help just bought my 3rd gear is almost the same as 2nd

 

Huh? Do you mean 300RPM? In any event neither 300 or 3000 makes any sense.


2011 Ram 545RFE Gear Ratios
1st 3.00
2nd 1.67 — upshift; 1.50 kickdown
3rd 1.00
4th 0.75
5th 0.67
Reverse 3.00

 

Hears what I mean. Under normal throttle 1st gear upshifts from 1 to 2. At around 3200. And drops back to 1200. 2nd. Goes up to 3200 shifts drops back to 1200. Runs up to 3200 and shifts to 3 rd. Thin it just drops back to 2900. And thin shifts to 4 th at 3200. Its only 3000 rpm taller. Its almost like it skips 3 rd all to getther

 

What you are likely seeing with the 300 RPM drop is the torque convertor lock up. An auto doesn't behave like a manual transmission, you don't just get the 5 distinct gears, you also get each gear (except 1st) plus a convertor lockup.

 

This truck has the auto with the +\- manual assist when in D it skips 3rd all together. And when in manual it is only 300 rpm taller. You still think its the tourque converter. ?

 

As already explained to you, 3rd on the evic screen is actually 2 prime
its a 1.5 ratio as opposed to the usual 1.67 ratio used for normal upshifting.
do the math
1.67gear ratio @ 3200rpm
would be X = 3200/1.67
so X multiplied by 1.5(2nd prime ratio) gives you 2874rpm
Relax your transmission is working perfectly fine.
On the 545rfe 2nd prime is only accessible on a kick down or in manual auto mode where you select 3rd which is actually 2prime

 

Exactly what 02RegCab said.