Dodge 2500 Diesel Replaced Valve Body Now Won’t Move

Wow, that is a bummer and here’s my thinking: there are several key hoses and lines that either come off the transmission itself or are internal to it that act as not only cooling lines but also as return lines for the device itself.

I would be willing to wager a Box of Coffee (if you know Dunkin’s you will know what I mean) that if you look at your transmission’s housing and the input and output shafts that you will find some sort of rather large wet patch where either a clamp failed or where one was forgotten on the rebuild.

Unfortunately, it can happen, especially if it is at the end of the day when a tech may be tired. I know that’s of little solace to you, but, now they have to make things right for you. I will grant that you are likely to have kind feelings toward the shop, but, give them a chance to make things right.

There’s a bit but that comes with the chance to make things right. It is just this, since they have caused this (it could be a bunch of check valves in the valve body itself that may not have been reset correctly as well as the lines or instead of the lines or it may be that somehow something was reinstalled incorrectly and inhibited tthe flow across the valve body) they should offer you at least a rebuilt transmission for your troubles.

Yes, it is a huge investment for them to make, but, think of this, you have already spent the better part of $2,250 to repair the valve body and related parts so it is of little moment, really, that the extra $900 or so that the rebuilt transmission costs should be rejected by the shop. It’s just good business. If they refuse that deal, let me know what they offer and let’s see what we can do — I’ll be happy to help as I can.