HELP HELP HELP shifter won't go into Park on a 2021 Ram

Bose48 · Dec 13, 2020

Snowed here today about 4 inches. I left my house and popped her into 4 HI just to test it out. When I got to the stop light I went to put it into park to switch out of 4 hi and it will not go into park. Now the check engine light is on and it's got me worried. Any ideas........

When I arrived to work I tried it again with no luck. Didn't know if the warning lights would go off on the dash so I went to nutraul and pulled the positive off the battery terminal.

TestPilot57 · Dec 13, 2020

Not that it should lead to the problem you are encountering, but why did you attempt putting it in Park to take it out of 4 Hi? You can go in and out of 4WD Auto and 4 Hi from 2WD at speed...

Bose48 · Dec 13, 2020

I don't know why I did that. Just was sitting at the stop sign and thought I'd put it over to park before I switched the transfer case over.

Bose48 · Dec 13, 2020

So, I'm doing some reading and found a few posts where people had trouble with snow/slush packing around the transmission linkage. I have my truck in the parking garage so maybe some of that will melt by the time I try to leave in the morning

Bose48 · Dec 13, 2020

depending on what I'm reading the 8 speed doesn't have a linkage so snow packing around it would be false.

G-Ride990 · Dec 13, 2020

I think a trip to the dealer is in order. You can switch between 4auto, 4 lock and 2wd while driving as mentioned above. No need to switch to park unless you are going to 4lo.

If you got a check engine light something is up. There shouldn't be any external linkage on the 5th gen tcase but im not 100% sure.

Bose48 · Dec 13, 2020

Thanks for the info G-Ride. I'll be swinging by the dealership tomorrow

BNeal · Dec 13, 2020

Dude, call your service department. This is totally a warranty issue.

Bose48 · Dec 13, 2020

I've got an appt at 1pm tomorrow. I'll be sure and post what they find.

cammed · Dec 13, 2020

For the heck of it go to Mopar recall website put in your vin# and it will show if there are any recalls on your truck

Bose48 · Dec 14, 2020

Went out and put the positive cable back on the battery. Got in, started up the truck, all warnings are gone. Figured that would happen when I unhooked the battery. I cycled the shift knob 3-5 time into and out of park and it had no issues. Thought about trying to move it over to 4 hi and then shift around on the knob a few times but figured I'd be better off making it home first.

yillbs · Dec 14, 2020

Was it going into park but blinking, or would is physically not move into the park position?

Musky Mike · Dec 15, 2020

There was some problems with slush packing into the skid plates. Next time, I would not disconnect the battery, not sure if that deletes any codes that the dealer needs to read.

https://www.ramforum.com/threads/check-engine-light-service-trans.131398/#post-1880974

RamCares · Dec 17, 2020

Bose48 said:
Snowed here today about 4 inches. I left my house and popped her into 4 HI just to test it out. When I got to the stop light I went to put it into park to switch out of 4 hi and it will not go into park. Now the check engine light is on and it's got me worried. Any ideas........

When I arrived to work I tried it again with no luck. Didn't know if the warning lights would go off on the dash so I went to nutraul and pulled the positive off the battery terminal.

Hello @Bose48, we are certainly concerned to hear about your experience and we would like to do what we can to assist. Please send our team a private message and keep us updated on your dealer service. If necessary, we would be happy to escalate a case on your behalf for further assistance in resolving this for you.

Kathryn
RamCares

TerrysWagon · Dec 27, 2020

OP - so what did you find out?

Bose48 · Dec 29, 2020

So I took it into the dealership and they told me that ice, snow, and sleet got packed up around one side of the transmission and caused it to not go into park. Haven't had a problem since.

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