1997 Dodge Ram 1500 Transmission Shift Problems!!!
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I've been reading a bit but i have a problem also. last month my tranny went out in my 2000 dodge ram 1500. i just got a rebuilt one and put it in, now this one has shifting problems you put it in drive it will shift 1st gear just fine 2nd gear sometimes at about 2,500 rpms 3rd gear it takes for ever to shift it will hit 4,000rpms and sometimes it will shift just fine. if you take it out of overdrive it will shift alright sometimes. but most of the time if it wont shift into 3rd you put it in gear 2 and go back up to drive it will shift. ive checked the fluid it is okay, ive even replaced the 2 of the sensors with the one out of my old transmission it helped for a little bit but now it seems like its getting worse and worse. I need answers please
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I have a 1998 dodge ram 1500 i just bought, I had to add a catalytic converter and two O2 sensors that it didn't have and now when i turn it on i can drive a few blocks and then it doesn't want to shift in to second for about a minute or so then it kicks in and everything is fine. I already replaced what a diagnostic machine told me to it said i needed a new governor pressure sensor and after i replaced it, the trucks still doing the same thing. If any one has any ideas it sure would be appreciated thanks, Wes
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I've been reading a bit but i have a problem also. last month my tranny went out in my 2000 dodge ram 1500. i just got a rebuilt one and put it in, now this one has shifting problems you put it in drive it will shift 1st gear just fine 2nd gear sometimes at about 2,500 rpms 3rd gear it takes for ever to shift it will hit 4,000rpms and sometimes it will shift just fine. if you take it out of overdrive it will shift alright sometimes. but most of the time if it wont shift into 3rd you put it in gear 2 and go back up to drive it will shift. ive checked the fluid it is okay, ive even replaced the 2 of the sensors with the one out of my old transmission it helped for a little bit but now it seems like its getting worse and worse. I need answers please
Any ways it's in the shop now and the mechanic is suppose to be done with it tomorrow (10/18). He hooked it up to a scanner and drove it with me in it. He experienced everything I have been experiencing and the scanner was indicating the governor pressure solenoid was only putting out 0 - 1. I talked to him today and he said he's replacing the torque converter to be on the safe side because it apparently over heated or something.
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Finally got my truck back today 10/19/12 around 9PM. Some of the issues have improved except for shifting at a high RPM after getting off the interstate. It also appeared to shift to soon into over drive when I got on the interstate. Instead of the misfire like shutter and hesitation it now feels as if some tires are out of balance a little. It all made the clunk like sound when it down shifted after getting off the interstate.
I don't know if they reset the computer / PCM (or what ever you call it) so I disconnected the battery cables when I got home. I'll try to get the tires rebalanced in the morning before work and take it from there. I'll would like to note though I had the tired balanced before to see if that was the problem (which made no difference) and three months ago I replaced two tires and noticed no change.
I don't know if they reset the computer / PCM (or what ever you call it) so I disconnected the battery cables when I got home. I'll try to get the tires rebalanced in the morning before work and take it from there. I'll would like to note though I had the tired balanced before to see if that was the problem (which made no difference) and three months ago I replaced two tires and noticed no change.