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Old 12-10-2014, 05:50 AM   #1
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Dodge Transmission Problem

my 2005 Dodge 2500 diesel starts bucking at Highway speeds - seems to pop out of 4th & into neutral then catches 4th again. This bucking keeps going once it begins.

had the dealers transmission guy drive it with his diagnostic equipment hooked up, and it bucked but he could not see the problem. they adjusted the linkages and checked for metal in the pan magnet:there was none.

rebuilt replacement is $6,000,which is hard to handle, especially not knowing the actual problem. (could be one of the several hydrolic systems would be a few hundred to replace or 600ish for all of them)

truck has 108,000 miles and otherwise in good shape. replacing truck not an option. Has a nice airbrake installed.

having a different dealer look at it next week in hopes they can diagnose the problem.

would like a spring trip with our Montana to warm Arizona, but can't unless we fix the truck.

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Old 12-10-2014, 10:37 AM   #2
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Might try one of the Major Transmission shops, where they do nothing but transmissions. Might have more knowledge than Dealers.
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Old 12-10-2014, 10:58 AM   #3
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What I had planned to do if in your shoes was contact one of the rebuilders (that specializes in race and high load transmissions) and swap my dead trans + cash for a rebuilt. Maybe you'll get lucky and be close enough to their shop that they could actually diagnose the problem and rebuild at a reasonable price. I wouldn't want Dodge rebuilding it to factory spec when the 48RE was already a known weak link.

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Old 12-10-2014, 12:05 PM   #4
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My 2005 Ram 2500 had 90k miles when the transmission went out, had not towed the 38ft Montana much at that time. I made the mistake of m
having the dodge dealer rebuild mine. I now know to have it towed to a rebuild specialist. has not given me any problems but I don't feel I have the strength I should. I have 144k miles now.
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Old 12-10-2014, 01:52 PM   #5
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There is no way I would let any dodge dealer rebuild my transmission. They can do it or replace it with a rebuilt but it will be no different than the old one and no better for longevity.

Find a Diesel specialist shop in your area as suggested by davidaf and replace the transmission with a modified unit that will outlast any dealer rebuild. They use heavier components and shift points are firmer and stronger.

I know this because my daughter who pulled a front living quarters horse trailer for many miles with the stock tranny before it crapped out, she had hers replaced by BD Diesel locally and it has made a world of difference. Here is a link to the same people in the US. Towing is hard on those stock transmissions, keeping the RPM's up helps not only the tranny but the engine as well, a lugging engine and tranny are a recipe for problems.

http://www.dieselpowerproducts.com/p...-1064234f.aspx

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Old 12-10-2014, 02:10 PM   #6
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We had a 2005 with 138000 miles when the transmission went out. Memorial Day weekend sitting in beach traffic. We bought a rebuilt transmission at a diesel shop. Traded it in a few years later.
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Old 12-10-2014, 02:18 PM   #7
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Be careful taking it to one of the national chain shops they WILL find something wrong with your transmission. You need a good shop like BD that has been suggested before.
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Old 12-10-2014, 03:06 PM   #8
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Thanks for the input - Very helpful. I will look into other transmissions.

My local independent shop is great and suggests I go with a Jasper rebuilt as they have years of experience with them. Anyone have expe ftrience with them? www.jasperengines.com

Thanks again
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Your transmission has a pressure solenoid that may be going out, it will cause this problem, also torque converter, but I am betting on pressure solenoid about $80-$150. Its not a really high labor job to replace and adjust bands. Much cheaper then a transmission, but you still end up with a stock 48RE, so the weak link is still there. But if you are planning on trading down the road sometime, it may buy you some time.
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Old 12-11-2014, 12:24 AM   #10
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I have heard of the dodge transmission in the older trucks were the weak point, talking about the automatics. That is why a lot of the older trucks went with the manual trans, but now they place the aisin trans mission as a option (why its an option I wonder and not standard) in the heavy duty and its a real winner when I was looking to replace my old truck I was looking a Chevy/GMC my 1st. choice and found them to be too expensive and when I went to look at the ford my second choice I didn't buy it because of the power stroke issues. but they had a great trans. I ended up with the Ram because of the Cummins and the aisin trans and the price and I bought one with that setup and with the 4:10 gears and all I can say is wow. in the past I was not a dodge fan and I will underline NOT, but when they redesigned the Ram with a new frame and what can I say 30000 pounds towing I had to stop and consider this truck and getting 19 MPG on the E-way all I can say is I'm sold. but in the end what ever choice you make will be a good one due to the fact that all the big 3 have good trucks and all of the big 3 also can have issues.
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I had a "Jasper" transmission put in a Buick a few years ago and it was still working like new when I traded the car 5 years later.
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Might try one of the Major Transmission shops, where they do nothing but transmissions. Might have more knowledge than Dealers.
Friend of mine had tranny problems in the middle of a trip out west this summer. A large Chevy dealer had it a couple of days and told him to take it to a diesel/transmission shop for repair.

I forgot which one he used, but they rebuilt it and he was happy with the job/service.
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Old 12-11-2014, 02:22 AM   #13
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I wouldn't do a Jasper. They do a good stock transmission. You don't need a stock transmission. You need a heavy duty transmission. I would look at a Suncost or something similar. They are built to hold up under severe use. All of this depends on how long you are going to keep the truck. If you might get rid of it soon get buy as cheep as possible.
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Old 12-11-2014, 12:45 PM   #14
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I would suggest going over to the Ram/Cummins forum and ask there. You are probably looking @ $4K plus for a serious rebuild, but as mentioned it could be a $200 fix also.

http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/

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Old 12-11-2014, 03:55 PM   #15
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I see your TV is a 2005 Dodge Ram. A 48RE auto Trans? Check out this web site. Dave Goerend is the man. He talked me through what to buy so I wouldn't have problems towing my 336RLT Mountaineer. I purchased the parts from Him and had a local trans shop do the install. Good man. Here is the web site. http://www.goerend.com/ Good luck.
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Old 02-04-2015, 12:17 PM   #16
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I just got my Dodge 2500 truck back with a stage 3 ATS Diesel performance transmisson installed. Runs great. It ran about $1,000 more than a stock Dodge rebuilt but I think the sturdier components are worth the extra cost. In the end after my researh I was convinced to go for a beefier transmisson from someone reasonably near me. ATS is about 2 hours away and seems to have a good product and warrnty. Thanks again for the help.
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