3rd gear whine

[adg44]

Originally Posted by Schulmann

Check if this noise is also present in 5th gear too.

It might be either a gear or a bearing ....

I was at my local VW dealer getting the car state and emissions inspected, and I went out for a ride with one of their senior tech's. He heard the noise and said it sounds definitely like a transmission whine. If it was the rear diff, I should be hearing it in every gear.

When I was driving back, I turned off the a/c and the radio, and I listened. It's very loud in 3rd gear, and when I shifted to 5th, I could faintly hear the same whining/howling.

Also, when I was at the VW dealer, I saw one of the service writers from the Dodge dealership, so I spoke with him for a bit and am going to swing by the dealer tomorrow and go for a ride with their Viper tech. Small world.

[adg44]

Originally Posted by deam

As Fast Too said, it might be the powersteering pump

If it was the power steering pump, wouldn't you hear that regardless what gear you are in?

[adg44]

I went by the Dodge dealer today and took a ride with their Viper tech, and he said it is definitely gear whine. I'm taking it in next Monday, and most likely it will be getting a new transmission.

- Anthony

[ILLSMOQ]

Originally Posted by adg44

I went by the Dodge dealer today and took a ride with their Viper tech, and he said it is definitely gear whine. I'm taking it in next Monday, and most likely it will be getting a new transmission.

- Anthony

might want to see if they will work with you on ordering the trans and then calling you when it comes in. my car was at the dealer for 2 months waiting on a transmission

[adg44]

Yes, I will see what they say tomorrow. If it is going to take a while, I will have them give me the car back until it comes in. So, I will ask that they don't remove my transmission until they have the new one in hand.

- Anthony

[adg44]

Got a call from the dealer, they said they talked to Chrysler and that the gear noise is normal. Chrysler said they replaced 300 units and the noise was still there, so they are calling it normal.

[PaViper]

Over the years I have found that if you drive a vehicle til something falls out, they have a lot less trouble admitting that something is wrong

[adg44]

Following up on this, as the noise is getting worse. I spoke with Tony Parr at DC Performance and he said this wasn't normal. I then checked with mjorgensen, who went out of his way and looked into this for me, and he told me it wasn't normal. Apparently this was an issue with the early transmissions because of a bad gear contact pattern caused by a machine setup that was off during manufacture. Apparently a new 3rd gear and countershaft can fix this problem.

So, back to the dealer I go, and many thanks to Mark for finding this out for me. I hope this helps anyone else that has the same issue that I do.

- Anthony

[Newport Viper]

Originally Posted by PaViper

Over the years I have found that if you drive a vehicle til something falls out, they have a lot less trouble admitting that something is wrong

LOL! How true that is!

[bluesrt]

if your noise is only in certain gears and not in others while driving the same way in each gear,certain years are noisier than others in the gearbox,if its a noise that just appeard differantly than ur used to hearing,have a gearbox specialist go for a drive with you,most wont charge you to go for a drive.