On my 2004 dodge ram 2500 4X4 CTD I just got the bands adjusted, pan drained, flushed, filter changed, and 2 solenoids or sensor transducers in the tranny and WOW!!!. When I put my truck in DRIVE it starts out in 1st like it should instead of 3rd gear. I feel like I can pull an aluminum 14 foot boat now. LOL Tranny guy told me ALLLLL dodges have this problem and MOST people let it go after warranty or they just get used to it and dont do nothing until its too late. So always service tranny and get stuff adjusted. He said that the transducers get worn out or covered by film and miniature filings over time and then they cannot read anymore and tranny kinda goes into limp mode and does weird things.so get it checked out if you have the symptons

 

awesome, glad to hear it's fixed!