# 2014 Dodge Durango - Paddle trouble

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-dodge-durango-paddle-trouble/170276>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dodge, shifters\
**Created:** [September 22, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-dodge-durango-paddle-trouble/170276 "2020-09-22T18:48:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![chrsjoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@chrsjoy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chrsjoy)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-dodge-durango-paddle-trouble/170276/1 "2020-09-22T18:48:42Z")

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2014 Dodge Durango R/T AWD. Can downshift with paddle shifters but cannot shift upwards. Transmission stays in 1st gear until, while moving, I shift to neutral and then back to drive. Works fine on drive mode with no shifting problems.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-dodge-durango-paddle-trouble/170276/2 "2020-09-22T22:09:19Z")

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It sounds like a bad shift solenoid. A good independent transmission shop can probably fix it.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-dodge-durango-paddle-trouble/170276/3 "2020-09-23T01:17:01Z")

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> [@davepsinbox\_157004](#):
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> It sounds like a bad shift solenoid

I don’t think so because of this…

> [@chrsjoy](#):
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> Works fine on drive mode with no shifting problems

I’d say either the upshift paddle switch is bad or the wire it uses in the clock-spring is broken.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 2:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-dodge-durango-paddle-trouble/170276/4 "2020-09-23T02:17:37Z")

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That’s entirely possible. I thought of both possibilities and still went with solenoid.