19fordedgesel

@colinc755 Thanks for the response. I had the fluid changed recently. The car still jerks when switching gears but it's not as intense as it was prior to the fluid change. The RPM does not spike anymore at constant speeds. I have only driven a little under 200 miles since the fluid change and it seems to be getting better. Will continue to monitor.

I have a 2019 Ford Edge SEL 2.0L EcoBoost with just over 63,300 miles on it. Recently, the car has not been driving smoothly. This is really disappointing considering the fact that I got it brand new and the powertrain warranty just expired a month ago. See below for 2 main issues: Car jerks when switching gears most of the time. Mostly noticed between 2nd & 3rd AND 3rd & 4th gears. If I am very gentle with the gas pedal, the jerk is very minor and sometimes unnoticeable. At constant speeds, the RPM spikes on its own without me hitting the gas pedal. To confirm this, I drove the car on the highway multiple times with cruise control set to 60 MPH. RPM will be slightly over 2x1000 for most of the time but periodically spikes 50-100 RPM over this constant mark. Took the car to my local dealer and complained. After paying the $125 diagnostic fee, I was informed I have to replace the torque converter. The estimate provided was $3,300. This was all done without a test drive or anything. The car was just looked at and the estimate was provided. I asked the mechanic if paying this was going to fix the problem definitively and he didn't seem sure. Apart from the 2 issues mentioned above, the car has no other issues. No strange noises, no lights. Nothing. Even plugged a code reader in and the car not throwing any errors (for now). The vehicle has been properly maintained with all my oil changes and tire rotations done up till this point. The only thing I don't recall doing is a transmission fluid change. At every oil change appointment, I'm told it's not needed until the car has like 100,000 miles. Since this issue started, I have been watching a lot of videos on Youtube of people with similar issues. Some mentioned changing their transmission fluid and adding Lucas additive as what fixed this problem for them. I would like to go this route to see if it works. Would like to check my ATF fluid first before going to a shop and requesting for it to be changed. Opened the hood to check my ATF level but couldn't find the dipstick. Any help here will be greatly appreciated.