Transmission periodic shifting issues

2003 DODGE CARAVAN
100,000 MILES • 6 CYL • AWD • AUTOMATIC
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CCI
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My van periodically will not shift into drive after backing out of the drive way. I will changed the gears to park and reverse (sometimes more than once) and it will go into gear. It only happens once in a while. I have changed the fluid and filter the first time it was doing this. It seemed to work for a while, but now it is back. My wife had it happen to her yesterday and noticed that the box that usually shows what gear you are in on the shift indicator was not lit up (on any of the P, D, or R). Once it went into gear it appeared. I drove it today all the way to Denver (over 100 miles each way) with no problems. Any thoughts?
I have read some posts referring to electrical connections, is there anything to that?
Jun 17, 2012 at 1:15 AM
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SATURNTECH9
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We need to have the computer checked for codes next time it happens thats where i would start.Right down the exact code numbers not code descriptions.
Jun 17, 2012 at 3:12 AM