The reverse problem was not the end. I had just purchased this Dodge from a reputable Truck Dealer for what was the high end on the kelly book. However upon the test drive there seemed to be nothing wrong. I drove it about 1/2 a mile. I do not believe one can find out what they need to know during a test drive. Anyway the truck was in good shape. Ran good, no visible rust, no noises to speak of. About a month or two, after I purchased the truck I took it to a transmission place to have the fluid changed. Thats when the problem came to light. the tech showed me the reverse valve was a float and there were enough shavings on the bottom of the pan to melt down and make a horse shoe. There was no recovery due to it was over the time and mile limit for any kind of recovery from the dealer where I bought it. So $1800.00 plus later and now two years has past the warranty has run out for the repair and I am now getting a whining noise while using reverse. I sold a Nissan Pick up that I bought new to get this Dodge. The Nissan had 174500 miles on it. I am annel about maintenance. The Nissan never burned oil still ran strong at the time I sold it. I am getting tired of kicking myself in the a--. The Dodge is a fine truck for what I do with it. Its a short wheel base std cab with a 360 ci. I have a plow on the front. The turning radius and power is fantastic. Unfortunately Its the dam tranny that caused me the headaches.

Well after many many miles of trouble free driving my old faithful has began to be a pain.first off a few months ago the transmission would not pull found out the filter was completely plugged. had filter and fluid changed and everything was good until last weekend i parked at wal mart after about a fifty mile drive and she wouldn't shift into reverse. all other gears are fine except for reverse. there was no warning ,no noise or nothing just will not work in reverse, oh well i was going for a half million miles .