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1283 messages, Last post on Dec 02, 2009 at 7:05 AM
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I got a 98 dodge ram that won't shift from 1st to second gear. I tried changing sensors but nothing seems to work. Any suggesions?
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Hi all I see I'm not alone with my trans. issues. I've got a 2001 5.9 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4, 113k on it. Bought it used at 92k, no service history prior to that. Appears all stock, no perf. mods. or oversized tires. Trans. was fine when I purchased, began to start in 2nd after a stop around 105k. Would be fine if I manually downshifted to 1st, which I did for a while. Very occasionally would go down to 1st on it's own. Eventually began to shift down to 1st more frequently (maybe 20%) always followed by a delayed 1-2 shift  approx. 2800 rpm. Seemed more likely to hit 1st when cold-could always count on it when leaving home in the AM, again with a late 1-2 shift. Somewhere around this time, the pan actually ROTTED out (on a 2001, WTF?) and I replaced pan, gasket, and filter w/ new from Dealer, as well as refilling with ATF+4. Was hoping this might help problem but it remained unchanged. Today, after using for errands, truck sat for 2-3 hours, when I went to leave, had only 1st gear. Drove home slowly! All other shifts and OD have always been fine until today, never had the RPM fluctuation that others have complained of. Fluid looks good, smells good. Oh, check engine light came on 2-3 months ago. Had scanned Autozone soon after. Can't find printout for code # but 99% sure it was "governor voltage reading outside of expected range". (wording may not be 100% correct) Seems like a control issue to me. I hate to just change parts randomly without further diagnostics I'm probably not capable of. Any thoughts? Where should I go from here? Trade it in now on the Tundra I was too cheap to buy 2 years ago LOL! Thanks in advance!
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I have had my truck since last June to pull my 5th wheel.I notice that sometimes my transmission shift lever will not go into park but gets stuck in reverse and then my horn will start beeping like mad and the truck will start rolling backwards. 2 weeks ago I put a hole in the front cap of my new 5th wheel and damaged my box rail. I am hearing the Dodge knew this was a problem with the transmission and instead of fixing it, they added this beeping sound, yet I can't find anything in the manual to verify this. It is going to cost me about a grand to fix the damage. Has anyone had a similar problem or have heard of this? 
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Replying to: mikeyjohn (Oct 08, 2007 8:23 am) kcram - Pickups Host
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Replying to: kcram (Oct 08, 2007 4:44 pm) |
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Replying to: ah24 (Oct 07, 2007 7:29 am) good luck |
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I have a 2002 1500 and it's real sluggish in reverse. I push the gas and it revs and slowly backs up but slips as it goes. I have no problems in drive. Fluid level is fine. I'm afraid to have it looked at, don't need headache. p2369 |
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| 19K miles, 4.7L motor 4x4. Vehicle purchased used, no prior history found. When descending hill (cruise on), rpms' spike to 3800-4000 from 2000 and acts like a jake brake on a diesel. Any thoughts? (4 trips to dealer, no trouble found.) | |
Got an '06 2500 d-sel 4x4. With 88K on the odom we are having tons of transmission problems. (Bought October of 07)Local dealer replaced 1st unit due to slipping & said clutches were fused. 2nd unit started slipping after about 20K miles on it. Seems to me it may be a heat issue as it doesn't slip nearly as much when transmission is cold. We haul campers 3x times a week ranging in weight 4,000 - 12,000 lbs each thru West Virginia mountains. Dealer isn't sure what to do next. They want to replace valve body. Anybody out there had similar problems? Can't get much info from Chrysler about any transmission problems/service notices. HELP 
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I have a '95 Dodge 2500 w/ Cummins and 196k on the odometer.At 160,000 my tranny started to shift/fluctuate 200-300 rpms at highway speed55-75mph.This is an intermittent problem I have no symptom or warning when it is going to happen I took it to the Dodge dealer and they replaced it with a reman ($2500.00). The warranty was 3yrs/36,000 for the reman. Well at 35,400 and 4 years and 196k the same condition returned. I took it to a highly recommended tranny shop and they rebuilt it ($2400.00). I left for Florida, not towing,got two hundred miles away from home and the same situation occurred.Turned around took it back they went through it checking soleniods etc.I took it back, drove around for a week, planned to leave for FL (1280miles)on Sunday 10/21 when lo and behold on 10/19 I am traveling down the Interstate and the same conditon occurs! It shifts and runs well in all gears but at highway speeds it seem to slip in and out of overdrive. I'm so disgusted right now that I'm thinking of going to FL anyway. I will be towing 8k on the way back. I'm thinking throttle position sensor. Am I correct?
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