Anybody know anything about automobile transmissions?

[Docfeelgood]

Lil help?
My truck will not backup when put into reverse. It has an automatic transmission.

[Berzerker]

describe how it stopped working, if you know

does the fluid look brown and smell fried or is it bright red

how many miles, make, model etc

[Docfeelgood]

describe how it stopped working, if you know

does the fluid look brown and smell fried or is it bright red

how many miles, make, model etc

Noticed this am when I took my child to school.
Goes into R with nothing happening. Fluid is ok. 2005 Dodge Dakota 52000 miles. Everything else seems to work ok.

[Uncle Sparky]

I bought a new car recently, opened the hood, and recognized nothing. I used to be able to reassemble piston engines.

[Docfeelgood]

I need to check to see if I still have a warrenty

[Docfeelgood]

I bought a new car recently, opened the hood, and recognized nothing. I used to be able to reassemble piston engines.

same here

[Tuberski]

Take it to autozone and have them hook up the computer.

ACK!

[BeBMan]

"Lost in transmission"

[N35t0r]

Automatics

[Spaced Cowboy]

You have a transmission issue, rear band or one of the clutches.

Your truck has this for a warranty

2005 Dodge Dakota Warranty Program

Basic 3 year / 36,000 mile
Free Maintenance N/A
Drivetrain 7 year / 70,000 miles
Roadside 7 year / 70,000 miles
Rust 5 year / 100,000 mile

If you are 2nd owner, you only get the 7/70k if you paid to transfer the warranty.

[Dinner]

The good news is drive train work is still under warranty.

[Spaced Cowboy]

Depends on when it was bought, Sept 1 2004, out-of-luck.

[Lorizael]

Lil help?
My truck will not backup when put into reverse. It has an automatic transmission.

Is there a wall behind you?

[Docfeelgood]

The good news is drive train work is still under warranty.

Warranty expired. I got the dated confused with my other vehicles. It is a 2003.

[Dinner]

It's likely going to be expensive but I've been reading a few Dodge forums for you and you're not the first person to have this problem with that transmission. The possible cheap fix which some people have spoken about is to flush the trans fluid using a transmission cleaning fluid (like seafoam tranny cleaner) and replace it with new ATF (ATF4 or better). While you're down there check to see if the pump is working or not or if it appears damaged, if so then see about getting it replaced, also you might want to take a quick look at the linkage just to make sure it isn't loose. If you do all that (and it should only cost a few bucks if you do it yourself) and it still doesn't work then you'll have to take it to a specialist and I doubt you'll get out of there for less then $1000. Some folks claim simply cleaning and flushing the ATF and replacing it with new fluid has worked for them though so you might as well try the cheap option first.

http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f0bb58b/423

http://www.edmunds.com/dodge/dakota/2000/consumer-discussions.html

http://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen-ram/228350-help-truck-wont-go-into-reverse.html

http://www.dakota-durango.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9146