Shifting problems, it starts revving really high?

2013 DODGE CARAVAN

445,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC

ANDREWROBERTHUBER

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I'll put it into drive it will shift fine, then all of a sudden it starts revving high as heck and it's like it's down in first gear will pull off and hit reset button it will shift fine again for a little bit, then do the same thing again.

Jul 27, 2022 at 10:51 PM

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It sounds like you have an input shaft speed sensor that is going out or a TIPM. To be sure we should do a CAN scan which is easy and will go over the entire car, you can get a CAN scanner from Amazon for about $30.00. here is a video to show you how. I have included the location and instructions to replace the input shaft sensor and the TIPM in the diagrams below. The TIPM self learns so anyone can replace it. :)

https://youtu.be/u-4syLc-ifQ

Here is a scanner link:

https://amzn.to/3o41KcZ

Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what you find. We are interested to see what it is.

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Jul 28, 2022 at 9:48 AM