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    Martin VigesaaMartin Vigesaa
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      My 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.8L began to have the following symptoms:

      1. After the van sits over night, I can back out of the driveway in reverse with no issue.
      2. When I then shift into drive. It appears to instead go into neutral and then will not shift to any gear (Reverse, Drive, Low, or 3)
      3. Usually after 5 – 60 seconds it does engage into drive and go to work with no further issues.

      During this issue I have tried:
      Shutting the vehicle off/on. No effect.
      Revving the engine: Possibly helped, but seems more likely to be coincidence, as it often also engages without revving.

      More info:

      – No trouble codes displayed when using the “Torque” app for android.
      – No “check engine” light.
      – This Van was parked, unused for about 9 years with new fluids. When I put the van back into service I changed oil, but not transmission fluid.
      – The transmission fluid looks normal (clear and red). I’m planning to change the fluid today.
      – Before the van was parked I replaced the CAM shaft, so I had the entire engine out. The Van has been fine for the first 400 miles since putting it back into service.

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      college mancollege man
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        It sounds like a fluid pressure problem. It could be a stuck valve body.
        Try changing the fluid.

        http://www.ericthecarguy.com/faq/solving-transmission-problems

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        Martin VigesaaMartin Vigesaa
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          Thanks for the reply. I changed the fluid, replaced the filter and clean off the magnet which was covered in so much magnetic sludge it was likely no longer effective. Since the problem was intermittent, I will have to wait and see if this helped.

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