?? On Dodge Trans ?? I know, I know....

[Phatman]

My wife has been looking at a Durango R/T, can anyone give me some info on the trannys, or more to the point, how are they holding up?

We had a mini-van several years ago, and went through three trannys !!!

 

[chris718]

transmission is very durable but the overdrive section that bolts on to the tail of the transmission isnt.

 

[Phatman]

Thanks...

 

[Otto J]

The only other thing ive seen a few times was the intermediate band, the bracket breaks in it and you have no second gear, BUt it wont trash the whole trans if that happens
Otto

 

[2quiktocare]

Well, Third hand info I get is from a Dodge dealership and the techs aren't very happy with the failure rates of the Dodge trans'. I don't have any personal experience, and they may have improved very recently since Daimler is in charge. I can't see them tolerating a drivetrain concern for too long. Mark

 

[John Larkin]

I've seen plenty of toasted everything: Chevy, Ford, Dodge, import, you name it. From personal experience, I have seen a Durango SLT toast the trans at 49K (big slivers in the pan, looked like converter to me). I have seen a R/T toast at 67K (not sure what it was but it no go no mo). However, keep in mind this was over a subset of 2,000 vehicles in a 2 year period. Who knows what the owner put it through before hand; they were used vehicles. I drove an '02 Ram 1500 with 5.9 and auto 29K in one year and never had a problem; same drivetrain. Even hauled 2 tons of gravel in the bed on 5 occassions and ran like a champ. Of course I'm whacky and change the oil regularly and don't drive cars like I hate them. Go figure. It helps to put them in 4WD on an infrequent but regular basis to keep things lubed up. I think you'd like the Durango. it has a tighter turning radius than you'd expect.

 

[Phatman]

Well....

She drug one home for testing, not bad, I guess she's serious.

They did offer a good all around warranty, and the option of an extended warranty. Something tells me I'd better clear my schedule and take a look.

 

[chris718]

get out the checkbook or the boots.