1998 DODGE RAM 2500 Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MY 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. JASPER.COM LISTS THIS TRANSMISSION AS A HIGH RATE OF FAILURE DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS IN ALL DODGE TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM 1995 TO 2001 AND MAYBE MORE. LOCAL TRANSMISSION REBUILDERS ALSO AGREE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BUILT WITH TO LOW A VOLUME TRANSMISSION PUMP AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT LET THE TRUCK IDLE, BECAUSE THERE IS NO LUBRICATION. *AK

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND SHOES WEAR EXCESSIVELY AND CAUSE TRUCK TO PULL WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. OTHER FAILURE INVOLVED A BOLT THAT HOLDS 5TH GEAR IN PLACE FELL OFF WHILE TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN. HAD ITEM REPAIRED, AND IT FELL OFF AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

FROM DAY 1 OF THE NEW TRUCK, I HAD SHIFTING PROBLEMS. BEFORE I HAD 1200 MILES ON THE TRUCK IT WAS IN THE SHOP TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THEY TOOK THE TRANSMISSION APART AND INSPECTED AND PLACED BACK INTO THE TRUCK. PROBLEM SHIFTING CONTINUED. THE 2ND TIME IN THE SHOP, THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH AND SLAVE CYLINDER, THIS WORKED. THEN AT 53000 MILES I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR RECALL WORK (828), TO REPLACE THE SLAVE CYLINDER. AT 60000 MILES I HAD SHIFTING PROBLEMS AGAIN. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH WHICH WAS 50% OUT OF MY POCKET. THE DAY I PICKED THE TRUCK UP FROM THE DEALER I WENT ON VACATION FOR 2000 MILES WHICH RESULTED IN SHIFTING PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK AT 62000 AND THEY REPLACED THE SLAVE CYLINDER, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING. AT 64470 MILES THE TRANS WENT DRY AND DEALER REPLACED ANOTHER...

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 35 MPH, THE TRUCK BEGAN REVVING, THEN STOPPED. I COULD SEE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION AND REBUILT IT.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING BETWEEN DRIVE AND OVERDRIVE. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY WITH GAS PEDAL BEING PRESSED ALL WAY TO FLOOR. ALSO, THERE WAS ERRATIC OPERATION OF OVERDRIVE KICKING IN WITHOUT PROVOCATION. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DISTRICT MANAGER THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS INCREASING THE HORSE POWER AND TORQUE TO HELP SOLVE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH -70 MPH VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND HAD NO POWER IN 5TH GEAR. DEALER STATED THAT 5TH GEAR NUT DISCONNECTED. PLEASE PROVVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE ACCELERATING TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED AT WILL, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

TRANSMISSION LEAKAGE FROM OVERDRIVE UNIT.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUMPS IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE, THE SPEED CONTROL DOES NOT FUCTION PROPERLY AS WELL. WHEN THE TRUCK HAD 2,987 MILES ON IT THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION DESTORTED BY ITSELF, A NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED AND 2 RECALLS PERFORMED (788 AND 799). EVER SINCE THAT TIME THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIRS AND TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AS OF LAST WEEK CHRYSLER MOTOR CORP. BELIEVES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER THAT IS CAUSING BOTH PROBLEMS, BUT WILL NOT GIVE ME A TIME FRAME WHEN THE PROGRAM FIX WILL BE AVAILABLE. IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO DRIVE THE TRUCK BECAUSE IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND IF THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD DESTORY ITSELF AGAIN THE CORP. WILL REPLACE IT. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK TO PULL A HORSE TRAILER AND I CANNOT USE IT FOR THE PURPOSE IN WHICH WAS...