you will always find something in the pan, does not always mean the trans is shot...except when you are at a tranny shop...they like to show you that and claim the trans is on it's way out...here's the price to rebuild it....

My 2002 intrepid has a governor on it.about 2 days ago my check engine light came on and it screwed with the tranny.when i slowed down it had a harsh downshift.only when i got to about 15 mph or so.when i took off it wouldnt shift out of 1st gear.now if i wiggle the plug sometimes it will start shifting fine again other times i have to disconnect the 1st plug on the ECU and reset it.basically if the light stays off its like bran new but when it cdomes on you have to play with it.now i put it on a computer and it gave me the codes of P1776 which I was told its the retard ignition and P0700 which was called the transaxle controle module.what do you think I should do?

did you read this post? start at the top.

I have a 95 eagle vision and when its cold it always goes into kimp mode. So I start driving get up to 40-50, put it in nuetral and shut it off and restart it, put it in drive and its usually fine. I changed the trans once and its less trouble to do it this way. It's fine if it warms up before driving. The only problem I really have with chrysler products over the years in the 90s cars, always the trans!