6.8
fairly significantTypical Repair Cost:
no data
Average Mileage:
47,550 miles
Total Complaints:
8 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (8 reports)
transmission problem
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Dodge dealer.
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2009Jun 10
Ram 1500 1500 5.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 65,000 miles
Took the truck in to see why the transmission was shifting differently and they said there's no problem. When you floor the accelerator to pass someone on the interstate, the tranny acts as if it doesn't know what to do. Don't know if it is slipping, or not downshifting properly or what is going on but dodge took no interest in it. If dodge took more interest in the vehicles they built and stood behind their warranty, maybe we might actually have some vehicles on the road today that is worth something.
2005Apr 20
Ram 1500 1500 V6
- Automatic transmission
- 40,000 miles
Bought this Truck used, Barberino Dodge Wallingford, Ct, had 30 days warranty from dealer. I took it without signing anything for 3 days. At that time I needed a truck badly for my business. Well within my 30 days I reported a grinding noise between gears and howling in gear,shifting fine. It went back 3 times, with multiple mechanics and our friend, the salesman, all listening and agreeing, sounds like a bad transmission. The last time, an outside Dodge dealer came back with their conclusion, "NORMAL". I told the salesman, its on record, my complaint, and if it failed they would be held responsible. It never did fail before I turned it back in two years later for 5 bad water pumps in one year, with the heater core failing and blowing a leak from all the additives put in from pump failures. At that point the truck was not worth the balance of $12,000 still owed on it. They put it in auction and got shy of $4000 for it, still overpriced for that piece of junk. Coincidentally, the problem with the tranny was this; Dodge was scrapping 4 of 5 transmissions straight off the line for problems (before installation) with the torque converter. These have an electric controlled torque converter, which is pure junk. My brother, unknown to me, bought the same truck 2004 Dodge Ram Pickup, new. Two weeks later, his tranny blew, they replaced it. Two days later his tranny blew, they replaced it. One month later his tranny blew, they replaced it. Two months and it blew again. They replaced it. Two months again it blew, 4 transmissions, straight off the line. The dealer wanted to put in a used tranny, he fought and won. He filed for the lemon law. He still had to make all payments during the year it took for the hearing. The day came for the hearing and the judge threw it out for improperly filing it. He started all over. Another year and another hearing, He was there, The Dealer and his mechanic, the Dodge rep was there, they said "what do you want to do with it?" because it was now running correctly. He gave the judge the manual that comes with the vehicle and said "I like the truck so I'll keep it under one condition, if you get Dodge to answer the complaint phone number on the back of the book, I'll keep it." The judge called on speaker phone and it rang over 40 times to everyones' horror, still no one picked up. He got every penny back. The problem is an electronic torque converter and horrible manufacturing tolerances.
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2008Nov 12
Ram 1500 SLT 5.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 67,000 miles
dodge said this is a maintenance issue not covered with warranty.
2006Dec 20
Ram 1500 4.7L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 1,000 miles
I have a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 with a 4.7 L engine and a 5 speed automatic transmission. My problem is that the transmission seems to slip when shifting from 4th to 5th gear the RPM's will increase about 300rpm's before it shifts. I have had it in 3 different dealers shops the first one did some work to the valve body to no avail and said it must be in the computer. But the powers that be at dodge said since there is no fault code there is no problem. The second shop says that it is for smooth shifting and again no fault code no problem same at the 3rd shop they tell me though that since it has been logged as a complaint if I should have a problem it will be easier to claim under warranty which I have bought the extended warranty.
2008Jul 25
Ram 1500 SLT 4.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 115,000 miles
Just looking for answers what might be causing this problem, transmission shifts up and down every couple of minutes.???
2004Jul 18
(reported on)Ram 1500 Laramie
- 22,300 miles
Sounds as if there is excesive play in the differential when the transmission is shifting to second and third gears. Paid 42k for this one.
2004Mar 11
(reported on)Ram 1500
- 6,000 miles
From upshift of 1st to 2nd or found in 4th to 5th under heavy accelleration, transmissions tries to down shift or gets confused????? seems as though electronic contorl has glitch. Dealer says no fault codes stored and no occurance on road test shows evidence!!! Bull crap! I was asked to monitor frequency in hopes fault can be logged, Fine but I spent 30 K for this vehicle and problem is real!!! pursuing lemon law but love truck???
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2009Jul 01
Ram 1500 4.7L
i have a trans. no matter how fast or slow i go the tow/haul light comes on and the trans. kicks down when tow light goes out the trans goes back to normal. this happens at least ever 45 seconds
greanbean
Rogers, AR, USA
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