Semopar Forum

**Rebel_Lady91** · 03-12-2012, 11:02 PM

My Baby she is fallin apart

**SmokedRam** · 03-13-2012, 07:02 PM

Having trans issues is all part of the joy of being a 2nd gen Ram owner...welcome to the club.lol!

**Malrick** · 03-27-2012, 11:12 AM

When you think about it how many of us want to be in the rebuild or replace trans club. I personaly would rather not be lol Don't forget the broken dash club And the blown plenum club. I am sure i missed a few of the lesser know bits and pieces that die on our rams.

05singlecabHEMI · 03-28-2012, 01:26 AM

Originally Posted by SmokedRam

Oh yeah...if you get a gen2 trans passed 100k miles without a rebuild you have a horseshoe stuck up your butt. My truck is just over 94k on it and it's on it's second trans.

my buddies 96 ram had 272k miles before the stock trany gave out.

**SmokedRam** · 03-28-2012, 01:29 AM

Originally Posted by 05singlecabHEMI

my buddies 96 ram had 272k miles before the stock trany gave out.

He was one of the lucky ones then

**Rebel_Lady91** · 04-16-2012, 05:35 PM

she is all better i will posted pics of the problems i had with her, had a rats nest in her air filter and had a broke spark plug and a broke value spring

**RamSport97** · 05-31-2012, 03:36 PM

Just wanted to point out, I don't believe the 46RE trannys that came in the 1500's are unreliable. They are the same 3 speed 727 Torque Flite transmissions that were used by Chrylser during the Muscle Car wars in the 60's. Except Chrysler added an Overdrive gear making it the 46RE 4 speed. The reason they fail is usually because previous owners did not have a proper maintenance regimen. The 4x4 models seem to have had more problems as the trannys are subjected to more abuse. The 46re requires more frequent fluid changes than Ford and GM tranny's do. If you install a drain plug in the trans pan and change the fluid every 12k or once a year, it will last forever. Mine had 126,xxx work truck miles on it before I sold her, and I knew a guy on DF that had 365k on his before he had to have work done. He now has over 550k. Talk about reliability.

Paige- Glad you got it figured out. I had a feeling you were experiencing a "miss" in the engine. When in overdrive that is when the engine is under the most load. If you haven't done the plenum fix it might be a good idea to run middle grade fuel and keep the overdrive turned off unless you plan to cruise at speeds over 55mph.

These 2nd gen's are excellent trucks, they just need a lot of attention and good maintenance. Never put anything off on a Dodge or it will bite you in the ass hard.

**Rebel_Lady91** · 05-31-2012, 06:55 PM

well i use regular gas in her and i never follow the speed limit i am always going 5 miles over the posted speed but i usually go 60mph on county back roads i have overdrive off but if im on the hwy i have her in over drive

**repoman** · 05-31-2012, 06:56 PM

time to trade in!

**Rebel_Lady91** · 05-31-2012, 06:59 PM

:( not my first truck...if i had to trade her i would get another ram or a sliverado