Transmission Stuck in 5th
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This thread must have jinxed me. This evening I was driving my elderly mother home and I looked down at the gear selector and there was no 6. WTH! I rarely use manual and had not on this trip. I placed the shift lever in M and back to D and it corrected the issue. WHEW! Weird tranny stuff. I'll be watching this thing.
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Update: A couple of hours before I left for my whitetail hunt last week, the dealer told me that they had found the problem - apparently the throttle control module (TCM) was bad and needed to be replaced. The part was not available anywhere in Canada and had to come from somewhere down south. Told me it would take a week. Well, the week's up and still no part.
Never heard of a TCM before, so I'll have to wait and see if this will cure the problem or not.
Brian
Never heard of a TCM before, so I'll have to wait and see if this will cure the problem or not.
Brian
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This thread must have jinxed me. This evening I was driving my elderly mother home and I looked down at the gear selector and there was no 6. WTH! I rarely use manual and had not on this trip. I placed the shift lever in M and back to D and it corrected the issue. WHEW! Weird tranny stuff. I'll be watching this thing.
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This thread must have jinxed me. This evening I was driving my elderly mother home and I looked down at the gear selector and there was no 6. WTH! I rarely use manual and had not on this trip. I placed the shift lever in M and back to D and it corrected the issue. WHEW! Weird tranny stuff. I'll be watching this thing.
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Stuck in 5th Gear too!!
I just read this thread yesterday and I kid you not.....this morning I got into my truck and it was about 30 degrees outside....backed up, put it in drive and after a thud, it kept going into 5th Grear. I put it back in park and back into drive and the same thing....5th gear.
I drove down the rest of my driveway (about 100 yards) in 5th...very sluggish. Finally after about another 50 yards, it started to behave normally.....almost like once it warmed up, it was fine.
I think it has something to do with the electronics and cold. Since my truck is only 6 weeks old, it will be visiting the dealer very soon.
I drove down the rest of my driveway (about 100 yards) in 5th...very sluggish. Finally after about another 50 yards, it started to behave normally.....almost like once it warmed up, it was fine.
I think it has something to do with the electronics and cold. Since my truck is only 6 weeks old, it will be visiting the dealer very soon.
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My educated guess from my chair is you're missing a few of the PCM/TCM flashes.
Mine only did this once but I can't remember if it was cold outside.
I think I was already scheduled for a flash when mine did this so it didn't have a chance to occur again.
Regardless, you're right, let the dealer fix it.
Mine only did this once but I can't remember if it was cold outside.
I think I was already scheduled for a flash when mine did this so it didn't have a chance to occur again.
Regardless, you're right, let the dealer fix it.
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Mine did this today!!!
I have H&S Black Maxx and am using their transmission tuning but had the exact same thing happen yesterday!!! Went down a steep gravel road (with 10K 5th wheel), stopped and picked up wife and kids (left truck running). Started up hill and no power, didn't know at first what was going on, though maybe trailer breaks locked from long downhill?? Put it to the floor moving slowly then started going backwards!!! Locked up breaks scared as hell!! Put it in neutral and backed down the hill. On flat ground same thing. I could not get it out of 5th. P to D the truck went to 5th every time. Could not shift it manually either. Turned truck off and back on, everything back to normal.
For me this happened at the worst possible time, way back on a steep gravel road. It sure scared the heck out of me!
Any one else have thie (with or without a tuner??)
Thanks
For me this happened at the worst possible time, way back on a steep gravel road. It sure scared the heck out of me!
Any one else have thie (with or without a tuner??)
Thanks
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Sorry?
I'm new to this forum stuff, didnt even look at the dates of the original post. I just googled what was happening to my truck and it brought me here. But the good news is... i got home from work and started my truck and everything is back to normal!!!
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Originally Posted by dirthawg
That's what makes this forum so awesome. Everything is archived for eternity and a quick Google search brings the masses here.
I can not lie a Google search brought me here is 2007.
I can not lie a Google search brought me here is 2007.
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How long were you running on the tune before the issue occurred? Since a "restart" resolved the issue, I'd recommend not uploading new firmware (tune) right away if this is only the first time.
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About 20 minutes
Drove 20 minutes. Went into the store for 15 minutes came out and it was messed up.
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stuck in 5th gear and random issues
I have H&S Black Maxx and am using their transmission tuning but had the exact same thing happen yesterday!!! Went down a steep gravel road (with 10K 5th wheel), stopped and picked up wife and kids (left truck running). Started up hill and no power, didn't know at first what was going on, though maybe trailer breaks locked from long downhill?? Put it to the floor moving slowly then started going backwards!!! Locked up breaks scared as hell!! Put it in neutral and backed down the hill. On flat ground same thing. I could not get it out of 5th. P to D the truck went to 5th every time. Could not shift it manually either. Turned truck off and back on, everything back to normal.
For me this happened at the worst possible time, way back on a steep gravel road. It sure scared the heck out of me!
Any one else have thie (with or without a tuner??)
Thanks
For me this happened at the worst possible time, way back on a steep gravel road. It sure scared the heck out of me!
Any one else have thie (with or without a tuner??)
Thanks