Customer Stories
Terry brought his 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan to Ralph’s Transmission because the transmission was giving him problems. The check engine light was on and the transmission would make a loud whining sound whenever he tried to engage the vehicle in…
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Carlos and his wife, Jessica, recently bought a pre-owned 2005 Volkswagen Jetta from a car dealership in Tracy. It had gone through their 200-point inspection process and everything went fine during the short test drive of the car. Unfortunately, they…
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Ken drives a 1996 Dodge Ram 2500 with over 350,000 miles on it. Recently, he began noticing some potential transmission problems. The engine would rev into high RPMs when the truck was cold and the gears were slipping from time…
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Raymond drives a 2007 Dodge Ram 2500. He had an after-market lift kit installed, but ultimately starting having some shifting problems in his truck. Once he would get up to 45-55 MPH, he was hearing a strange humming noise and…
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Jose’s check engine light had been coming on and off intermittently for a couple months. A previous diagnostic test revealed a problem with his transmission temperature sensor. When the warning light finally stayed on for a few days and he…
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Jeremy & Sara own a 2017 Chevy Tahoe. They recently began noticing some serious transmission issues. The transmission was slipping between gears and there was an odd rattling noise. When Jeremy checked the transmission fluid, he saw that it smelled…
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Elisia drives a 2017 Nissan Rogue. She recently began experiencing problems with her SUV. Sometimes, it wouldn’t move at all and the RPMs would suddenly go up over 4,000 when she was trying to accelerate. She also noted that the…
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Dennis drives a 2006 Chevy Silverado 1500. He was driving up Altamont Pass when his truck lost speed and his RPMs quickly rose over 5,000. Since then, his truck would lose power any time he was driving over 15-20 miles…
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Carolina recently visited Ralph’s Transmission in Modesto because her car was having transmission problems. She wasn’t sure exactly what was wrong, so she wanted to get a free professional inspection from our expert transmission technicians. After running diagnostic tests, performing…
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Trevor recently bought a 2008 Chrysler Town & Country with over 100,000 miles on it. One of the first things he did was service the transmission on his own. After driving it awhile, Trevor began noticing some odd transmission issues.…
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