2002 DODGE VAN Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

WHILE DRIVING THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED THE VAN OVER AND SHUT IT OFF TO READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL, WHICH STATES CERTAIN CONDITIONS SUCH AS A LOOSE OR MISSING GAS CAP, POOR FUEL QUALITY, ETC. MAY ILLUMINATE THE LIGHT AFTER ENGINE START. THE VECHILE SHOULD BE SERVICED IF THE LIGHT STAYS ON THROUGH SEVERAL OF YOUR TYPICAL DRIVING CYCLES. IN MOST SITUATIONS THE VECHILE WILL DRIVE NORMALLY AND WILL NOT REQUIRE TOWING. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHES TO ALERT YOU TO SERIOUS CONDITIONS THAT COULD LEAD TO IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER OR SEVERE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DAMAGE. THE VECHILE SHOUL BE SERVICED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF THIS OCCURS. AT NO TIME DID THIS LIGHT FLASH SO I CONTIUED DRIVING, ON THE WAY HOME THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN MY HUSBAND CAME TO TOW THE VAN HOME IT WOULD ROLL...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK