Transmission acting up…..

2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING
82,000 MILES • 2.7L • AUTOMATIC
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CHARLES GREESON ZZZ
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Transmission I’m starting to show signs of failure in the slightest of Waze little jerk here when I came around the driveway check the fluids checked everything fluids were high floors clean no burn and so we were just trying to figure out jerking problem. Today on the way home going up the hill RPMs went up and slow down more and more barely got off the freeway. The wife’s car had to get jumped because the battery’s been acting up so I needed to be jumped today after work and then I didn’t even make 5 miles before we were slipsliding. I got a lot of experience in knowledge of vehicles and my personal fathers Transmission dropped in a pump plate some but I was going to change the filter in the transmission but ITook one day too long. So I’m on the hunt to see if there’s maybe hopefully something dumb instead of buying another transmission. Thank you
Aug 28, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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STEVE W.
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Slipping and jerking in that transmission (40TE and 41TE) are a bad sign. 99% of the time it means internal transmission parts failure, which is unfortunately very common at that mileage. The repair is to replace or rebuild the transmission. If you look in your area you might find a transmission shop that does rebuilds with the updates to make it better, but even then that unit isn't the best.
Aug 29, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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CHARLES GREESON ZZZ
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Steve,,
Thanks for the inside scoop.! After questioning the miss’s sounds like she attempted to get home with a battery that needed too be jumped but didn’t get a smidge of juice (15min charge) So she lasted 2.2 miles before being completely drained of so called juice…..
I’m leaning on failed alternator…. Will kno more today …..
Aug 29, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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STEVE W.
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Not charging would point that way. If this is also the Sebring I would get that repaired first, low voltage can cause all sorts of problems in vehicles that use electronics to control the transmission.
Aug 30, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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