Couple of issues

[Rob Wallace]

So I picked up a 2012 SHO back around the end of September. Had it for less than a week and the trans cooler was leaking to the point the trans would hardly engage. Took it back to the dealer and got it fixed. Problem I have now is when doing a warm/hot start the car lurches, almost like you’re neutral dropping it. Only does it when hot so I’m wondering is this a fluid level issue or something more that needs to be looked into? Also there seems to be a leak in the trunk area around the taillights. Is this a common thing and if so what have some of you done to correct it? Thanks for the help

 

[luigisho]

Water test the light housings. In the older cars there were mating gasket failures that would leak into the trunk. For the tranny, do you have a dipstick to check fluid level? Make sure that is correct and, if so, you will need a proper diagnostic.

 

[Rob Wallace]

Is the dipstick on this car a special tool? I just got rid of a sebring to get this and had to order the “Chrysler special tool” in order to check that one

 

[luigisho]

Dipstick under the airbox

https://www.ecoboostperformanceforum.com/index.php?topic=7483.0

https://www.taurusclub.com/forum/11...-transmission-fluid-change-information-3.html

 

[Lostneye]

It is also a common practice to overfill the trans by a 1/2 to full qt. Seems to cause more issues on tuned cars but shouldn't hurt.