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The specs 85,000ish miles 5.9L 4 Speed Auto 4x4 The problem Transmission will not shift out of 1st. MIL Code 37 comes up and the Transmission Shop is saying a P 0740 code is the only fault code present. Both codes lead to torque converter not locking. The history Truck has lived it’s last four years as the third vehicle and only gets about 3K per year (I love the MPG on the motorcycle). Transmission has been service twice in its life and was nearing (or past) service #3. In the past year or so (probably longer) I notice the hose leading to the trans cooler was seeping. My just “watch the fluid level” approach did allow the fluid level to get low a few times but was topped off at the first sign of slipping. Recently the truck saw a bit more action and was called up for towing duty. Towed a car on a u-Haul trailer about 100 miles. About half way home I noticed the O/D automatically cut off (I understand it does this when the temp gets high). Slowed down for the rest of the trip with no hard accelerations. O/D came back on about 15 miles later. No more problems until I reached my destination and dropped car off. When leaving to return the trailer I noticed the tans slipping a bit. Took it easy and dropped off the trailer. When leaving u-haul, trans was slipping bad and anything over 25 mph was impossible. Milked it the 2 miles home. Checked fluid level and it was OK but smelled slightly burnt. Seeing if $20 and an hours time could fix it I dropped the pan and changed the filter. Slight build up of sludge on the bottom of the pan and the fluid had suspended brass particles. Put everything back together and topped off the fluid. Trans is not slipping any longer but it won’t shift out of 1st. The fix? Based on the lack of fault codes that make sense, the shop recommends a rebuild in the range of $1,400 to $2,500. Before I give the go ahead I’m doing my due diligence to make sure it’s not a simple problem and the shop is just not trying to rip me off. Is the trans toast or are there any simple items to check before a full rebuild is authorized. Thanks |
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My truck has 13000 miles on it but has had this problem since 3000 miles. It id not want to go into gear from reverse to drive once. It doesn't change gears smoothly. and it feels like it drops out of overdrive. It also idles rough. The strange thing is it doesn't do it all of the time. The dealership overhauled the trans 2x and put a ring and pion gear also. Its still doing it. Been in the shop 4x. The say they don't know whats wrong. Its just the nature of the truck..... I have owned 3 more dodges no problems like this. Can anyone give me some idea besides its a  Thanks |
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| i have a 99 dakota r/t with 52k. trans works great the first 10-20 minutes, then starts not wanting to go into od. at first it'll flare up before it shifts into od, and if you drive it long enough, you can't get od at all. i just finished changing the governor soleniod, pressure soleniod, and the od/lockup soleniods. $350.00 later, and still the same problem. which cooler line has the anti-drainback valve, and could this be the problem? any other ideas? | |
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Just got a 2007 RAM 2500 with the 5.9 Cummins. First two tank fulls, I averaged 19.2 - 19.3. Since then mileage has steadily gone down. Am at 17.2 - 17.4 now & falling. This is a combo of highway & around town towing nothing (yet). For some reason, the truck is holding gears longer, even when I let up on the gas, which I think is causing the mileage decrease. The trans (48RE) shifts fine otherwise, except for a bit of a clunk from 1 - 2. No mods have been made to the truck whatsoever. Currently has 2600 miles on it. Has anyone experienced this yet? Any ideas? I was told by a Dodge guy that the PCM controls the trans. So maybe it needs to be reflashed by the deealer? If so, that makes me wonder what pushed it our of whack in the first place. The only strain at all on the truck to date has been 30 minutes of wheelin' in the local sand pits just to see how it would do. (Went up a 25' sand pile no sweat that stopped an F350 Powerstroke cold. Nice.) Otherwise, that's it. Thanks in advance for your time on this.
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I bought a dodge ram, cash, today, and it is missing a mounting bracket thing for the transmission... I think it is causing harm, and adding stress to it, I dont know what it is called- so im not sure how to order it.... Thanks- I really need it fixed soon-
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Replying to: bandi7 (Aug 23, 2007 10:18 pm) First, it is always much more helpful when you're seeking advice or information to include the year, model, engine, transmission, 2-wheel drive or 4x4, mileage, etc., information of the vehicle. I'm really unsure of the item your trying to describe. If you have an idea of what is missing and where it goes, I would recommend that you go to a Dodge dealer. At this point they are the best bet for helping you. Good luck and best regards, Dusty |
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It is a dodge ram 1500, 3 seater- (club cab?) 4x4 1998 120k milage - v8 - gas guzzler  - It has a 6" lift, with 36" super swampers- |
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| Im having f issues with my 2007 dodge 2500 cummins with a 6 speed automatic transmission. I have taken it in on five separate occasions . What advice can someone give me? Has anyone else had these types of problems? Specifically, clunking noises in the transmission when decelerating from a speed of 35 mph and stoping at 10mph their is a clunking . Please give me any advice or information you have and how to go about this to get further assistance from chrysler. thanks | |
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| Hello, and ty for having such a site.I am puzzled by my transmisson problems.I bought this truck from a used car dealer.105,ooo miles and the trans temp light and od light keeps playing mind games.I still owe 3700 on this truck.Took it to a transmission shop and they said leave it for a day.I didnt feel safe doing that when they couldnt even talk to me about it..Just leave and they will check it out.Well i went to a mechanic down the road.He said with the miles and the look of the fluid it would need a new trans.Oh i forgot to mention the day i took this truck to get looked at the temp and od light went off.I was like that figures.Well thinking should i just take the loss and take the truck back and save the 3700 i owe and put towards a new truck?any advice will help..But i wouldnt feel right without changing the filter so i did and in the bottom of the pan the magnet had about an 1/2" of gray looking milky substance was thinking this truck was under water..alot of shavings also..The magnet also had a little chip..very small one but anyhow changed and yes used atf-4 and wouldnt u know now the trans and 0d is on every other min..It seems to shift alitte hard in the last gear.I can hear almost like the sound of uv going bad..but i know its not because no noise when shifting into gear.Sorry for the long speech but i dont know what to do..You cant trust most of these shops.Any advice will help Ty. | |
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