Where are you getting a transmission rebuild or replacement for $2k?
My ‘14 JGC just crapped out. In the market for a reliable pickup truck. What’s out there??
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Where are you getting a transmission rebuild or replacement for $2k?
I'm likely out of touch. My last trans rebuild was 10 years ago. I'm sure prices are quite different now.
However, with a 150k mile, 11 year old truck: I'd be getting a warrantied junkyard trans swapped in. I can't imagine the price being too outrageous on that.
Even if we are talking about a $5k repair vs a $60k replacement truck, the question still stands.
You're correct. I was thinking of the Titan, in and of itself a great option, too.
It's an 11 year old Chrysler. That's not all that's wrong with it.
I was on dope at the time....
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Wild hyperbole removed for brevity, but that's only applicable to the 8HP (in-house modifications) behind the Pentastar (845RE) and later i4 (850RE). The V8 and diesel applications all get standard ZF part # transmissions. Also, I've not heard of any higher rate of failure with the Pentastar-backed units. Earlier ones were known for a first shift of the day "bump" into 2nd that didn't happen on subsequent gear changes.
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2018+ RAM 5.7's and 6.4's with the updated lifters should be considerably less likely to have lifter problems. Ford's 7.3L also has cam/lifter problems, more similar to FCA/Stellantis' than GM's.
Dumb question: would a junkyard/salvage trans be that expensive? This was a popular model, and if it's the ZF transmission, I would think good transmissions should be easily had.
If the OP only wants to spend $20k... it's a tough market I'm thinking. I haven't looked at trucks in forever, but cripes 10-15 year old cars are $10k, so what's pricing like on trucks?
If the OP only wants to spend $20k... it's a tough market I'm thinking. I haven't looked at trucks in forever, but cripes 10-15 year old cars are $10k, so what's pricing like on trucks?
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Replaced mine for $500. Thats the point I realized I'm not 20 years old anymore. What should have taken a day took me several weeks and a ton of ibuprofen.
2012 to 2019
How long is the warranty on a junkyard unit? 30-60 days? 90 if you are lucky?
What's market value and/or reasonable projected lifespan of an 11 year old JGC with 150k that's been driven in New England winters and is probably starting to look like the Titanic underneath? Whatever it is, dump $5k into it on a new (used) trans and it will still remain the same.
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If $5k buys you another year. You break even if the car payment is $420.
It's not perfect math but is a relevant consideration. Also the vehicle is worth $0 inoperable. So, assuming it runs and drives in 1 year you recoup some $.
The new vehicle would have full coverage insurance adding another 500-1000/ year in ownership cost.
There's a whole lot more to it than that. It's a big assumption you can go 1 year without any additional troubles and/or expenses. The vehicle is also certainly worth more than $0 in it's current state.
Regardless, I assume OP ran the numbers like anyone else would in this situation and determined it wasn't in their best interest to dump significant money into repairing the vehicle.
Small sample size, but I was listening to some other Dad's at baseball go over their repairs on their newer trucks, ~2018 and newer, and it was not good news... They all blow through 60k miles of drivetrain warranty in 2-3 years, but a couple got the extended warranties, which paid for $8-10k of messing around with a GM 5.3(valve train, headgaskets), a new trans in a F150, and lots of time chasing broken sensors, or waiting for upgraded new parts. Impressively, the 2020 Ram Classic had the least amount of stuff go wrong.
Also a CX-90 was going through all sorts of electrical gremlins, which has been covered by the warranty, but its been a pain to get a loaner again and again.
Also a similar year to the OP vehicle, Dodge Durango also blew its transmission, and they decided to put in another one, I think rebuilt? It's the hockey hauler and they didn't want to pay for something new/newer just to put the wear and tear on it, plus putting spaceship mileage in a few years and reduce its value to near scrap... I think he said the trans was $5-6k installed, but he thought that was worth it for 5 more years of hockey...
Also a CX-90 was going through all sorts of electrical gremlins, which has been covered by the warranty, but its been a pain to get a loaner again and again.
Also a similar year to the OP vehicle, Dodge Durango also blew its transmission, and they decided to put in another one, I think rebuilt? It's the hockey hauler and they didn't want to pay for something new/newer just to put the wear and tear on it, plus putting spaceship mileage in a few years and reduce its value to near scrap... I think he said the trans was $5-6k installed, but he thought that was worth it for 5 more years of hockey...
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That doesn't surprise me if these were 2018+ trucks, they would have the updated lifters and our experience with the DS trucks as fleet vehicles was that they were very low maintenance. The ZF8HP trans is generally an incredibly reliable unit and far less prone to issues than the GM or Ford 10spd units, despite it being the subject of this thread.
If it’s big enough and pulls enough you won’t find anything more reliable.
2011 - everything fixed. Yes on 2019. So 2011-2019.