Last week while driving down the road, would not shift from 1st to 2nd; limped to repair shop to have it fixed. If you cant afford to service the vehicle properly you shouldn't own it. For no reason at all my transmission has started to failed. Will never buy a dodge again, and would never recommend it to anybody else. I bought this truck to pull a horse trailer, and in the shape it's in, I doubt if it could pull a kiddy toy. No drive, reverse and grinds when i put in park. There is a reason for this difference in warranties.
The quickest way to test a solenoid is using a hand held ohm meter. Am still have problem with but have no warranty. On the way home, at a light, the transmission suddenly just stopped operating. I am going to have to buy a Tundra. I will take plenty of pictures of the transmission upgrade to share with you guys later.
Can anyone put all these puzzle pieces together for me, because I'm not mechanic and I'm no clairvoyant, but I am thoroughly confused. You won't be shy about towing or any 5. The parts wear faster, and also the choice of most repair shops if they don't go with the local parts store's cheap parts. The mechanic in charge told me You don't know anything about transmissions, this one is good, I could file a law suit for discrimination the way they treat me the did not take my complaint, went back again to Dodge Dealer in Richmond Ca they told me the same thing, got angry and told them if they don't fix it I will file a law suit against them, then they took it again to test drive , finally they told me the transmission was bad , they replaced weeks later. As of now Mid March 2010 , the lights are still on, the speedometer problem is still there, but the tranny was shifting fine.
But I'm no expert nor do I have the ability or time to contact every person for their companies research paperwork lol. Life expectancy isn't much further and the price to make the switch wouldn't pay back. Also, change the fluid regularly. Add a site » First off, with any vehicle, if you treat it right, it'll take care of you. I know they are older Dakotas, but those lessons taught me that when it comes to Dodge trucks, using the wrong fluid will come back on you later. I have always had transmissions flushed and changed out and always demanded a new filter be installed.
Push on one corner of the vehicle to check stability of jack stands - the vehicle should not move. I'm hoping maybe someone here can shed some light on this topic or add to it. Although out of production for a while now, there are still plenty of these popular vehicles on the road. Some fast-lube centers offer this approach. They make heavy duty parts that are proven to last. Its possible that flushing the trans moved some debris in the pan and it could have got inside one of the shift solenoids and the torque converterr is not releasing.
It was only a qt low so I added a qt. Hope this helps and thanks for using 2Carpros. I know the topic is fluid and I will get to that. Did the Dodge demon come along and decide to throw my truck into a state of mechanical dementia? Beats drilling a hole and plugging it later lol 3: Enhanced stall I believe is a bit more than stock but nothing crazy like a high stall. I took my truck in for service at a local shop. When my uncle and I test drove it, it ran perfect, shifted perfectly, diesel engine sounded amazing.
They called me, I recommended a quick short-term fix. When I put the beast in drive, he rolled back. When a 12 volt charge is passed through the coil winding found inside the solenoid, it generates a magnetic field and cause the plunger to move the valve. » A flush is not recommended for certain high mileage vehicles. I guess it's back to Chevy's for me. Thankfully i purchased an extended warranty!!! After doing the math on a local transmission shop to rebuild with upgrades versus getting a commercial built unit with some upgrades, I decided to buy commercially.
The torque converter is just a cheap part from the factory. A close second I've come to like is Raybestos, especially their Kevlar and Carbon Fiber bands. If this is a canister spin-on type filter, you can dissect the filter and check for metal and frictional material in the filter. My truck is sitting around 80k miles with limited modifications for performance. With the engine still on and at idle, pull the transmission dipstick and check the fluid level. The latter point is crucial, as automatic transmission fluid does break down. I know companies like Royal Purple have testing facilities and groups of mad scientist cooking stuff up and trying it out.