YACT: Never a good sign

[minendo]

Back in January I bought a 2001 Dodge Durango with 38k miles on it. Just over four months later and the damn transmission is basically shot.

*Details*

Driving to work on Wednesday and coming up to speed since I was accelerating from a 3 way stop. All of a sudden the RPMs increase but I get no power to the wheels. Work is only 50 yards away so I park the car and go in the plant. Leave work and I can't get the car over 25 mph without the same problem. Get the car home and check the fluids. Transmission fluid is a little low, but nothing to worry about. Put a little fluid in it just for safe measure and take it out for a test. Same problem. Decide to put it in low gear and drop it off at the dealer that night. Get a call the next day to find that they towed my car 30 miles to a tranny shop because 3rd gear is shot.

 

[suse920]

Originally posted by: minendo
Back in January I bought a 2001 Dodge Durango with 38k miles on it. Just over four months later and the damn transmission is basically shot.

*Details*

Driving to work on Wednesday and coming up to speed since I was accelerating from a 3 way stop. All of a sudden the RPMs increase but I get no power to the wheels. Work is only 50 yards away so I park the car and go in the plant. Leave work and I can't get the car over 25 mph without the same problem. Get the car home and check the fluids. Transmission fluid is a little low, but nothing to worry about. Put a little fluid in it just for safe measure and take it out for a test. Same problem. Decide to put it in low gear and drop it off at the dealer that night. Get a call the next day to find that they towed my car 30 miles to a tranny shop because 3rd gear is shot.

ouch...so is this going to have to come out of your pocket?

 

[Ketteringo]

Durangos are too heavy, sorry

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: suse920

Originally posted by: minendo
Back in January I bought a 2001 Dodge Durango with 38k miles on it. Just over four months later and the damn transmission is basically shot.

*Details*

Driving to work on Wednesday and coming up to speed since I was accelerating from a 3 way stop. All of a sudden the RPMs increase but I get no power to the wheels. Work is only 50 yards away so I park the car and go in the plant. Leave work and I can't get the car over 25 mph without the same problem. Get the car home and check the fluids. Transmission fluid is a little low, but nothing to worry about. Put a little fluid in it just for safe measure and take it out for a test. Same problem. Decide to put it in low gear and drop it off at the dealer that night. Get a call the next day to find that they towed my car 30 miles to a tranny shop because 3rd gear is shot.

ouch...so is this going to have to come out of your pocket?

Hell no. I won't pay a dime for this. Pisses me off though that I am now on my 3rd day without a car. Even worse is the fact that I've only had it 4 months and already have issues. I've had the Stealth for 7 years and the only issue I've run into was a dead starter.

 

[GeekDrew]

That definitely sucks.

That said, Dodge Durango is still my favorite SUV...

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: GeekDrew
That definitely sucks.

That said, Dodge Durango is still my favorite SUV...

I love the car, but it couldn't have come at a worse time. Was supposed to go to Chicago this weekend to pick up a bunch of furniture and appliances for my place, but now I have no way of doing so.

 

[mchammer]

Don't they give you a loaner?

 

[bootymac]

We had a Durango as a courtesy car once. Absolutely hated it

 

[AntisociaL]

The trans in my Ram is acting up also.Going to have to drop the money to get it fixed next week
Will be driving the wifes Eclipse which is so small I feel like im in a gocart

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: AntisociaL
The trans in my Ram is acting up also.Going to have to drop the money to get it fixed next week
Will be driving the wifes Eclipse which is so small I feel like im in a gocart

Exactly how I feel going from the Durango to the Stealth.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: mchammer
Don't they give you a loaner?

Yeah I could have gotten one, but just decided to brush it off since I already have a second car. Plus with work as hectic as it has been I wouldn't have had time to pick up a loaner. Of course come Tuesday I may change my mind.

 

[minendo]

Damn and I was going to install the amp/subs this weekend.

 

[RagingBITCH]

It's a Dodge transmission. Dodge trucks = crap transmissions. Sorry you had to find out the hard way.

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
It's a Dodge transmission. Dodge trucks = crap transmissions. Sorry you had to find out the hard way.

mine has held up fine...6 years old now. same with 2 of my friends, except theirs are a lot older, too.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Bigsm00th

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
It's a Dodge transmission. Dodge trucks = crap transmissions. Sorry you had to find out the hard way.

mine has held up fine...6 years old now. same with 2 of my friends, except theirs are a lot older, too.

You're a lucky one. Dodge's truck trannies have a very high failure rate.

ZV

 

[GeekDrew]

I've always had people say that Dodge transmissions are crap... but we've never had a Dodge transmission fail, and my family has owned a Dakota, a Durango, and 2 RAMs....