I just bought a 2019 Ram 1500 Laramie. I love the truck but twice now I’ve noticed it getting stuck in first gear and want shift into 2nd. I stop the truck shift it to park and then back to drive. It seems to reset it or something and drives okay ....Is it something maybe I need to adjust or not sure what is going on this it. Need help!
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Transmission gets stuck in first gear
- Thread starter Guntersr
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Where should it be set?
It shouldn't be, unless for some reason you want to limit upshifts, or disable MDS. Buttons are on the lower right of the steering wheel so you might be pacing your thumb there by accident.
I just drove it and everything shifted perfect...Its very possible I pressed the button by accident...I am hoping that is it ...I can see how easy it would be to downshift by accident ....Wondering if anyone else has how the same problem
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It happened to me twice for this very reason. I changed the radio volume with the switch on the back of the steering wheel and hit the limit button. Now I know not to do that!
I am hoping that is what I did ...Love the truck but was sick thinking transmission problems ....Hopefully that is all it was hitting the button by mistake.
I will definitely be more careful not to hit That button again by mistake....
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I did the same thing once.
I haven’t had the problem with getting stuck in gear again....I am sure now that I was hitting the limiting button by accident ....Being very careful not to do that again!
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E the same problem with my 2019 ram 1500. Never touched the micro shifters
I have a 2019 1500 Limited. Same thing has happened to me twice. I am sure that I didn't hit anything by mistake. I was pulling into traffic yesterday and it simply wouldn't shift. A few moments later, it shifted and everything was just fine. This was the second time it has done this. It scares me a bit since I have 33,000 miles on it and the warranty will be up real soon.
I have had similar experiences on 2 occasions with the transmission stuck in first gear and unable to upshift. I am positive that I did not hit the gear shift limiter. Had to stop and shift into Park and upshift again. No error message is displayed when this happens.
I personally suspect it is an electronic glitch that causes the transmission to stay in first gear.
My truck is due for the annual service and will ask the shop to investigate it and will provide an update.
I personally suspect it is an electronic glitch that causes the transmission to stay in first gear.
My truck is due for the annual service and will ask the shop to investigate it and will provide an update.
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had it happen to me
tonight...36k 2019 had to pull over and shut down and restart all good now. wouldnt shift out of first, praying for nomore problems christ.
tonight...36k 2019 had to pull over and shut down and restart all good now. wouldnt shift out of first, praying for nomore problems christ.
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My 2020 RAM 1500 with 8,000 miles. Pulled away from light and would not upshift. Revved to 5000 rpm at around 35 mph roaring. Looked at tacho. Pulled into parking lot. Turned off engine. Restarted. No further problem and no warning light. Can this happen due to foot pressure on gas pedal?
According to my service advisor they can’t troubleshoot the issue due to lack of diagnostic error code. I had this issue intermittently and just recently again while on the highway. This time it wasn’t shifting from 3rd gear up.
To me the gear shift issue appears when I try to quickly accelerate from slow speed. It has to do something with the electronic gear shifter.
Hopefully someone from Chrysler corporate sees these postings and can chime in.
To me the gear shift issue appears when I try to quickly accelerate from slow speed. It has to do something with the electronic gear shifter.
Hopefully someone from Chrysler corporate sees these postings and can chime in.
I test drove one that did that. Service dept. claimed low battery was the cause. Apparently low batteries cause some strange thing to happen on these.
2019 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 - Crew Cab/5.7 Bed - 5.7 Hemi - 3.92 - Anti Spin - Level 1 Options - RamBox - BUG
2019 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 - Crew Cab/5.7 Bed - 5.7 Hemi - 3.92 - Anti Spin - Level 1 Options - RamBox - BUG
Jako
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It happened to my Ram and a new battery resolved the issue.
