"tweederfall" <none@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:1048104_52a4ea2d0e304cc6c481dd44a47fd06c@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> My car, a 2001 Dodge Stratus, when started the first time during the
> day will seem to "stall" on take off and from stopping the first few
> times, and then seem to punch into gear. It is an automatic, and it
> only does it for the first 5-10 min of driving the first time of the
> day. After that it is fine. I thought that maybe it was just cold
> and needed to be warmed first, but after letting it "warm" for a
> good half-hour to 45 min I realized that it wasn’t the problem. What
> could this be?
>
Have you checked the tranny fluid level? Since it expands as it warms, it
might be too low for adequate pressure when cold...


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