# 1999 Chrysler Sebring - Third and fourth are gone

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chrysler-sebring-third-and-fourth-are-gone/178018>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chrysler, transmissions\
**Created:** [July 13, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chrysler-sebring-third-and-fourth-are-gone/178018 "2021-07-13T18:42:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Allen38](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Allen38](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Allen38)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chrysler-sebring-third-and-fourth-are-gone/178018/1 "2021-07-13T18:42:59Z")

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Does not shift to 3rd and 4 th

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chrysler-sebring-third-and-fourth-are-gone/178018/2 "2021-07-13T19:31:37Z")

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Well? 22 years old. Likely you have not been changing the transmission fluid every 30-50,000 miles, am I correct?  
Take it to an \*\*independent \*\* transmission shop, have it diagnosed. You **might** get lucky and it will only be in the hundreds, not thousands to fix.

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**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chrysler-sebring-third-and-fourth-are-gone/178018/3 "2021-07-15T02:23:17Z")

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What @Purebred said. Or do yourself a favor and get rid of this 21 year old car that was not a paragon of reliability when it was new.

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chrysler-sebring-third-and-fourth-are-gone/178018/4 "2021-07-15T13:13:03Z")

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The transmission is in limp mode. Changing the fluid with the proper fluid _might_ get it functioning again.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chrysler-sebring-third-and-fourth-are-gone/178018/5 "2021-07-15T15:09:15Z")

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> [@NYBo](#):
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> The transmission is in limp mode. Changing the fluid with the proper fluid _might_ get it functioning again.

Yes, but it’s also possible that the trans went into limp mode because of an engine problem.

@Allen38  
Is the Check Engine Light lit up?  
If so, how long has it been lit up? And, is it lit steadily, or is it blinking/flashing?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chrysler-sebring-third-and-fourth-are-gone/178018/6 "2021-07-15T15:14:42Z")

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This was originally posted under the “ask someone” category. As usual the OP is unlikely to respond.