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Old 09-17-2011, 07:28 PM
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Default Hesitation only while turning - weird

Hi all - new to this forum but not to caravans.

Here is a weird one -
2003 Town & Country AWD 3.8
101000 miles
transmission was rebuilt 500 ish miles on rebuild.

The van hesitates only when turning and not consistantly. Some times it hesitates a little, sometime violently, sometimes not at all. No check engine lights.

Anyone ever heard of this? On a seemingly unrelated note, the fuel gauge has been malfunctioning since the the car left the transmission shop. They are going to take a look at it.

work done to trans:
clutches
pump
torque converter
solenoid pack
and a slew of corrective/preventative measure

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Tim
 
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Old 09-18-2011, 07:07 PM
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How are your tires? All evenly worn? Same size? When you turn the power transfer unit could be chattering. Uneven tires can cause this or the PTU itself. It's a separate part of the trans, uses different fluid. There is a remote possibility they drained it and didn't fill it back up all the way.
 

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