My truck has been down shifting hard like a jerk when it comes to a stop but only soom times. I took it to the dealer today and he said its the throddle presure causing it to shift which is normal on these trucks with the 68RFE. There was a note from a class that the tech went to that says it is normal but the tech can not find the note now. Does this sound like a bunch of bull to you guys also or is soneone else noticed this? I think I'll let another dealer take a look at the problem and see what he says. Thanks

 

If you have the tow/haul on it will definitely "jerk" while downshifting - normal. The faster you come down the harder it will jerk. Smoother operation without tow/haul & exh. brake OFF.

 

My truck will do the same thing when in tow haul mode, downshifts pretty hard I wouldn't call it a jerk but it is what you want in a heavy duty transmission when you are in a heavy performance mode like tow haul they are eliminating any type of slipping. I am very impressed with the performance of my truck so far. This coming from a die hard Ford man for 20 years, then tried a Duramax and hated it now have a 07 3500 6.7 Cummins 6spd auto Laramie Mega cab and love it.

 

Sounds like Dodge got it right with the 68rfe. This is not a grocery getter. It is meant to haul or pull. Not tool around town. This would be great for hauling my horse trailer. It will be a while before that happens. I only have 38,000 miles on my current beast.

 

thanks for the replies and the dealer told me the same thing. Picked it up yesterday from the serice dept and could not wait to get back in this beast.