Bizarre tranny lurch turning corner and down hills.

From : todd w roat

Q: dick wrote thanks for the defense jerry! it seem this ng has more than its fair share of dicks. dont get to excited it wasnt meant as a defense for anyone. jerry .

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From : fmb

todd hate to ask this but is your 4wd in 4wd if so that would cause the lurches on dry pavement. it also has a tendency to cause you to write very large checks if you continue this way. ram 1500 4x4 hemi quad fortunately this is minor i think just annoying. i work in a hilly area. at the top of the hill is a road that i take a right on. standard one lane 35 mph road so the turn occurs at about10 mph. this turn is at the top of a steep hill so you immediately start down a steep hill. when you first round the corner of the turn and give it gas to continue it gives the bigggest tranny/drivetrain lurch - like a big tranny slip. i feel this same slip/lurch on flat surfaces like turning onto my street. unless you let the tranny/drivetrain or whatefver spindown a second or 2 before giving it gas you get a lurch/slip. if you give it gas immediately after a slow down turn onto a street or drive the lurch occurs. on the big hill going to work the angle must make it even worse as the lurch is drastic and easy to replicate. again if i coast around the turn and resist giving it gas for a second or twoletting somethings wind down or out it doesnt do it. weird. anyone else experience this wondering if its a know tsb that is fixable or one they claim is as per design. todd .