I just bought a 98 durango with the 5.2 and on the drive home I noticed that it was shifting late but if you let off the gas it would shift does it through all gears I dont know if its that the o/d isnt working there is no o/d light on (if there is one) when I play with the switch nothing seems to happen

 

Congrats on the purchase. If you dont mind hows the miles? and by chance dealer or personal purchase? 4x4?

 

136000 and some change and from a tow yard when I went to get my other car and its the 4x4

 

(O/D button is on the shifter end and a light should indicate on dash) despite the info i can throw up a few possibilities and checks, first off the fluid. See how she looks (Some D's are required in N to check others Park) low/high/due for a change. Second, usually late shifts are due in part to a mis-adjusted throttle valve cable. A thing i mention to everyone, and highly recomend is a purchase of a repair manual for any vehicles they own. Its simple for me to suggest fixes but the repair manuals can detail the information aswell provide pictures.

 

Now readin up, does it seem to downshift during part time throttle early?

 

the o/d light doesnt come on at all but yeah Ill definitely get the manual tomorrow

 

I think it stays in gear till you let off or slow down enough and kind of uses the gear to slow a little as if it was towing something

 

Alright good deal. My last idea, that i was saving after the intial checks is the governor solenoid. Look it up around the web/forums and see if the symptoms are the same (BUT still check your TV cable and fluid. A new filter and trans fluid never hurt, just dont get it flushed and never use anything else cept ATF+4. ( And whenever you do a transfilter its always good to get the bands adjusted- Honestly i do everything myself except the transmission bands, i bring it somewhere)

 

I hope its a simple fix thanks for the advice

 

Fixing is always quick and simple. Now diagnostics are 99% of the trouble. [sm=confused06.gif]