Another 97 1500 tranny question
From : Annonymous
Q: still got the old girl. after investing so much a couple years ago to replace both heads i really need to keep her. currently 99k miles. dont drive it much when cold bearing in mind this is houston so were not really talking about bitter cold the transmission seems to howl or complain when backing out of the driveway in the morning. also some slippage is noticeable. after backing out and then starting out in drive there is again some initial slight slippage. go lesss than a block step on the brake and the truck will then sometimes lunge and the engine immediately stalls. starts up fine tho and can continue on from there without a problem. no obd-ii codes. once i go about a mile and get things warmed up the transmission seems to be fine. the trans fluid level is fine and looks to be normal bright redish color does not smell burnt. thanks in advance for any pointers advice etc. .
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From : nunya
still got the old girl. after investing so much a couple years ago to replace both heads i really need to keep her. currently 99k miles. dont drive it much when cold bearing in mind this is houston so were not really talking about bitter cold the transmission seems to howl or complain when backing out of the driveway in the morning. also some slippage is noticeable. after backing out and then starting out in drive there is again some initial slight slippage. go lesss than a block step on the brake and the truck will then sometimes lunge and the engine immediately stalls. starts up fine tho and can continue on from there without a problem. no obd-ii codes. once i go about a mile and get things warmed up the transmission seems to be fine. the trans fluid level is fine and looks to be normal bright redish color does not smell burnt. thanks in advance for any pointers advice etc. the houston hot sun combined with high fluid temps may have damaged the tranny. have you tried locking out the overdrive a noisy reverse and weak 1st gear were the first signs that the tranny in my 97 ram was getting tired. this started at 175k on mine and i had to replace it at about 220k. warm the truck up before you take off in the morning and lock out the overdrive. if this cures the symptoms then keep driving. if it doesnt then let the transmission shop have a look. michael .
From : nosey
ramman@dodgecity.cc wrote still got the old girl. after investing so much a couple years ago to replace both heads i really need to keep her. currently 99k miles. dont drive it much when cold bearing in mind this is houston so were not really talking about bitter cold the transmission seems to howl or complain when backing out of the driveway in the morning. also some slippage is noticeable. after backing out and then starting out in drive there is again some initial slight slippage. go lesss than a block step on the brake and the truck will then sometimes lunge and the engine immediately stalls. starts up fine tho and can continue on from there without a problem. no obd-ii codes. once i go about a mile and get things warmed up the transmission seems to be fine. the trans fluid level is fine and looks to be normal bright redish color does not smell burnt. thanks in advance for any pointers advice etc. the 47re in my 99 2500 slips a bit at first after its been sitting for a week or so without being driven. the torque converter slowly leaks fluid back into the transmission while its parked. if you start it up and let it run for a minute with the transmission in neutral that might help the torque converter fill up faster and prevent the slipping. im not real familiar with the gas engines. might it be the iac causing the lunge and stall thing -- ken .
From : Annonymous
nunya@nunya.net writes the houston hot sun combined with high fluid temps may have damaged the tranny. have you tried locking out the overdrive a noisy reverse and weak 1st gear were the first signs that the tranny in my 97 ram was getting tired. this started at 175k on mine and i had to replace it at about 220k. warm the truck up before you take off in the morning and lock out the overdrive. if this cures the symptoms then keep driving. if it doesnt then let the transmission shop have a look. michael thanks. however look at the current mileage barely 99k. should i be having tranny trouble this truck has been a lemon that keeps costing me thousands. i only keep it because fixing it at an average $1000 2000 a clip is still cheaper than buying new and aside from engine & transmission it is in extremely good shape inside and out. we had both cylinder heads replaced in 06 because 1 had a crack across the #7 exhaust valve seat. no didnt need both heads but having the other head done so the top end is equal was within $200 of the cost of a new head so we replaced them both. since buying the truck new it is now on its 3rd a/c compressor and evaporator. the factory compressor shelled out at 37500 miles. im only on my 2nd set of tires with this truck and now tranny trouble before i can even get 100k on the truck wtf is wrong here .
From : Annonymous
kfrei43@removethis.hotmail.com writes the 47re in my 99 2500 slips a bit at first after its been sitting for a week or so without being driven. the torque converter slowly leaks fluid back into the transmission while its parked. if you start it up and let it run for a minute with the transmission in neutral that might help the torque converter fill up faster and prevent the slipping. im not real familiar with the gas engines. might it be the iac causing the lunge and stall thing thanks ken but we replaced the iac in 06 while chasing ghosts trying to shotgun the truck and find the reason for a nagging p0307 obd-ii code. turned out to be a cracked head at the #7 exhaust valve seat. i know the slip youre talking about but this is worse than that or at least seems so and the lunge & immediate stall at idle speed less than 1/2 block after starting out makes me think theres something else going on here. arguably its probably time to get rid of the truck but with both vehicles having been paid for now for 4+ years im not looking forward to taking on a new note. .
From : nunya
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From : Annonymous
nunya@nunya.net writes to the tranny. heat is the real killer of automatic transmissions. i think youre missing my point. this truck though 11 years old has *only* 99k miles on it and over 11 years of ownership has consistently been a pos! it is garaged and actually driven often though seldom more than 30 miles at a time but it does get run up to 6570 mph on most of those trips. it is also serviced at 3k mile intervals though at 99k miles spread across 11 years it averages an oil change only 3x a year and has had the 30k 60k and 90k dealer service all pretty religously at least +/- 300 miles of when due. the tires on it today are the same ones michelins i put on it at 37k and they still have some tread left. they get rotated every other oil change. i dont have a tire problem and ive only had to put brakes & shocks on it once and changed the battery and the cat once. what i have are seemingly frequent **expensive** mechanical problems!!!! it just seems like i have to keep spending way more to keep this particular ram 1500 fully operational than anyone i know with a similar dodge 318 of similar age and also in the hot houston area. initially a/c issues just out of warranty natch then consuming excessive oil over a quart between changes due to some issue with the intake manifold or gaskets or whatever it was i no longer recall. then at 65k another ac compressor & evaporator then at 88k or so a cracked cylinder head then at 95k a new radiator water pump & serpentine tensioner now at 98 almost 99k the transmission is complaining and the rear main seal has begun leaking. judas priest!!! i had the tranny serviced at 60k at the dealer. the dealer also did the cylinder heads & 1 of the 2 replacement ac systems dealer replaced the 1st one the last one was done at an independent garage. my independent guy asked if it had ever had any flood damage - well not to my knowledge as long as ive owned it. i bought it almost new it had 1100 miles on it was a salesmans demo. yeah weve had some floods in houston but nothing around that timeframe from date of manufacture to date of delivery. the big one tropical storm allison hit houston in 2001 and this truck was not in it. the tranny problem is the only known current issue today and as i said is only present when cold. like you i would not hesitate to drive this thing cross country today although id probably put some new rubber on it before starting out and with its mechanical history maybe have someone follow not too far behind with a spare long block & transmission ac system differential etc. its a great truck comfortable to ride in & drive etc. its just had frequent mechanical problems and been unusually expensive to keep ***this one*** on the road. .
From : ann
i know this may sound silly but i just had my wifes chrysler sebring 2002 transmission worked on. it lunged at 32 miles an hour when coming to a stop. took it back to the dealer they reprogrammed or downloaded a program for the transmission and have not had the problem come back. running like a champ now. maybe you should ask if they need to reprogram the transmission. since it is a 97 not sure if they did that back then. they do have a computer brain but thought i would toss my 2 cents in and see if that might be the case and solve your problems. kfrei43@removethis.hotmail.com writes the 47re in my 99 2500 slips a bit at first after its been sitting for a week or so without being driven. the torque converter slowly leaks fluid back into the transmission while its parked. if you start it up and let it run for a minute with the transmission in neutral that might help the torque converter fill up faster and prevent the slipping. im not real familiar with the gas engines. might it be the iac causing the lunge and stall thing thanks ken but we replaced the iac in 06 while chasing ghosts trying to shotgun the truck and find the reason for a nagging p0307 obd-ii code. turned out to be a cracked head at the #7 exhaust valve seat. i know the slip youre talking about but this is worse than that or at least seems so and the lunge & immediate stall at idle speed less than 1/2 block after starting out makes me think theres something else going on here. arguably its probably time to get rid of the truck but with both vehicles having been paid for now for 4+ years im not looking forward to taking on a new note. .