i have a 1996 dodge ram 1500 its automatic, i bought it about a week ago , it runs real good and starts right up and idles perfect , but when it shifts threw 1st and 2nd it does it rough and it almost jolts a little ? i dont know what is casuing it and no the check engine light has just came on also. anyone else have this problem or know how to fix it? Thankyou

 

theres thousands of tranny threads on the site...

the 46RE trannys are weak, mostly by 150K (if your lucky) they need to be rebuilt.

sounds like you have a TC issue IMO.

check the fluid when running in neutral. checking the fluid in park will not give an accurate reading. check the level, and see if it smells burnt


also fill out your sig with info on your truck....engine size, 2 or 4 wd, and you have the rest above

 

ya i checked the transmission fluid , and it was pinkish/ red , and didnt smell burned either

 

how was the level? overfill can cause shifting problems, and obviously low level can cause shifting problems, and does it have ATF+4 n it? if not thats your problem...dont use ATF+3

 

ya the fluid level was fine and i dont even know

 

if the fluid hasnt been changed in a few years it has aft+3 in it....I think our trucks shipped with atf+2 or just Atf fluid as they keep improving the formula they discontinue the older stuff...ATF+3 is fine to use its just the older version of ATF+4...dextron is the stuff thats supposedly bad to use in our trannies...although thier are exceptions where people have used it and had no issues...including halfamil here...who has like 445,000 miles on his and uses dextron2...
I myself have a rough shifting tranny and at 140k on it I chalk it up to being just plain worn out....