John_B
Junior Member
Good day folks,
Looking for a little mentorship.
BLUF: After a dealer 'quick learn' on my transmission (after 60 days of driving) my down shifts to first and second as I come to a stop are still very hard. Jerk the body / head forward hard. Some upshifts aren't smooth but not as dramatic as the down. They now tell me they have to do a $1.3k transmission service and they can't explain why this is happening... This symptom did not exist before they did the quick learn. Do I have alternatives or any DIY?
Truck: 2017 Ram 1500, 5.7L, 8 speed, 70k miles. I bought used at 35k miles and still have the Max Care Warranty. And the 'transmission service' isn't covered by the warranty even though they caused the problem with their troubleshooting steps.
Background: After 3 years of towing a trailer often up and down steep grades at West Point, NY it felt like my shifts weren't as smooth. A mechanic recommended I do a flush, and just trusted him, and i let them do it. Flush did not improve anything, but when I brought my Ram to a dealer to replace a header bolt that caused an exhaust leak, I asked them to look. They said the wrong transmission fluid was put in and recommended a full service. They did a 'quick learn' and now my shifts are dramatically worse than it was, immediately after they serviced it and persisting. I'm planning on doing my own fluid replacement with the proper ATF kit for the 8speed transmission, but I highly doubt the fluid is what is causing these dramatic shifts. I do have an OBD Link MX+ and tried doing the AlfaOBD Quick Learn, but I'm not sure if I did it correctly. I attempted to follow it step by step, but did not get a confirmation or anything after the few steps and shifting back and forth. Perhaps I did something wrong, but nothing changed afterwards.
My Background: I do most DIY services for upkeep (brakes/rotors, oil, fluid flushes, simple part replacements) I do not know the nuances of a transmission besides how to drop the pan, replace the fluid and filter and such.
If I had known that the dealer trying to fix the issue would have made it 10x worse, I would have just left it alone...
I'm thinking I'll just have to pay the $1.3k for the dealer to do its thing, but looking for some other advice before I kill my income for the next few months. Appreciate insights and advice.
-John
Looking for a little mentorship.
BLUF: After a dealer 'quick learn' on my transmission (after 60 days of driving) my down shifts to first and second as I come to a stop are still very hard. Jerk the body / head forward hard. Some upshifts aren't smooth but not as dramatic as the down. They now tell me they have to do a $1.3k transmission service and they can't explain why this is happening... This symptom did not exist before they did the quick learn. Do I have alternatives or any DIY?
Truck: 2017 Ram 1500, 5.7L, 8 speed, 70k miles. I bought used at 35k miles and still have the Max Care Warranty. And the 'transmission service' isn't covered by the warranty even though they caused the problem with their troubleshooting steps.
Background: After 3 years of towing a trailer often up and down steep grades at West Point, NY it felt like my shifts weren't as smooth. A mechanic recommended I do a flush, and just trusted him, and i let them do it. Flush did not improve anything, but when I brought my Ram to a dealer to replace a header bolt that caused an exhaust leak, I asked them to look. They said the wrong transmission fluid was put in and recommended a full service. They did a 'quick learn' and now my shifts are dramatically worse than it was, immediately after they serviced it and persisting. I'm planning on doing my own fluid replacement with the proper ATF kit for the 8speed transmission, but I highly doubt the fluid is what is causing these dramatic shifts. I do have an OBD Link MX+ and tried doing the AlfaOBD Quick Learn, but I'm not sure if I did it correctly. I attempted to follow it step by step, but did not get a confirmation or anything after the few steps and shifting back and forth. Perhaps I did something wrong, but nothing changed afterwards.
My Background: I do most DIY services for upkeep (brakes/rotors, oil, fluid flushes, simple part replacements) I do not know the nuances of a transmission besides how to drop the pan, replace the fluid and filter and such.
If I had known that the dealer trying to fix the issue would have made it 10x worse, I would have just left it alone...
I'm thinking I'll just have to pay the $1.3k for the dealer to do its thing, but looking for some other advice before I kill my income for the next few months. Appreciate insights and advice.
-John