Hi, a few weeks ago my check engine light came on. We too...
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ChristianH1123
262 days ago
Hello, I'll be happy to help you out with this, and sorry to hear you're having this problem. Give me one moment to review the information. You may receive an invitation for a phone call, that is from the system, not me, so feel free to ignore that.
Customer
262 days ago
Okay, thank you.
ChristianH1123
262 days ago
I'm sorry I didn't catch it, but do you have the 1.8L, 2.4L 2.0L, or 2.0L turbo? Quite the range of offerings for that year haha.
Customer
262 days ago
It’s a 2009 Dodge Caliber
SXT so i think it’s the 1.8L
ChristianH1123
262 days ago
How many miles do you have on the Caliber? Those unfortunately are not related. It may be worth getting another scan with a scanner that can access the transmission ECU. It sounds like you may have a solenoid not engaging properly, or possibly a torque converter failing.
Customer
262 days ago
It’s about 154,000.
ChristianH1123
262 days ago
The codes indicate the intake manifold will need to be replaced, I'm not sure if you already got that checked out or not. It's a pretty common issue on these.
I would recommend getting the transmission fluid checked first, but of course, they don't make that easy these days by removing the dipstick. On that it should have a cap that you can still buy a dipstick for, or just take it to a local shop and have it checked out. Is it the CVT or the regular Automatic transmission?
Customer
262 days ago
For the solenoid/torque converter, Is that a difficult repair or is it something i would need to get done in a shop? Or would it absolutely require an entire transmission replacement?
I think it’s a regular automatic transmission.
ChristianH1123
262 days ago
If it's the regular it's not too bad on the solenoids. On the torque converter that's a pretty big job as the engine and transmission have to be split apart to get the converter out. So first steps would be to get the fluid checked and have a shop check for transmission codes, that would tell you if a solenoid has failed. Once that has been done if you want to come back and give me any codes found I can help you from there. Any other questions obviously feel free to ask as well. The regular transmissions don't have all that many problems on these, so that's a good thing.
Customer
262 days ago
Okay, thank you very much for your time. And if i have any further questions after taking it in, then i will definitely reach back out.
ChristianH1123
262 days ago
Yeah absolutely keep me posted and we'll get it figured out!
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