Ram 2500 transmission problems
219 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
5,079 owner complaints analyzed
65 distinct recall campaigns
38,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2009 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,571 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
219 of 5,079 complaints match this topic (4.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10651579 · 2014-10-31 (October 31, 2014)
THERE APPEARS TO BE TWO POSSIBLY RELATED ISSUES WITH REGARD TO THE POWERTRAIN. THE FIRST ISSUE IS SOME SORT OF BACKLASH IN THE DRIVE TRAIN WHEN ACCELERATING TO 30-35 MPH AND THEN LETTING OFF THE GAS. THE SYSTEM SEEMS TO SHIFT GEARS BEFORE THE TORQUE CONVERTER UNLOCKS. THE SECOND ISSUE IS THAT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT LAG IN RESPONSE BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE PEDAL BOTH IN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ISSUE WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. BOTH OF THESE RELATE TO THE BCM AND THE ELECTRONIC THRO…
Owner-reported narrative. 1 miles reported. Look up ODI 10651579 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10652328 · 2014-11-04 (November 4, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN FOURTH GEAR. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD SOMETIMES ILLUMINATE WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 19,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10652328 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10892194 · 2016-08-01 (August 1, 2016)
2013 RAM 2500 - ON JUNE 1, 2016 I WAS PLACING CAR SEATS INTO THE TRUCK. THE KEYS WERE IN MY POCKET AND NOT RUNNING. MY 3 YEAR SON WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT WHILE I SECURED THE CAR SEATS. MY SON GRABBED THE GEAR SHIFTER AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO GEAR ROLLING DOWN A 25' EMBANKMENT AND STRIKING A TREE AT THE BOTTOM. UPON A POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFTING INTO AND OUT OF PARK WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION AND WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AS THEY HAD CONDUCT…
Owner-reported narrative. 102,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10892194 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10929228 · 2016-12-06 (December 6, 2016)
2013 DODGE RAM 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TORQUE CONVERTER DRAINS FLUID BACK INTO TRANSMISSION WHEN PARKED OVER NIGHT OR LONGER AT VARIOUS RATES, ENGINE STALLS, GEAR SHIFTER ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MINIMUM DRAIN BACK WAS 1/2 QUART ABOVE FULL IN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED SOFT ENGAGEMENT OF THE GEAR SELECTED. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED THE WORST EXPERIENCE WAS WHEN THE TRUCK WAS FACING UP HILL ON A SLIGHT GRADE AND THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN DRIVE. WITH A LIGHT THROTTLE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND THE BRAKES HA…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10929228 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11063753 · 2018-01-19 (January 19, 2018)
BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK IS MALFUNCTIONING. VEHICLE SHIFTS OUT OF PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL.
Owner-reported narrative. 135,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11063753 at NHTSA ↗