Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 2130

BR/BE
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - 46RE (Continued)
CONDITION
HAS FIRST/REVERSE
ONLY (NO 1-2 OR 2-3
UPSHIFT)
MOVES IN 2ND OR 3RD
GEAR, ABRUPTLY
DOWNSHIFTS TO LOW
NO LOW GEAR (MOVES
IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR
ONLY)
NO KICKDOWN OR
NORMAL DOWNSHIFT
POSSIBLE CAUSES
1. Governor Circuit Electrical Fault.
2. Valve Body Malfunction.
3. Front Servo/Kickdown Band
Damaged/Burned.
1. Valve Body Malfunction.
1. Governor Circuit Electrical Fault.
2. Valve Body Malfunction.
3. Front Servo Piston Cocked in
Bore.
4. Front Band Linkage Malfunction
1. Throttle Linkage Mis-adjusted.
2. Accelerator Pedal Travel
Restricted.
3. Valve Body Hydraulic Pressures
Too High or Too Low Due to Valve
Body Malfunction or Incorrect
Hydraulic Control Pressure
Adjustments.
4. Governor Circuit Electrical Fault.
5. Valve Body Malfunction.
6. TPS Malfunction.
7. PCM Malfunction.
8. Valve Body Malfunction.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - 46RE
1. Test using DRB scan tool and repair as
required.
2. Repair stuck 1-2 shift valve or governor
plug.
3. Repair/replace.
1. Remove, clean and inspect. Look for
stuck 1-2 valve or governor plug.
1. Test with DRB scan tool and repair as
required.
2. Remove, clean and inspect. Look for
sticking 1-2 shift valve, 2-3 shift valve,
governor plug or broken springs.
3. Inspect servo and repair as required.
4. Inspect linkage and look for bind in
linkage.
1. Adjust linkage.
2. Verify floor mat is not under pedal, repair
worn accelerator cable or bent brackets.
3. Perform hydraulic pressure tests to
determine cause and repair as required.
Correct valve body pressure adjustments as
required.
4. Test with DRB scan tool and repair as
required.
5. Perform hydraulic pressure tests to
determine cause and repair as required.
Correct valve body pressure adjustments as
required.
6. Replace sensor, check with DRB scan
tool.
7. Check with DRB scan tool and replace
if required.
8. Repair sticking 1-2, 2-3 shift valves,
governor plugs, 3-4 solenoid, 3-4 shift
valve, 3-4 timing valve.
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