yes your transmission needs to be replaced do not let stay in there to long or it will blow up in your 1998 neon hurry no time to waste
The throttle cable does not go from the transmission to the throttle body.
The transmission shifting is late because the kick-down cable needs to be adjusted. The kick-down cable is usually found on the throttle lever with the throttle cable.
The cable that runs from the throttle body to the transmission is the detent cable. The other cable is the speedometer cable.
The TV cable(throttle valve control cable)is your transmission kick down.Or is also incorrectly known as passing gear.It goes from your throttle body to your transmission .
To be very simple, there is no cable linking the injection/carburator , your gas pedal is control electronically thus replacing the cable usually linking the injection throttle, (e-throttle)
A Grand Caravan would have the 41TE transmission which does not have a throttle or kickdown cable.
It is the kick-down cable that runs from the throttle body to the transmission.
kickdown cable. it connects to the linkage on the carb's throttle. as the throttle goes in the kickdown goes out.
There are two cables. One is the Throttle valve (TV) cable and that should go from the throttle linkage to the transmission. It will pop off the throttle arm and there is one bolt holding the cable housing to the transmission. take it out the bolt and unhook the linkage and replace the cable making sure to snap it back on at the throttle arm. The other cable is the for shifting and it should attach to a lever arm on the side of your transmission and go to the shifter linkage. If you are under the car and have someone shift with the car off you will see the the arm moving disconnect it from both ends of the cable and replace.
Chances are the throttle cable from the pedal to the throttle body needs replacing.
This transmission is not electronic, its is operated via a throttle valve control cable running from the throttle body to the transmission bell crank.
Under heavy acceleration the transmission will not quickly downshift.