Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
 


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 06-26-2013, 09:59 AM   #1
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 13
1995 Dodge - transmission issue FYI

Greetings all... been quite a while since I've been on here. My '95 2wd Sportsmobile hasn't seen much camping action the last few years due to some issues, but hopefully that is all about to change soon

One of the issues the van (with < 50K miles on it) has had is with the transmission -- manifested by:

1) Didn't automatically upshift from 2nd to 3rd -- required manually forcing the upshift by letting off the gas for a second or two.
2) When cold, would not shift into reverse, necessitating always backing into a parking space to be able to leave

My mechanic suggested the transmission was shot and to purchase a rebuilt unit from Dodge. I opted to take it to a transmission specialist who diagnosed it as a problem with a couple of lip seals. They pulled the transmission, replaced the seals, and the transmission is shifting perfectly again for several thousand less $$$ than replacing the transmission.

Apparently this is a common failure mode for this particular transmission, so I thought I would give a heads-up to the other folks on the forum with similar vans -- all 3 of 'em

Eric W.

__________________
1995 Dodge 2WD
EricW is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-26-2013, 03:13 PM   #2
Senior Member
 
Ford_6L_E350's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Washington - Ridgefield
Posts: 4,728
Re: 1995 Dodge - transmission issue FYI

A good reason to go to the experts when you have a problem.

Mike
__________________
Alaska to Key West, Labrador and more
Prostate cancer survivor. See Thread Prostate cancer and Sportsmobiles
2015 VW GTI 2020 Fiat 124 Spider
2012 E250 Hitop camper
Ford_6L_E350 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3
Disclaimer:

This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by Sportsmobile SIP or any of its affiliates. This is an independent, unofficial site.


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 02:45 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.