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Ugh this truck is killing me... Trans blew yet again. Driving home from work on the highway at around 75mph. It downshifts into 3rd to pass someone (not hard, very gradual) and then it just never went back into 4th. I get off the highway and it seems to be holding 1st gear very long and will not shift until i let off the gas. I changed the shift solenoid, TPS, and did a trans service based on what I read online and nothing changed. Seems like the 2-4 band broke. I only have 1st and 3rd. FML FYI it was a performabuilt level 3 trans.... Truck needs rear brakes (I have parts) Front hubs (have 1, needs 2) Trans rebuild misc smaller things and recently it got a CEL for a "small EVAP leak" I should just fix it and sell it but don't want a truck payment and really can't do that since I am in the process of buying a house. Blown original trans at around 80 or 90K in 2008 Blown again in 2010 (would overheat and die) Blown again in early 2012 about a month out of warrenty (pump blew) reinstall to find a huge leak, rebuild was faulty, sent back, reinstall Blown again in 2015 Debating paying yet another 1k for performabuilt or have a local builder (who will be more expensive) but i am so sick of it breaking and i think i gave performabuilt enough opportunities to make it right... Really want this truck to last another 4-5yrs then I am going to get a used 2014 ram 2500