Elmwoodie Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 2010 Dodge RT AWD with 37 months in service now and have been suffering with rough shifts throughout. The transmission finally gave out (4th gear went astray). Dealer installed rebuilt transmission (from Detroit). Drove it home today. Shifting felt smoother. I did experience one large clunk in the backend that was a new phenomenon. I will presume that something was just "seating" itself (?) and let that one pass. Will definitely monitor though. Dealer also found and repaired: leaking trans cooler lines (replaced) PTU leaking (repair) leaking exhaust manivertor (repair, gasket) Approx $4500 in repairs all covered by warranty. Plus the car rental (2012 Dodge Journey R/T !). Hey, the 2012 seemed to have a little more get up and go than my 2010. Did the engine get better? Maybe it was my manivertor leaking. The 2012 had a near-snarling exhaust note under hard acceleration and seemed to accelerate more quickly/smoothly from start and from mid power. Hopefully that ends my transmission woes. If there are no more future replies here from me, assume its going well. Only 22 months of warranty left, so soon, failure will not be an option. Shawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biohazard Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 2010 had the 3.5 and the 2012 had the 3.6 penestar motor so yes it is a little faster.... good luck and hopefully no more problems, BTW, any brake problems ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmwoodie Posted May 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Thanks for the info, I guess I will just have to accept that my 2010 3.5l is gutless. Couldn't afford the fuel if it was any more fun though. No brake problems (this year). Last summer the (front?) rotors warped while driving across the northern shore of Lake Superior (hilly scary roads). Took it to a dealer in Mississauga (Cooksville?) for emergency replacement before heading home to Manitoba. Supposedly I was a week late for free coverage of the rotors (?). Complained to Dodge and got a cheque from them for about half the costs. Only 58K total on the DJ, so I imagine that the rotors should last me another season or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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