Posted by Dean Olson on October 11, 2010 at 12:52:18 from (76.199.74.159):
In Reply to: Me And My Big Mouth posted by Allan In NE on October 11, 2010 at 12:26:49:
They're all Evil. I was just bragging on my 06 Dodge 2500 with the 5.9 Cummins. "0" failures other that normal tires, oil changes/routine maintenance etc. for the last 108K. Torque converter is now locking up and probably threw debri into the tranny which means If I don't rebuild it now I'll be doing that in the near future. My mechanic of 15+ years who has been doing the routine maintenance expressed the opinion that the Dodges had that reputation for failing torque converters. I looked him in the eye and asked him why he didn't tell me that when I could have replaced the TC for $8-900. rather than a tranny rebuild for $3K. He didn't think of it was his excuse. Human error. He normally recommends and I approve any needed repairs. Not too upset with him. We all make mistakes.
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