Sorry, mods, I realized I posted this in the Dakota section after I hit submit...

Hey guys, Damien here, I've got a 2000 Durango SLT Plus running a 4.7/45rfe combo. When I got the truck, there was a 3 wire plug on the passenger side of the tranny just above and midway of the pan with all 3 wires burned thru from the exhaust. They were all shorted together and I knew this wasn't good, so I trimmed them up and took the plug out of the socket until I had time to fix the wires. So that day came about 3 weeks ago and I instantly noticed a difference in the way it shifted. I'm thinking all is well. Um, nope. So last week it started to not release torque when coming to a stop. The truck would lunge forward and want to keep going like it's not disengaging for the stop. The truck would surge and if I held the brakes harder to hold it still it would stall. Reverse is the same way (I found this out trying to back up my motorcycle trailer into the driveway...fun...). So I had the wife take it to a transmission shop and all they told us was the tranny was running hot and there was an electrical code, but didn't say what it was (the diagnosis was free, I'm sure they just wanted money from me.) I really can't afford 1500 to 2 grand for a rebuild, let alone a new tranny. Any suggestions?

 

Repost in the first generation Durango section as this is the general forum AKA no mans land,
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ok, thanks...

 

Posting in the middle subsections is no-mans-land. Try here: 1st Gen Durango


I'll move this for you.

 

Why wouldn't the transmission shop wanted to tell you the codes? All of the transmission will give a high temp code. Have you try to unplug the connector that you repaired, and see if the torque converter comes out of lock up.

 

I'm guessing they saw a cute girl with a problem and were looking for a way to get her business... I fixed it this past weekend anyways. It's amazing what changing both filters and 7 qts of fluid will do...lol...

 

Good job!

 

Thanks man, now it's time to change the fluid in both axles and the transfer case... Fun times...