2001 Dak. But
ANYWAY,short story long,with the Jeep,the thought of having a
transmission flushed out scares me,because I have heard horror stories
about it being done wrong,or the tranny not living much longer
afterward. Like I said,this is a 2000 model,so I don`t even know if it
is filled with Chrysler`s latest fluid. Should I have it flushed out and
the filter replaced,or what?
Many thanks! Steve P.
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