MadMav
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donn0128 wrote:Lariat trucker wrote:I just caught the mention(?)of the problems with the 48RE. I agree with it being an issue when buying a Dodge. Not to be repeatative from another thread but, CHRYSLER could have stepped up and fixed this tranny by upgrading the torque converters and solenoids, instead coming up with BS excuses as to why it broke and leaving owners to pay the bills themselves. It's not an Allison!
Please prove it!
With a name like Lariat trucker I have to assume that you have a Ford, probably one of those junky 6.0L IH diesels too!
Just go to the Dodge/Cummins forums and read all about it. 
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MadMav wrote:donn0128 wrote:Lariat trucker wrote:I just caught the mention(?)of the problems with the 48RE. I agree with it being an issue when buying a Dodge. Not to be repeatative from another thread but, CHRYSLER could have stepped up and fixed this tranny by upgrading the torque converters and solenoids, instead coming up with BS excuses as to why it broke and leaving owners to pay the bills themselves. It's not an Allison!
Please prove it!
With a name like Lariat trucker I have to assume that you have a Ford, probably one of those junky 6.0L IH diesels too!
Just go to the Dodge/Cummins forums and read all about it.
Mav
And on the flip side you can go to the Diesel place and read all about the almighty Allison failures too! So what is the point? Without statistical proof all this baloney about bad transmissions is just that baloney! Now if someone here is in the respective warranty departments and show proof positive that one is better or worse than the others then let him come forth. Until then it is all BS being spewed by people trying to prove a point.
All of this is soo far off topic I am really surprised that the moderators have not closed it yet!
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Let's not turn this into a tranny bashing fest here guys. The topic is the power of the new 08 diesels.....
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Lariat trucker wrote:I just caught the mention(?)of the problems with the 48RE. I agree with it being an issue when buying a Dodge. Not to be repeatative from another thread but, CHRYSLER could have stepped up and fixed this tranny by upgrading the torque converters and solenoids, instead coming up with BS excuses as to why it broke and leaving owners to pay the bills themselves. It's not an Allison!
Your "48RE" negative comments are showing up all over the website.
I think if you took a poll of 48RE owners here, you'd find that your travails with your son's tranny are very rare.
Didn't one of your posts mention that a dealer had rejected warranty work because they suspected that an after-market tuner that bumps H.P. and Torque had been installed at one time in the truck?
Granted the Dodge Ram CTD 47 series Automatics before the 48RE may have had a higher incidence of repairs, but the 48RE is one solid/strong Automatic with a very good frequency of repair record; meaning very few.
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donn0128 wrote: And on the flip side you can go to the Diesel place and read all about the almighty Allison failures too!
You really like me don't you?
I read Dieselplace.com daily, and 99.9% of all Ally problems are caused by over modding power. Thus causing the clutches to slip and putting the Ally into limp mode. Very few have had problems other than lack of maintenance and hauling heavy loads up hills doing the same thing.
I don't have time to get the "statistical" data you want....i can promiss it's out there somewhere. But we have a saying in the Air Force. It goes...."If somebody perceives there to be a problem, then there is definitely a problem." I read all the forums and based on everything that's being said, there are 4 statments that continue to pop up. The Ford 6.0l is for the most part junk, Dodge's trannys/converters have problems, LB7 Dmax injectors are proven to fail often and that some LLY DMax's overheat when towing loads. The continued complaints add up, and the perceived problems are there.
Trannies and power go hand an hand, so I think this conversation pertains. I hope that finally Dodge has got a tranny in there that can handle the high amount of power they continue to put out!
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MadMav wrote:donn0128 wrote:Lariat trucker wrote:I just caught the mention(?)of the problems with the 48RE. I agree with it being an issue when buying a Dodge. Not to be repeatative from another thread but, CHRYSLER could have stepped up and fixed this tranny by upgrading the torque converters and solenoids, instead coming up with BS excuses as to why it broke and leaving owners to pay the bills themselves. It's not an Allison!
Please prove it!
With a name like Lariat trucker I have to assume that you have a Ford, probably one of those junky 6.0L IH diesels too!
Just go to the Dodge/Cummins forums and read all about it.
Mav
I have, many times. Not much to read and most owners are completely satisfied.
There are reports out there that say that some model years the 48RE was better than the Allison. The fact of the matter is that the 48RE is a very good transmission, and plenty stout for the Cummins.
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MadMav
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Strong enough, yes....reliable enough????????
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MadMav wrote:Strong enough, yes....reliable enough????????
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Aww comon Mav! You're just yankin his chain. What was it, two or three weeks ago you were thinking of buying a Dodge?
That is, until your WIFE told you that you couldn't.....
Wives should pick out purses and paint colors; REAL men pick out their own trucks.
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MadMav
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Ouch....my side hurts!
Yeah, I was pulling your chain. Donno up above deserves it though.
I'm not saying the tranny issue I have heard about or seen would keep me from buying a Dodge, just putting forth observations. Every brand and make has it's quirks and troubles. Glad she said I couldn't........ I can only do a mega cab, and the beds are too small. Working on an 06 GMC CC/LB Dually with 74K, loaded, great shape for $21900 and dropping. Hope to here a yes or maybe today. Wish me luck.
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MadMav, is your wife getting a new purse?! lol
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