I just recently got a 1996 Dodge Ram with the Magnum V6 and 4 speed with O/D automatic transmission. When I started to drive the truck home, I noticed that it was slipping in and out of gear very often and was shaking when pulling off from a stop. I stopped at a gas station and checked the transmission fluid and noticed it was bone dry. Nothing showed up on the dipstick. So, I added almost 3 qts of +4 transmission fluid and 1 qt of Lucas stabilizer. The dipstick now indicates that it has sufficient fluid in the pan. However, the transmission still gidders and shakes when taking off from a stop. If you press on the pedal slowly, it sometimes doesn't do it at all, but if you give the gas pedal any type of pressure, it'll for sure shake and stumble. Most of the time it will eventually shift into 2nd gear, but not before it usually makes a noise (a metal on metal grumble noise) like when it's shifts. It's more of a creaking noise (Like the Titanic made in the movie Titanic). What is wrong with my trans and what needs to be done to fix it?
The truck was actually given to me for free from my family, so I didn't actually give any money for it.... unless you count the water pump, ignition switch and transmission fluid I had to dump into it. Do you think it would be okay to drive around with it jittering like it does?
The truck was actually given to me for free from my family, so I didn't actually give any money for it.... unless you count the water pump, ignition switch and transmission fluid I had to dump into it. Do you think it would be okay to drive around with it jittering like it does?