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Old 08-14-2014, 10:30 PM
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my transmission was shifting nice then suddenly it started slipping from 2nd to 3rd on my grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0l, with 156,000 miles that had routine maintenance. what could be wrong?
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Possibly worn 3rd gear clutches. I drove a Chevy truck with the same problem and to extend it's life, I let off the throttle just before it would shift. It worked for a while, but eventually I had to rebuild it.
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Thanks, that's what I have been doing, I will take it to tranny shop Monday to see what they say.
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took to trans shop, kickdown cable was broken replaced now all is good
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Wow! Okay, that's something to keep in mind. Thanks for posting your fix.
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Originally Posted by wesurvey
took to trans shop, kickdown cable was broken replaced now all is good
Thanks for the update!...........
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