1995 Dodge Stratus Safe Mode

1995 DODGE STRATUS
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SM6833
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1995 Dodge stratus 114,450 miles.
Stuck in safe mode. I dropped pan changed filter and fluid. Few shavings, not many at all. When car sits overnight will start in low shift to second. After that starts in second and stays there. Any chance tranny still good and maybe just a sensor problem. One of my sensor readings indicates speed error in third gear. Will sensor cause this to happen or is tranny totally shot. Any on experience anything like this? This is sort of a repost of one I did the other day but since being new to this site God knows where the first one went.
Mar 13, 2006 at 6:55 AM
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RAYHUT
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if it was me,but its not thank god. i would replace all sensors.
Mar 13, 2006 at 10:35 PM
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VANDRAGON
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input speed sensor! if the speedo does not work it is the output. i may be wrong about the order i put them in, it's been a while. the sensors are cheap at your local parts store but will cost an arm and leg at the dealership.
Mar 18, 2006 at 9:42 AM

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Replace the transmission input speed sensor. If the speedometer does not work, also replace the output speed sensor. Sensors are inexpensive at a parts store compared with the dealer and may explain the safe-mode lockup and third-gear speed error.

Conversation Summary

A 1995 Dodge Stratus with about 114,450 miles is stuck in transmission safe mode. After sitting overnight it starts in low and shifts to second, then afterward starts in second and stays there. The pan was dropped and the filter and fluid were changed, with only a few metal shavings found. A sensor reading shows a speed error in third gear. Experts recommend replacing the speed sensors, specifically the input speed sensor and the output speed sensor if the speedometer does not work, noting that parts-store sensors cost much less than dealer parts.

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