mvmatt
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- Location
- Massachusetts
- Ram Year
- 2014 Sport Crew 149"
- Engine
- 5.7 Hemi
Hi all. I have a 14 Sport 149" with 42k and I have been having a problem with the transmission lately that is worrying me.
I bought the truck used when it had 32k on it and about 10 months later I would occasionally get a rev and clunk at the 2-3 shift. There would be a pause as if the trans was looking for 3rd gear, the engine would rev a bit, and then it would clunk into gear. This happens less than 20% of the time and only during gentle acceleration. Several times during the last 6 months the pause would be longer and the shift into 3 was accompanied by the check engine light. The light would only remain on for a day or so and then would go away. I checked the code and while I don't have the info in front of me it was about a difference in expected rotational speed into and out of the transmission in third gear. Once, after a long pause, the truck shifted into third and wouldn't shift out of third until I turned off the truck and started up again. Is this problem familiar to anyone?
Does it happen more when the trans is cold. If I had to answer this I would say yes, but my trans is always cold. I live in a small town on a small island and I can go days without driving more than 3-4 miles at a time between parking and turning the truck off, often my trips are under a mile. I also can go days without exceeding 40mph. As a matter of fact, in order to get to a speed limit over 45 I would have to put the truck on a boat for 45 minutes and then drive another 20. This only happens 3-4 times a year, as we take my wifes car for longer trips. This is also the reason I have not brought the truck to my local dealer when the check engine light was on to have them check it quickly, as local is kind of a misnomer when there is a boat ride between us. I called the dealer and was told several things it could be, everything from an internal mechanical problem to a solenoid to a flash update.
The main reason this is working me over so badly is that my truck was originally built for sale in Canada so it has no warranty at all. I found a third party warranty that can be cancelled for a full refund within 30 days with no claims made. I think I'm going to by it and get the truck checked, if its short money cancel the warranty and move on and if its big money this repair would cover a good percentage of the total cost of the warranty and make the extended warranty cost/benefit dice roll more likely to break in my favor.
So, does anyone know how serious my problem is? Am I likely to be stranded on the side of the road any time soon? Thanks in advance for any help here.
I bought the truck used when it had 32k on it and about 10 months later I would occasionally get a rev and clunk at the 2-3 shift. There would be a pause as if the trans was looking for 3rd gear, the engine would rev a bit, and then it would clunk into gear. This happens less than 20% of the time and only during gentle acceleration. Several times during the last 6 months the pause would be longer and the shift into 3 was accompanied by the check engine light. The light would only remain on for a day or so and then would go away. I checked the code and while I don't have the info in front of me it was about a difference in expected rotational speed into and out of the transmission in third gear. Once, after a long pause, the truck shifted into third and wouldn't shift out of third until I turned off the truck and started up again. Is this problem familiar to anyone?
Does it happen more when the trans is cold. If I had to answer this I would say yes, but my trans is always cold. I live in a small town on a small island and I can go days without driving more than 3-4 miles at a time between parking and turning the truck off, often my trips are under a mile. I also can go days without exceeding 40mph. As a matter of fact, in order to get to a speed limit over 45 I would have to put the truck on a boat for 45 minutes and then drive another 20. This only happens 3-4 times a year, as we take my wifes car for longer trips. This is also the reason I have not brought the truck to my local dealer when the check engine light was on to have them check it quickly, as local is kind of a misnomer when there is a boat ride between us. I called the dealer and was told several things it could be, everything from an internal mechanical problem to a solenoid to a flash update.
The main reason this is working me over so badly is that my truck was originally built for sale in Canada so it has no warranty at all. I found a third party warranty that can be cancelled for a full refund within 30 days with no claims made. I think I'm going to by it and get the truck checked, if its short money cancel the warranty and move on and if its big money this repair would cover a good percentage of the total cost of the warranty and make the extended warranty cost/benefit dice roll more likely to break in my favor.
So, does anyone know how serious my problem is? Am I likely to be stranded on the side of the road any time soon? Thanks in advance for any help here.
