Quote: My 2002 Ram 1500 with 360/auto has 278k on it and never had a lick of tranny trouble. I used to hear all the time that up through '02 the dodge transmissions were junk. I beg to differ. I do have the trans flushed about every 40k though. I'm a firm believer that's what keeps it alive. Great truck!!
I agree. Lack of tranny maintenance is the core result of most tranny failures. That's not to say that there could be the occasional runt in the bunch from the factory. I had the A727 Loadflite non lock-up in my 87 W150. I pushed, pulled, hauled and climbed with that one. Sold it with 213k on the original tranny (and regular fluid/filter changes) and it still shifted like new.
