2008 Dodge Caravan - How to Check Tranny Fluid

Cannot check transmission oil height or add oil dealer has to do it told me it would be 1200.00 dollars.

There has to be some serious miscommunication here .

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One thousand, two hundred dollars to check the trans fluid? You MUST have that wrong.

Why do you think you need to check the level? Have you had a leak?

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Even if they change the fluid and filter it should not be more than $300 - $400 dollars. if it is then walk away from those crooks and find a new mechanic .

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When my car was in for its 90k service, I told the service advisor that I wanted the trans fluid changed. Before he printed the work order for my inspection, he clarified…
Do you want the fluid checked, or do you want it changed?
I guess that they do this for their protection in the event that a customer doesn’t communicate well.

In any event, the trans fluid change cost $280.76–at a dealership–so the OP can surely find a shop that will change his/her trans fluid for just a fraction of the price that was quoted.

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There are instructions in the owners manual for my 2007 - but 2008 was the first year of a new generation of those minivans, so maybe there’s a different transmission.