Was going through the well-known limp mode change speed sensors would work for a minute and then screw up again finally changed the fluid and haven't had a problem in over a month when I did change the fluid it would didn't smell burnt it didn't look bad I didn't think it was going to work at all because the fluid looks really really good but it wasn't it was broke down and no good filled it up with New + 4 and it's been happy ever since and so am I

 

Hi Ray, just to follow up after a few weeks - has your transmission still been working OK? I have P0700 and P1776 trouble codes, and the transmission would shift fine for 1-2-3, but sometimes when trying to go into 4 it would fail and revert to limp-mode and stay in 2nd until the next ignition cycle.

I currently have the transmission oil pan off and am preparing to drop the valve body with the attached solenoid pack (its a 2003 Intrepid). The fluid was very smelly, and there was a bit of sludge/particles in the pan (the magnet had a good layer of particles stuck to it. The Intrepid has ~79k miles, and I don't think the fluid was ever changed.

Thanks for your feedback.