I do not know the cost to do this yet. A new transmission was installed. The failure mileage was 168,534. The rebuilt will only be warranted for the first 12 months or 12000 miles. I had to have the vehicle towed from the interstate and the transmission rebuilt.
I only have 78,000 miles on my truck and don't pull heavy loads or load my pick-up with heavy loads. I have talked to some other guys and they owned 1998 rams and the same thing happened. The contact owns a 1998 Dodge Ram 1500. They told me there were a lot of metal shavings in the transmission which clogged up the works. The first time they took the transmission apart and inspected and placed back into the truck. I had to have the vehicle towed from the interstate and the transmission rebuilt.
They blamed increase cost on increased labor rate at dealership. I now have 92,000 miles on the truck and have to have the transmission rebuilt again. I was told at time of purchase, this was a normal fuction of the transmission, bought truck Feb. They blame increase in cost of parts. I found 5 people in my county that have had problems with their 98 pick-ups and have had them fixed and then traded them for another brand of vehicle. At 36041 miles, the overdrive unit failed which had taken out the reverse. This corrected the vibration noise which turned out to be coming from a broken snap ring that held the overdrive unit.
I slowed down and tried to continue to drive at a slower speed, however this became impossible very quickly. The contact stated that the reverse gear was non-functional. Get more information from Fiat-Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. I now have 92,000 miles on the truck and have to have the transmission rebuilt again. Problems that have been reported include transmission failure, fluctuating rpm, reverse failure, other reversing problems, breaking planetary gears and torque converter failures.
I took the truck back at 62000 and they replaced the slave cylinder, but the transmission was leaking. They blamed increase cost on increased labor rate at dealership. When it does shift into overdrive and I hit a bump in road it will go out of overdrive. Such thing could reduce the braking effectiveness and increase the chance to commit a road accident. The transmission went out on me and the pickup only had 61000 miles on it. The day I picked the truck up from the dealer I went on vacation for 2000 miles which resulted in shifting problems. That is why the leaking between the transmission and four-wheel transfer case has become a serious problem for that Dodge 4×4 line.
Since I had just bought that transmission, I did not have the money to do anything other than park the truck. This time the recall was announced in May 2014 and dealers had to change the transmission. Is the transmission fault light on? I am having my transmission replaced along with the transmission cooler because it has parts of my clutch in it. Diagnostic test showed no codes and shifted as normal. Around the middle of March or so, the first one finally failed completely after several months of threatening to, despite everything I did to try to save it. Also, there was erratic operation of overdrive kicking in without provocation. Leaking may damage the transfer and transmission systems, four-wheel drive system, and a big red spot on your driveway.
I love my truck, but I'll be selling it asap and getting something else. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. I paid to have it rebuilt. The first repair work was done by aamco and the warranty on their work was for 12 months or 12,000 miles, whichever came first. Before I had 1200 miles on the truck it was in the shop twice. Just bought the truck and had a transmission put in it.
However, if you have missed that period now you will have to pay for such procedure. Problem had to duplicate to be remedied. Local transmission rebuilders also agree that the transmission was built with to low a volume transmission pump and that you should not let the truck idle, because there is no lubrication. Truck buck when accelerating looses engine power. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who informed the contact that the reverse gear retention clip came out and disintegrated. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who informed the contact that the reverse gear retention clip came out and disintegrated. I backed it out of garage and the next time I parked after about 7 miles.
I am going to pursue a lemon law complaint, but after reading other complaints on-line, I don't have a lot of confidence in that system. When it does shift into overdrive and I hit a bump in road it will go out of overdrive. Second shop told me what my problem was by just knowing year and make of my truck. No repairs were ever made. The 2001 models seem to experience this issue more than cars manufactured in other years and car owners who registered such complaints occasionally noted that such problems occurred even after a low-stress transmission life. .