Thanks for your time on the forum, it helps to have hope. I have three older Grand Caravans, one is setting because of a slipping tranny at 320,000 miIes. I bought a used one at 143,000 miles,

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I have a 2000 ram 1500 2wd, 5.9L automatic.
from all the threads, it would appear I have the 46re. If I swap that out with any older transmission (93' 46rh) how will that affect driveability? It sounds like the RE has 3 plug connection, but the RH has a single plug. If they are both automatics off a 5.9 2wd motor, will they still link up correctly?

thanks,
Kyle

 

My 62TE shudders if I put it in reverse without giving it about 1/2 second pause before hitting the gas again. That slight pause results in 0 shudder. Not happy, but glad to know, after reading other's posts that the dealer is not being deceptive. Also goes into reverse with more of a clunk than I would expect a refined transmission to do. My old 41TE did not have either issue. Of course it had the famous overloaded differential problem and needed professional repair and an after-market cross shaft retaining system that is much better than what Chrysler came up with.
Seeing as we are dealing with essentially the same differential but, with 283 HP in the Gen5, even though they say it is strengthened, call me doubtful.

Hobby Mechanic Been working on Mopars since 1973.

 

41TE is 4 - Speeds, 1 - Load Range, T - Transverse Mounted, E - Electronic.
This was the Automotive World's first fully Electronic transmission.
2010 and subsequent model years got the Pentastar VVT V6 and the 62TE Transaxle.
62TE Specs: 6 Speeds, Load Range 2, Transverse, Electronic.
So the 41TE and 62TE are not the same transmission, although the 62 TE is based on the 41 TE. They cleverly added a Compounder (2 extra gear sets and 2 clutches and over-running clutch) with a modification to the side of the case of the 4 speed, in the space roughly occupied by, but in-line with the previous Transfer shaft, so in a lot of respects it is similar. They also beefed up the differential, a notorious weak point in the 41TE. This is an overly simplified comparison, for more detail see the Factory Service Manual or consult a Forum Transmission Specialist.
The 41TE actually started life based on the traditional old K-Car 3 speed, (without O/D) A-404, which was evolved with much Engineering into the Ultradrive A-604 (41TE) in the late 1990s, which used Fuzzy Logic to Compute each shift, while automatically compensating for temperature, wear, internal leakage etc. The Case of an A-404 is about all that is recognizable as resembling the 41TE, nowadays. With considerably more Engineering, this fully electronic transaxle evolved into a very dependable transmission., and then was further developed into the 62TE we know today.

 

Jeep Compass has a CVT, odd but some people actually complain about not feeling the shifts, Honda had to put artificial BUMPS in the upshift of their CVT to satisfy customers. Give me the old Buick Dynaflow any day of the week! I believe an automatic should be truly AUTOMATIC.

 

There were many reflashes of the powertrain in the 2016 period. My 2015 was into the dealer for very minor issues, recalls etc., and every chance they had they were doing another powertrain reflash, without me asking. Each successive upgrade improved shift quality, and in the end, you could hardly feel the shifts at all unless you really leaned on it.
As a funny aside: I was causing my own problems, because I was getting too many ETC light warnings. Turns out it's because I'm a left foot braker, and my big size 13 triple Es were keeping light pressure on the very light accelerator, cutting off fuel flow when the brake is on like the system is supposed to do! Boy, did I feel foolish, because every single ETC event is stored in the powertrain controller, and they could read every one! I blame it on my New Balance.
I don't know if any of these reflashes would address what appears to be serious shifting issues with your 2016 though, I believe you discussed it with the dealer?

 

Same shudder issue starting in my 2011 caravan. Mastertech, are you still able to provide transmission type info if I see last 8 digits of VIN?

 

I'm glad this post is stickied. How do I go about finding out what type of transmission I have in my 08 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.3 flex fuel?

 

That would have the 41TE, 4-Speed Automatic Transaxle.

The vans with the 3.6L, 3.8L and 4.0L engines have the 62TE, 6-Speed Automatic Transaxle.