What causes Dodge Ram 1500 to not shift?
Hey there, thanks for writing in about your 2001 Dodge Ram 1500. This is a common issue on many automatic transmissions. There is a speed sensor which is a magnetic coil that tells the vehicle’s control module what the speed of the torque converter is and allows the truck to shift smoothly.
When did Dodge Ram 1500 have transmission problems?
Starting with ram, made from 2012 until the present, let’s take a look at which model years have had some serious transmission problems that you might want to avoid. In terms of transmission, these were the most problematic years that the Ram 1500 experienced.
Why does my Dodge truck keep shifting gears?
Some describe it has shifting weird & that they don’t know exactly what’s wrong but they know it’s not right. The driver will try & count the gears as the transmission shifts thru all the gears up to highway speed.
Is the Dodge Ram 1500 the same vehicle?
In 2012 the Dodge Ram 1500 became the Ram 1500. So, any vehicle you’re looking at for 2011 and earlier is a Dodge, anything from 2012 is a Ram. Technically though, we’re just talking about the same vehicle. The Ram logo is the same, and everyone would recognize it as basically the same truck.
What kind of shifting thread does a Ram 1500 have?
The killer was when I had the Lonestar loaner with the same 3.92 in it. You could still feel the downshifts but it was a dream to drive (shifting smoothness) compared to mine. Apparently three days of driving wasn’t enough time for it to learn my bad driving habits.
What kind of transmission does 2019 Ram 1500 have?
Bought a brand new 2019 Ram 1500 laramie sport w/ hemi. during test drive, when the gear shift know was moved from Park to Drive, the transmission did not switch into drive. had to rev the engine to approx 1500 and the transmission then switched, and lurched truck as it started to move. Sales guy said its ok and the computer just needs to “learn”.