2013 Dodge Journey 4-Cylinder shifting issue?

meltonman2022_185994
Thu, 13 Jul 2023 11:56:57 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

Hello,
I have a 2013 Dodge Journey. It drives well. No issues. No engine codes.
But when you are going uphil, the car seems to jerk or get jumpy. Like it’s struggling. It is an automatic transmission, but if I use the manual shifter to down shift, the issue goes away and it climbs the hill normally. No problem of Jerking. Then once you crest the hill, kick it back into auto, and no issue.
It has been doing this for a long time, we talked to a mechanic and he said possibly the torque converter?
It HAS thrown a code in the past, P0441 for the EVP. Which is usually accompanied by a “Check Gas Cap” Indication, which will clear after a few cycles.

What could be causing this?

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