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I am writing from Ontario Canada.
I bought my 2008 Dodge Caliber SXT from the first owner when it only had 62.000 miles on it. He bought it from Florida. When I bought it in August 2014 there wasn’t any issue. Prior to purchase I personally drove the car. Later I decided to buy it. Again there wasn’t any issue related with engine and transmission. Engine still works great. There isnt and sound coming from the gear box or engine.The car was dirty because previous owner had a cat and a dog. I spent $300 for a nice car detailer to clean. They washed the engine with power wash and cleaned my car in and out very well. A week later in September I have experienced that the car started not getting into Drive. Weather was getting colder. I find a solution to that. Once I get the gear in reverse and move about half a meter and try to get into D it works and drive for the rest of the day with no issue. Until I park it for more than couple of hours.
I took my car to a local mechanic that only works on transmission issues. He hooked up the computer and haven’t find any faulty code. He advised me to drive for a week and see what happens. During the winter and at the end of a working day(after 8 hours in park) I wasn’t able to get into D. It used to take 10-20 minutes of engine warm-up(running) where I was able to get into D and drive back home again.
It is summer now and this issue seems like improving however still there.
What could be the problem?
Thanks in advance for any comments…
Need a replacement transmission? Quality transmissions are hard to find. Free estimate to your email.This could be something as simple as a sticking cable linkage. What happens is that the real shift cable, not the thing that looks like the cable, runs inside a case (that’s what you see from the outside) called a runner. If there is dirt or water in the runner then the cable can stick and, in some cases, prevent your car from going into gear. Since there have been no real issues with the transmission, I suspect that is exactly what is happening.
In the dead of winter, if there is a trace of water buildup in the runner or at the seal ends, it is possible for the cable to freeze. This would prevent your car shifting at all, which is exactly what you indicated has happened. And, now that summer is hear with its heat, the stuff inside the runner is freeing up and quite possible some of the lubricant, which likely has caked up into a mass of rock-hard substance, has worked loose and has again started lubricating the cable inside the runner.
The bottom line is that you should have the cable replaced so that your Caliber has a working shift cable to go along with its working transmission.
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