1999 Dodge Caravan Meaning of diagnostic code

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TCARLISLE69
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I have an issue come up where after driving my dodge caravan the transmission seems to slip in to a lower gear and will stay that way until I stop for a while, It will run great then after about 20 minutes it does it again. I had someone pull the diagnostic codes for me and I get codes P0700 which tells me Short or opened circuit in transaxel or failure of transaxel control module. The second code is P0731 which is ratio error in 1st gear,poor electrical connection, internal transmission fault. Can someone explain these codes to me in plain english that I can understand?
May 27, 2010 at 7:21 AM
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DTC P0731 : Gear Ratio Error in 1st Gear


There are many things that could cause this trouble code. First off, it is indicating a fault within your vehicle's transmission. A diagnostic test will need to be done on the transmission to find the culprit. This could be as simple as a drained / weak battery to as severe as a faulty valve inside of the transmission.
May 27, 2010 at 9:53 AM
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