HazMatt
Member
I have a 23 Laramie 5.7 e-torque with about 17k miles on it. For the first 10k or so miles, I used the stop/start feature, but got sick of it after a while in stop and go traffic as it made the experience pretty herky-jerky. Since then, first step after starting the truck on every drive is to disable stop/start.
Since doing this, I've noticed that after coming to a stop for a decent amount of time (i.e. at a stop light), the transmission seems to 'disengage' even though it is still in drive. When I go to lift my foot of the brake, there's a jerk in the drive line as it seems to re-engage. Makes it really hard to get going smoothly. I've also noticed that it will do the same when shifting from Park to Drive. Shift to Drive, no perceptible engagement, lift my foot off the brake, and the jerk/engagement happens. No codes or check engine light.
I mention the stop/start thing above because the transmission could have doing this while I was using stop/start, but the jerk/engagement was covered up by the sensation of the engine starting again.
Has anyone else experienced this? Wondering if this is something wrong with the transmission, or part of the e-torque/'eco' programming to take strain off the motor when sitting at a stop. Haven't had it out to a dealer yet (my next step), but wanted to see other's experiences before I get a "normal/can't replicate" from the lovely Ram service department.
Thanks in advance,
-Matt
Since doing this, I've noticed that after coming to a stop for a decent amount of time (i.e. at a stop light), the transmission seems to 'disengage' even though it is still in drive. When I go to lift my foot of the brake, there's a jerk in the drive line as it seems to re-engage. Makes it really hard to get going smoothly. I've also noticed that it will do the same when shifting from Park to Drive. Shift to Drive, no perceptible engagement, lift my foot off the brake, and the jerk/engagement happens. No codes or check engine light.
I mention the stop/start thing above because the transmission could have doing this while I was using stop/start, but the jerk/engagement was covered up by the sensation of the engine starting again.
Has anyone else experienced this? Wondering if this is something wrong with the transmission, or part of the e-torque/'eco' programming to take strain off the motor when sitting at a stop. Haven't had it out to a dealer yet (my next step), but wanted to see other's experiences before I get a "normal/can't replicate" from the lovely Ram service department.
Thanks in advance,
-Matt