'06 3500 tranny

[camo85]

A friend of mine is thinking of buying an '06 3500 Cummins, with the auto trans. He asked if I new where to find out how the newer trans held up with towing, I thought one of you guys could help me out. So what are the pros and cons, I know more of the Ford diesels myself, and I moved north and lost contact with alot of my old cummins friends.

Thanks in advance for any info,
Aaron

 

[Whit]

I have heard the Aisian 6 speed auto is very tough , I havent heard of any problems yet

 

[92F350CC]

The 06 isn't going to have an Aisin 6 speed. It should still have the 48RE

 

[Whit]

The 06 isn't going to have an Aisin 6 speed. It should still have the 48RE

yer right...............the Aisian didnt come in till 07.5

 

[92F350CC]

And even then, it's only available in the chassis cab trucks. It's a completely different animal from the 6 speed auto in the 2500/3500 pickups, which is called the 68RE

 

[thomas70]

I've had no problem with mine, the 04 3500 I had the dealer put 3 in it before they bought the truck back with 46,000 miles on it. I have noticed some differances in the tranny's performance over the 04.

 

[Mikes91]

Isn't the transmission on the '06 different than the one on the '04?

I have only 28,500 on my '06 with 6-speed manual transmission, but have had no problems with it. Pull 10k-12k with the truck occasionally... horses. Never had a problem, and I've "goofed off" with the truck when the trailer was empty. Have spun tires taking off from a slow roll in 2nd with the gooseneck hooked up. Drive more sanely most of the time.

 

[klichwil]

The 48RE Tranny came out in 03, but in 04.5 to mid 07 the 48RE had an electric kickdown instead of the cable. This made it much more efficient. A HUGE problem with these trannys is the pressure sensors and solenoids have bad problems. Common problems are loss of 1st gear and/or a bad hunting after the 1st and 2nd shift. There is a fix for it. Don't waste the time throwing new sensors and solenoids in it!!! They make a "GM Control Kit". It comes with a forged machined aluminum body and GM pressure solenoid with a pigtail adapter. This is THE way to go to kill the main problems with the 48RE. Other than that it is a good tranny. just change fluid and filter with Mopar fluid every 25k and check band adjustment, but band adjustment is not a huge deal on these is all is working ok.