1999 DODGE RAM 2500 Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THE TRUCK. LHM DODGE SAID THAT THE LOCK UP TORK CONVERTER HAD GONE OUT AND THAT THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH NO RELEASE DATE. I HAD LHM PUT IN A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION TO FIND OUT THAT THE TRANS HAS WIPED OUT THE CRANK SHAFT IN THE DIESEL MOTOR. AFTER TALKING TO DAMLERCHRYSLER THAT ALL 3 TRANSMISSION THAT ARE USED IN THE RAM TRUCKS WITH DIESELS USE THE SAME TORK CONVERTERS AND ONLY 2 OF THEM ARE RECALLED FOR THE TORK CONVERTERS. THE TRUCK STILL HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES NOW FOR THE SAME SHIFTING PROBLEM AND THEY TELL ME SOMETHING NEW EACH TIME. *CN

TRANSMISSION FAILED TRUCK AND TRAILER STRANDED IN ROAD. FAILED FOUR OR MORE TIMES IN THE LAST 30 DAY AFTER REPAIR. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WORKING ON THE BRAKE LINES, PRESSURE WAS PUT ON THE SHIFTER PLATE CAUSING THE SHIFTER BOLTS TO FRACTURE AND THE SHIFTER PLATE TO FALL OFF. THE CONTACT HAD THE PLATE REDRILLED AND THE BOLTS REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED.

ALL THE BRAKE COMPONENTS EXCEPT THE MASTER CYLINDER WERE REPLACED 7 TIMES STARTING AT 7,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY EITHER LOCKED UP OR DIDN'T FUNCTION AT TIMES. AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO THIS FAILURE. ALSO, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED/REBUILT 8 TIMES BECAUSE IT BLEW OUT, SLIPPED, OR DROPPED DOWN FROM O/D TO REGULAR GEAR, WHICH STARTED AT 5,000/20,000 MILES FINALLY, THE ENGINE HEAD WAS REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE IT CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES, WHICH STARTED AT 77,000-90,000 MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE 5TH GEAR DID NOT WORK. THE GEAR SLIPPED OFF THE SHAFT IN THE TRANSMISSION. *SC

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. FINALLY THE DEALER REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION . *AK *SCC *NLM

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 14,000 MILES, AND AGAIN AT 32,000 MILES. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE, AND IT TAKES A WHILE TO SHIFT TO NEXT GEAR. DEALER HASN'T BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

INSPECTED AND VERIFIED NO 5TH GEAR - TRANSMISSION HAS NO UETRASL WHERE 5TH SHOULD BE - SUSPECT NUT AND GEAR BACKED OFF - FOUND NUT AND GEAR BACKED OFF, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR QUIET SOME TIME, THIS INFORMATION WAS TOLD US BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT MADE THE REPAIRS AND A PERSONAL FRIEND THAT IS A MECHANIC

INSPECTED AND VERIFIED NO 5TH GEAR - TRANSMISSION HAS NO UETRASL WHERE 5TH SHOULD BE - SUSPECT NUT AND GEAR BACKED OFF - FOUND NUT AND GEAR BACKED OFF, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR QUIET SOME TIME, THIS INFORMATION WAS TOLD US BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT MADE THE REPAIRS AND A PERSONAL FRIEND THAT IS A MECHANIC. *AK

VEHICLE COMES OUT OF GEAR AND THIS CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT SENSOR MALFLUNCTIONS. *YH

SEVERAL COMPONENTS,TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY SOUNDS LIKE DRIVING ON SMALL RUMBLE STRIPS AT 45, TRUCK WONDERS AIMLESSLY SO MUCH IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP FROM GOING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ESPECIALLY IF ROAD IS A LITTLE ROUGH, ENGINE HAS A CONSTANT SPARK KNOCK, NEARLY IMPOSIBLE TO TOW OR PLOW,POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT WHILE TRYING TO PLOW FOR NO APPARENT REASON AT ALL. I HAVE TALKED TO MECHANICS ABOUT THE SPARKKNOCK AND RECOMMENDED BURNING HIGH OCTANE BUT THE MANUAL SUGGESTS IT WILL ACTUALLY RUN WORSE AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONABLE FOR ENGINE DAMAGE FROM SPARK KNOCK, WONDERING WAS ADMITTED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AND SAID IT IS ACCEPTABLE BY DODGE AND THAT'S JUST HOW THEY DRIVE, I ASKED ONE OF THE MECHANICS TO LOOK AT IT BEFORE I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF MAYBE I WAS JUST USED TO DRIVING MY OLD ONE, HE SAID IT NEEDED A...

1. AUTO TRANSMISSION DROPS OUT OF DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHEN START FROM WASHBOARD ROAD SURFACE OR HIT BUMP WHILE DRIVING. DEALER (ED MOSES DODGE) SAYS THAT CHRYSLER RECOMMENDS DRIVING IN 2ND GEAR. THIS INFO IS NOT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. 2. STEERING WILL NOT CENTER - ALWAYS PULLS R OR L. 2 ATTEMPTS BY DEALER TO REPAIR HAVE FAILED. UNSTABLE ON WASHBOARD ROAD.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE INTO GEAR FROM 1ST TO 2ND, SIMILAR TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *MJS

AT LOW SPEED TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF FIRST GEAR, THEN SUDDENLY ENGAGES AS RPM IS INCREASED. TRUCK SUDDENLY LUNGES FORWARD. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION ; WHILE TRAVELLING SLOWLY TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGEGE FROM FIRST GEAR, AS ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED, TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE SUDDENLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE 5TH GEAR WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL RESULTING IN NO POWER. *YC