Why Your Electrical Is Important!!! 16Volts!!

I ran into tranny problems with my Dodge Durango (1999 5.9 R/T)

About a year or so ago I switched my stock alt out with a 300 amp EA alternator with 12-20 volt regulator. Well I was just running it 14.5 volts daily and only during competitions and during demos for people I would turn it up.... I would not do it Daily!!!!

I have the Big 3 done and blah blah... well about 4 months ago my durango wouldnt shift into overdrive and wouldnt shift down from third once in it. So i figured my tranny was out.... well it finally **** the bed on me about a week ago. Off to the shop we go!!!

They pull the tranny and rebuild it for 2000 dollars... put it back in and still the SAME problems!!!! Well they checked it out and my TCM (transmission Control Module) is burnt up.... Among other things like solenoids and the ECM..... So now I have an electrical nightmare on my hands that is COSTING me money I dont have right now!!! I mean thousands of dollars!!!

I even installed a 2.5 volts step down unit a few months back to help me run higher voltage safely for daily.

TO LATE!!!

Now for those of you who do run a higher voltage daily... Be aware!!! The problems wont come at once... but will become very apparent overtime!!! And im looking at over 5 grand to fix everything on a vehicle worth 4000.

My dumbass NOOB mind a few years ago SCREWED me over now....

My Durango is now throwing numerous codes that are out of wack...

Sorry no cliffs..... If your on this site... your bored or you have a lot of time on your hands.... and you have time to read.

,Seth Griffin

 
Transmission control module???? isnt that fairly cheap to replace??? mine was all out of whack in a old Riveara.....and it was only like 200 to fix. But it sounds like you have more issues than just the TCM....that ***** man. Good luck....hope everything gets worked out!

 
Transmission control module???? isnt that fairly cheap to replace??? mine was all out of whack in a old Riveara.....and it was only like 200 to fix. But it sounds like you have more issues than just the TCM....that ***** man. Good luck....hope everything gets worked out!
Yes... but what im hearing is that the TCM is also part of the ECM which from the factory for my year of durango are around 1500 bucks....

 
i've been considering a 15.3v mla module, but this is the sort of thing i'm a little afraid of. so far i haven't been able to find anyone claiming problems after having run the mlas, but they haven't been around all that long.

 
Not sure why you would try to run that kind of electrical on a stock electrical really. But sry for your loss bro. But shouldn't of bought a dodge lol.
This durango has almost 200,000 miles on it and this is really the only problem I have ever had with it.... And I caused it

 
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