Long First Gear for Ram Requires Software Fix
This bulletin applies to 2014 Ram 1500 trucks equipped with a 3.5L engine and the stop/start system, built on or between July 1, 2013, and May 15, 2014.
The vehicle may remain in first gear too long after the engine restarts. Using wiTECH, reprogram the TCM with the latest software. Note: Do not clear the adaptation memory cells in the TCM memory. This may cause the transmission to not shift smoothly until the adaptation memory cells are relearned.
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