hey everybody,
i was wondering if it's good for the tranny to use the autostick mode a lot, i have a 2004 Stratus R/T sedan.
thanks!

-Taylor

 

Use it daily if you want. No harm.

 

yeah...as long as you arent flooring it through your downshifts...the driveshafts should hold up...dont worry about the trans, your fine as long as you arent overly harsh on it

 

If I had an autostick it would be used all the time, for an auto they're kinda fun. I used one in a 300M, it was pretty lively.

 

My wife has an 04 300 Special M, and she uses it everyday, She loves it!. I use it alot too. I think its pretty cool and since im lazy its nice to have the choice!! ha ha

 

Thanks guys, i just wanted to make sure it wouldn't screw the tranny up, we plan on keepin the car a while. lol

-Taylor

 

i dropped a trans using autostick. it was an 2004 pacifica. i had a natural courosity to find otu how high in each gear ti would go. so i just redlined it in almost everygear until i shredded the teeth off the gears. at least tahst what the mechanic said when he put a new one in.

 

He lied to you. First of all, I wonder what teeth you supposedly sheared off, I can't think of any teeth to shear. 2nd, the Pacifica doesn't have an engine option that makes enough power to hurt a 42LE. 3rd, using the autostick is no worse for the trans hard parts than just putting your foot to the floor and letting it upshift on it's own. Go tell your mechanic to quit bull$h!t!ng you about what broke and how it broke.

 

couple things. number one the pacifica has the 3.5 which until the hemi was the best engien option with it. number 2 i just qouted what he said. and number 3 he works at palace chrysler go yell at him not me

 

Whoa dude! Nickoman01, I don't think dodgemech was giving you a hard time, but was saying that the tech working on your car is a tool.
dodgemech does raise some good points and he is an experienced DC service tech. When you get your car you might want to question the tech making the repairs again.