First 2 months of ownership - 2015 Ram 2500 Mega Cab Automatic 4x4

[Newsa]

Don't think so. I have 32000 miles on my truck, trans is no different than it was at 100 miles.

Someone who attended May Madness verified a year and a half ago that the Aisin is not adaptive,
Only the 68RFE is in the Cummins equipped truck.

 

[GCecchetto]

Someone who attended May Madness verified a year and a half ago that the Aisin is not adaptive,
Only the 68RFE is in the Cummins equipped truck.

It must be reeeeeeeally slow to adapt!

 

[SnoKing]

Agreed, but I don't need a 3500 DRW, and that's what it takes to get an Aisin. GM puts the Alison in all of there 2500 and up HD's, gas and diesel. Yes, I know you can technically get a 3500SRW with an Aisin, but there were none to be had out here, and the dealer told me Ram had a hold on building any SRW's with the Aisin due to supply problems. They apparently needed everyone they could get for the 3500 Max Tow DRW's, 4500 and 5500 trucks. It's also a very pricey option at $3000.

http://www.johnelwaychryslerjeepdod...Ram-3500-30e7c2880a0a00de67b73897913d9efa.htm

Call and ask for Larie Jager! Tell her you want a deal similar to what we got!

SNOKING

 

[Regcabguy]

I have to agree with Sag about the shifting. It was weird to me too when I first got this truck. I had to get used to it just increasing boost as power was needed (i.e. going up a grade), instead of just shifting down a gear like I was used to.

The VW TDI's auto was similar when I drove one. Defaulting for economy it would upshift prematurely for my liking. The Sport Mode corrected it. A manual six speed really corrected it.

 

[Newsa]

It must be reeeeeeeally slow to adapt!

You have the 68RFE?

 

[GCecchetto]

You have the 68RFE?

Yes, I do.

 

[Newsa]

Yes, I do.

Then you have no driving style or habits. :-laf :-laf :-laf

 

[RVTRKN]

I believe this is the major component for the complaints of any auto trans vehicle. Do your homework before buying a truck with the wrong gearing! It's not FCA's problem per Se. Most of these trucks sold by Ram are never going to have any kind of load applied to them that they were designed for. It's all about the image when some "urban cowboy" buys a truck like this. Then the hating starts because there has to be someone to blame because the "car" salesman didn't tell ME the ins and outs of a "truck" designed to haul.

This only the second vehicle in my half century life that has had an auto trans. It has been the best decision I have made in a long time (after the gearing). I have NO regrets at all about ordering this truck the way it was built. The results pulling grades with this truck (under load) sense delivery is amazing. EVERY driver has said the same.
We pulled the "Ike Gauntlet" in early Oct. 15 mph faster than we had before with the same load. NO REGRETS! Do your homework!

Thats hard to know the transmission programming internally, if you've never owned one. FCA didn't program it, Mercedes did for a minimum ratio of 3:73, although it might have been changed since. A test drive around the block won't tell you anything, you have to load it at your GVW (mine is at 10K) and drive it in bumper to bumper or wide open city driving (50MPH). If you look back at my posts before our company (not mine) bought my truck, you would read that I didn't think the 3:42 was a good idea behind the 5.9/6.7CTD, or behind any transmission for that matter. When we looked for any left over 2014 trucks in our trim level, in Dec 2014, there were only three left in a 250 mile radius and all had the 3:42 with the one they purchased being local, so there wasn't much of a choice.

Now that we got that out of the way, why can't FCA change the shifting points and pressures, to keep the CTD at least around a minimum of 15K RPM at all speeds like I have to do manually. I can see the evidence on my lie-O-meter, that has improved 2MPG better than before, and that is hand calculated as well. Why would a salesman turn down a sale if an FCA rated truck is going to be used as it was intended to be used by the customer. FCA can change it by a simple flash if they so chose to. If the warranty wasn't so important on the over complicated emissions, I would concider a programer to change it for me.

 

[Cvisserman]

Hi RVTRKN, thanks for the info. How do I get the signature to show? I did fill it out but it doesn't show up in my posts??

 

[SnoKing]

Hi RVTRKN, thanks for the info. How do I get the signature to show? I did fill it out but it doesn't show up in my posts??

There is Signature and Profile. You have to put it in Signature! SNOKING

 

[Newsa]

I believe this is the major component for the complaints of any auto trans vehicle. Do your homework before buying a truck with the wrong gearing! It's not FCA's problem per Se. Most of these trucks sold by Ram are never going to have any kind of load applied to them that they were designed for. It's all about the image when some "urban cowboy" buys a truck like this. Then the hating starts because there has to be someone to blame because the "car" salesman didn't tell ME the ins and outs of a "truck" designed to haul.

This only the second vehicle in my half century life that has had an auto trans. It has been the best decision I have made in a long time (after the gearing). I have NO regrets at all about ordering this truck the way it was built. The results pulling grades with this truck (under load) sense delivery is amazing. EVERY driver has said the same.
We pulled the "Ike Gauntlet" in early Oct. 15 mph faster than we had before with the same load. NO REGRETS! Do your homework!

Well said.

I've pulled a 5,000 lb travel trailer and a 15,000 lb livestock trailer. It is built to do a variety of jobs. And does it well.

 

[RVTRKN]

But you have the Aisin, don't you?

 

[SnoKing]

But you have the Aisin, don't you?

His has a G56~~~~~~~ SNOKING

 

[Newsa]

His has a G56~~~~~~~ SNOKING

Yup. I'm the shifty kind. For some reason my signature didn't show. I think maybe because I posted from my phone.

So I went back and clicked the show signature button when editing.

I pulled the travel trailer through the mountains. Would love to see how the truck handles the 7500 lb livestock gooseneck trailer loaded with cattle in the mountains (8000 lbs of cattle), but I will never get to the mountains with it because we don't buy/sell that far from South Florida.

 

[SnoKing]

but I will never get to the mountains with it because we don't buy/sell that far from South Florida.

You have freeway over passes and bridges over water ways! SNOKING

 

[Newsa]

You have freeway over passes and bridges over water ways! SNOKING

True. But those were no challenge.

 

[Powder Extreme]

I too had the same clunk that seemed to be coming from the front end. Dealer diagnosed and installed a new steering stabilizer under warranty and problem solved. This was on the 2500 in my sig.

 

[jacknife]

My 68 RFE shifts just fine and pulls my 15000 lb trl just fine. Pulled I -17 out of Phx AZ 110 deg out . 2hrs and 7000 ft later in Flagstaff. 10,000 miles later got home no problems.Just drive it !