2012 Dodge Challenger sxt tranny slip
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Topic: 2012 Dodge Challenger sxt tranny slip
Posted By: DougG
Subject: 2012 Dodge Challenger sxt tranny slip
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2021 at 12:04pm
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Got a 12 Dodge Challenger SXT - I know a 6 banger- but it looks awesome ! Anyway backed it out of the shed this morning and seemed the transmission was slipping - put it in drive - moved forward solid- drove good - but now wondering why it slipped backing up - gonna do a fluid / filter change , its got 70,000 miles on it bought it at 64000 miles and dont know the history , tia
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2021 at 12:46pm
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maybe from sitting awhile? if you drove it around awhile, prolly got it all lubed up inside again.
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Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2021 at 2:50pm
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Yes it did do good after running it , but its the first time its done this - honestly i prefer anything pre 2002 , manual tranny - but dam this car looked good !
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2021 at 4:12pm
A good oil change and check for proper fill will probably fix it.. I like to change the trans oil when ever we get a used vehicle... You dont know the history and most people ignore the trans. maintenance.
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2021 at 9:23pm
friend who is a master mechanic said to change it on schedule or never do it. He has seen several get the fluid changed after 100k to have it fail a week later. Not sure if that's a valid statement because they might have been having issues and decided a change was worth a shot. The wife's old Camry which my daughter is driving now has 210k on it and the fluid has never been changed.........knock on wood.
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1957 WD45 dad's first AC
1968 one-seventy
1956 F40 Ferguson
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Posted By: jiminnd
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2021 at 10:20pm
I have a 2006 Dodge pickup, if it sits for a week or longer and I jump in and try to back up it doesn't want to go, just let it warm up for as little as a minute and seems fine.
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1945 C, 1949 WF and WD, 1981 185, 1982 8030, unknown D14(nonrunner)
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Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2021 at 6:00am
Is it the 3.6L V6 & 5 speed automatic? If so then it has a Mercedes-Benz 5G-Tronic W5A580 (2008-2014). It is a Nag1 (new automatic generation 1). Here’s a google web link that briefly discusses it.
Also, here’s a somewhat generic web link that discusses this tran’s problems, codes, & costs. You might do an OBD2 scan to see if any trans codes appear. CEL may not initiate for all trans codes??
https://www.transmissionrepaircostguide.com/dodge-challenger-transmission-problems/" rel="nofollow - https://www.transmissionrepaircostguide.com/dodge-challenger-transmission-problems/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/gearstar.com/nag1-transmissions-5-things-conscious-of/amp/" rel="nofollow - https://www.google.com/amp/s/gearstar.com/nag1-transmissions-5-things-conscious-of/amp/
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Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2021 at 8:06am
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Thanks for all answers, the last one with the link and water gets me thinking- it sets in a shed that can have condensation,, probably be better setting outside under cover, but I just they will do that anyw6 except in a climate controlled building
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Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2021 at 7:08pm
DougG, you’re welcome. Congratulations on owning a newer Mopar muscle car. Yes, the 3rd gen Challengers are great looking cars.
After Chrysler acquired Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler installed the Mercedes-Benz W5A580 heavy-duty transmission into the Chargers, Challengers, Avengers, Magnums, etc, plus Jeeps, Jaguar, Ssangyong, Porsche, Freightliner, plus many Mercedes-Benz W & R models.
W~Wandler(German term that translates to “Converter” in English).
5~ Gang~“Gear.
A~Automatik~automatic.
580~Torque(NM~428Ft/lbs).
Sooooooo—- there is loads of info for the W5A580 on the internet (google/YouTube/Dodge forums, etc.)
Check out YouTube, there’s lots of videos from changing fluid to rebuilding.
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Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2021 at 7:41pm
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Ill check it all out - I was in the past - and still am a 1970,s B body Plymouth / Dodge guy - ran across this Challenger, and was ummm , yeah ,, maybe - this was on a tuesday , said if they still have it on Saturday - its mine , they still had it and yup its mine, thanks for all info
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Posted By: captaindana
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2021 at 6:58pm
I love them too much also!!!
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Blue Skies and Tail Winds
Dana
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Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2021 at 3:06pm
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I'dl ike to have my old 1969 Super Bee back
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Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2021 at 7:01pm
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I got a 70 Roadrunner with a built 440 that will lite em up real quick- fun car to drive!
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