TRCM
USN, Retired
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2012
- Posts
- 3,238
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- Location
- Newport News, VA
- Ram Year
- 2012 1500 Laramie CC 4x4
- Engine
- 5.7 Hemi
2012 Laramie crew cab 4x4
Do these things still have a shifter cable & shift lever on the trans ?? I thought it was all electronic now.
Anyway.......Was out driving in the snow today, and when I get home and try to back in to my driveway, the truck will not drop into reverse. The shifter didn't feel right either, as in it has some resistance, but not enough to say I had to force it in gear.
Ok, dealership is just up the road, so I drive there...and of course, they are closed due to the snow.
So I drive back home, and this time it will drop in reverse, but only after a long pause. It will also go into neutral, reverse & drive, but not park. After several tries, and with some effort, the shifter goes into park, but the trans is still in reverse.
I then make the mistake of turning the engine off. Now, I have a truck who's ignition circuit & transmission thinks it is in reverse, but the shifter is in park, and won't come out no matter what I do. If I put the key in the run position, the backup camera comes on, which is why I say it still thinks it is in reverse.
Then I remember the little plug by the shifter...so I pop it out, get the shift lever in neutral, and now I can start the engine. Now, it goes into park ok at the shifter & the trans also goes into park, but still will not let me start the engine.
After fiddling with it for 20 min or so, I finally can start the engine without having to pop the plug to bypass the shifter interlock to put it in neutral.
So, what the heck is going on here ????? With the trans out in my jeep, this is my only transportation, and I ain't feelin' the reliability right now.
Any ideas ?????
Do these things still have a shifter cable & shift lever on the trans ?? I thought it was all electronic now.
Anyway.......Was out driving in the snow today, and when I get home and try to back in to my driveway, the truck will not drop into reverse. The shifter didn't feel right either, as in it has some resistance, but not enough to say I had to force it in gear.
Ok, dealership is just up the road, so I drive there...and of course, they are closed due to the snow.
So I drive back home, and this time it will drop in reverse, but only after a long pause. It will also go into neutral, reverse & drive, but not park. After several tries, and with some effort, the shifter goes into park, but the trans is still in reverse.
I then make the mistake of turning the engine off. Now, I have a truck who's ignition circuit & transmission thinks it is in reverse, but the shifter is in park, and won't come out no matter what I do. If I put the key in the run position, the backup camera comes on, which is why I say it still thinks it is in reverse.
Then I remember the little plug by the shifter...so I pop it out, get the shift lever in neutral, and now I can start the engine. Now, it goes into park ok at the shifter & the trans also goes into park, but still will not let me start the engine.
After fiddling with it for 20 min or so, I finally can start the engine without having to pop the plug to bypass the shifter interlock to put it in neutral.
So, what the heck is going on here ????? With the trans out in my jeep, this is my only transportation, and I ain't feelin' the reliability right now.
Any ideas ?????
