Maybe you should try using your computer a little more because i see that your very ill informed. Everybody knows these tranny's are decent at best for the truck. So MAYBE you should read a little more before you stick your clutches in your mouth! I hate to see people so blinded by a brand they cant see anything but illusions. I guess you also get 25mpg too.

 

Got to remember, who's going to post more at forums like this. Those with problems wanting to complain or ask about something or those with no issues and just join to start a thread to say how great everything is working on their truck. I have had no issues with my auto and tow 12K regularly. For every 1 comment about someone having an issue there is 1 owner who has had no issues. DTR is great but you have to make your own judgements. Take everything with a grain of salt.

 

Maybe your definition of "junk" is different than mine. One person asks a simple question about the operation of his tranny and that proves that they are junk? No it doesn't.

They are a somewhat outdated design that seems less seamless than expected of a new automatic, they need at least one more gear, and they do make some odd 3-4-lockup shifts, etc. But they will go over 100,000 miles of reasonably hard use (mine has). If one fails in 7,000 miles or so it's not a design problem, it's a manufacturing mistake or very heavy abuse.

I wish I could retrofit a new Aisin into my truck, but I'm not about to declare my 48RE junk.

Wetspirit

 

Although the 48RE can exhibit quirky TC/OD lockup at moderate speeds (40-55mph), it performs adequately in stock form and rarely leaves you stranded on the side of the road.

I've noticed how the people who are unhappy with their stock slushboxes generally have their CTDs significantly turned up!

 

Go pull something with the chevy ally or the ford tq shift and then come back and tell me what a wonderful transmission we have. Dodge is know for having junk transmissions. But just dont take my word for it call a tranny shop or 10 tranny shops and ask them. They say dont run any power box or pull real heavy ofter and you might get over 100k unless your the exception to the rule. After several years in a chevy ally truck its very hard to get used to the ole slushbox 48re. But i did buy the truck for the motor anyway so i'll live with it. MAYBE if i never drove another truck before i would say they was great and wonderful and they hung the moon too.

 

How much more is the Chevy with Ally? Is it more than what you'd pay to upgrade the 48re to above Ally quality?

 

Go to anyother web site Dodge is not the only one with trans problems.FORD has them as well GM! I will tell you DODGE trans, are as good as anyother out there. My 05 had a TST BDTD stack on a stock trans, it heald real good for what i put it through! I know some trans are bad from the get go. I have a little JEEP LIBERTY trans problems thats why im going after market!!

 

[QUOTE=ramble bee;1475156]Go to anyother web site Dodge is not the only one with trans problems.FORD has them as well GM! I will tell you DODGE trans, are as good as anyother out there. My 05 had a TST BDTD stack on a stock trans, it heald real good for what i put it through! I know some trans are bad from the get go. I have a little JEEP LIBERTY trans problems thats why im going after market!![/QUOT


WAKE UP! DONT FOOL YOURSELF.... ITS NOT AS GOOD AS AN ALLY BY NO MEANS. JUST THE PARTS ALONE IN THE ALLISON ARE TWICE THE SIZE OF THE 48. I THINK THE MOTOR IS BETTER THAN THE DURAMAX BUT THATS ANOTHER THREAD. STILL LIKE MY DODGE BETTER THAN THE OLE DURAMAX EVEN WITH THE JUNK 48.

 

What do you guys think of the 68RFE?

 

after many years i have my fingers crossed and hope they finally got it rt

Just think back to 03 with the 1st year of the 3rd gen. If they would've put a very stout tranny in these trucks they would dominate the marketplace today

 

Wow, seems to be a lot of opinions both ways on the 48RE.
I was just trying to determine if it's something wrong or something I'm not used to.
Maybe I'll just go to a dealer and drive some like it and make up my own mind.
Thanks again for your answers/opinions.

 

I had a Duramax with 5-speed Allison and the transmission was not the manna from the heavens you describe. It was a decent unit that had good grade braking ability and an easy to change external filter.

But the Allison used to cut out when going over bumps. That's right - going over a little speed bump, the thing would stop putting down power to the wheels. It also took a while for the gears to actually engage once the lever was moved. Both of these quirks of the Ally left me in tight situations more than once.

The 48RE does not cut out over bumps, is ready to go once it's put in gear, and it has given me no problems so far. It has overdrive lockout and tow/haul mode just like the Ally, and can TC lock any gear past first just like the Ally. The only difference for me is that it's missing a gear. Luckily, I don't miss it.

I'm convinced all this trash talking about the 48RE is 90% internet hype and 10% people griping about legitimate problems they've had with their transmissions, the legend of which that has become bigger than the original problems. Go to the Duramax forums and you'll find just as many people complaining about how the stock Ally won't hold the power past mild bombing levels. It's not a magical tranny, it's not a panacea, and it has its downsides just like any other piece of machinery.

As for the parts being bigger in the Ally, who cares? That's about as valid as the pics of the Cummins pistons everyone like to produce. What's the reliability of the transmission you hold so dear? Can you produce any numbers that show the 48RE actually being less reliable? Many have said the exact opposite.

 

I think you've summed it up pretty well.

 

I salute you HOV.

 

Yup, they might say that. Now ask this question? I want to make 500-600hp with my truck, will the 48re hold? Answer will be "no". What if I buy a Chevy and make 500-600hp with it, will the Allison hold? Answer will be "no". Now the important question. Which tranny can more easily be made to hold 600hp, cost the least to do that, and be reliable all at the same time? All those nice tranny guys that you think are calling the 48re junk, will likely inform you that the answer to that question is NOT the Allison!!!