Hello everyone,
I am not too great at mechanics so I will be as detailed as I can. I looked on the forums here and couldn't find anything describing my problem.
I have a 2000 dodge stratus SE with a 4 cylinder 2.4 L I think with auto transmission. The odometer has 134,000 ticks on it, but it runs like a champ! Except...
When normally accelerating from a stop light or sign, etc. the car seems to shift a little rough from 2nd to 3rd gear. If I use really light acceleration, it's not as bad, but it still seems like a rough transition in gearing. My wife thinks I'm paranoid, but I feel like its something that should get looked at. I have noticed on some sites that a transmission fluid flush and filter change may be in order. What could possibly be the problem with these symptoms? I am hoping my transmission isn't going to need to be replaced! It does not slip out of gear, just has a little bit of a rough time getting to the gears. Thank you in advance for your help! I have used the Chrysler forums on my 96 Sebring and it was extremely helpful.

 

^ try this

 

Thank you! That was very interesting on how to retrain the computer. I actually have started noticing it working much better over the last week or so. I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't having serious issues that would leave me stranded somewhere. We have a little baby and during the winter that would be bad to break down in the middle of nowhere. Thanks again!

 

I just thought I would chime in. I have a 04' stratus v6 2.7L with automatic transmission. Same symptoms as you 3rd to 2nd gear. I usually notice it downshifting. I will have to try the above mentioned fix.