Travato 59G transmission question
I am considering purchase of a 2015 Winnebago Travato 59G. The chassis is a Ram Promaster 3.6L, 280hp V6 gas engine and 6 speed 62TE transmission. Has anyone had problems with it rolling when the pa...
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That transmission has "Park."
It works the same on the Travato as it does on all other front drive FCA cars using that drivetrain: Town and Country, Grand Caravan, new Pacifica, last year of the original Pacifica line, Dodge Journey among others. Once put in "Park" it is supposed to stay in "Park." I think the "jumping out of gear" problems at Chrysler were related to the "sport shift" controller being confusing, not because that was how it is supposed to function.
The diesel Ram Promaster has an automatically shifted manual transmission called "Dual Active Drive." This may not have a "Park" so that you generally rely on the parking brake. If it were fully manual, I would leave it in first or reverse but still set the brake, a long habit driving manual transmissions. The way it is automated, yes I can see them parking it in neutral so the engine can be started.
It works the same on the Travato as it does on all other front drive FCA cars using that drivetrain: Town and Country, Grand Caravan, new Pacifica, last year of the original Pacifica line, Dodge Journey among others. Once put in "Park" it is supposed to stay in "Park." I think the "jumping out of gear" problems at Chrysler were related to the "sport shift" controller being confusing, not because that was how it is supposed to function.
The diesel Ram Promaster has an automatically shifted manual transmission called "Dual Active Drive." This may not have a "Park" so that you generally rely on the parking brake. If it were fully manual, I would leave it in first or reverse but still set the brake, a long habit driving manual transmissions. The way it is automated, yes I can see them parking it in neutral so the engine can be started.
