Got a 2018 dodge journey sxt with the 2.4L and the 41TES vehicle has about 84,000 miles on it
pretty much from the time we bought the vehicle used when you are accelerating through cruising speeds 40+mph and accelerating there is a noticeable stutter or jerkiness to the vehicle when pushing the throttle.
If you let off the throttle while accelerating the stutter goes away if you push the throttle harder and get the car to downshift stutter goes away.
Pushing brakes but not engaging them to unlock converter also temporarily stops the stutter until accelerating again. Every gear shift up through overdrive and TC lockup is nice and smooth
Rpms do not fluctuate at all and on a smooth road the cars averaging upper 20s almost 30mpg to the gallon.
Plugs &Coils have all been replaced with oem parts i run full synthetic Mobil 1 oil and Mopar oil filter which is changed no more than every 4 to 5k
i had the transmission serviced at the dealership drain and fill and pan filter was replaced as well. I know that only gets about half the old fluid out unfortunately. Every sign and symptom to me says it is the torque converter clutch slipping or grabbing during lockup
Vehicle has been to dealership multiple times with same complaint and they either cant replicate the issue or say that its normal and thats just what the transmission does. Am i just feeling the lockup clutch and gears engaging and disengaging that much or is there possibly something else wrong the dealer doesn't want to acknowledge. I've tried adjusting throttle usage to minimize the stutter as much as possible
We have about 2 months left on extended warranty and if something is indeed off I don't want to be left with that huge repair bill for new transmission possibly.
pretty much from the time we bought the vehicle used when you are accelerating through cruising speeds 40+mph and accelerating there is a noticeable stutter or jerkiness to the vehicle when pushing the throttle.
If you let off the throttle while accelerating the stutter goes away if you push the throttle harder and get the car to downshift stutter goes away.
Pushing brakes but not engaging them to unlock converter also temporarily stops the stutter until accelerating again. Every gear shift up through overdrive and TC lockup is nice and smooth
Rpms do not fluctuate at all and on a smooth road the cars averaging upper 20s almost 30mpg to the gallon.
Plugs &Coils have all been replaced with oem parts i run full synthetic Mobil 1 oil and Mopar oil filter which is changed no more than every 4 to 5k
i had the transmission serviced at the dealership drain and fill and pan filter was replaced as well. I know that only gets about half the old fluid out unfortunately. Every sign and symptom to me says it is the torque converter clutch slipping or grabbing during lockup
Vehicle has been to dealership multiple times with same complaint and they either cant replicate the issue or say that its normal and thats just what the transmission does. Am i just feeling the lockup clutch and gears engaging and disengaging that much or is there possibly something else wrong the dealer doesn't want to acknowledge. I've tried adjusting throttle usage to minimize the stutter as much as possible
We have about 2 months left on extended warranty and if something is indeed off I don't want to be left with that huge repair bill for new transmission possibly.
