How to Put Ram in NEUTRAL 

Most problems with Rams can be solved doing some basic things heres a list of stuff you will need. - Clear tape, -Marker -For sale sign. Lol

a mechanic told me usually you can fix any dodge by driving it off a bridge with a cinder block on the gas. Guy was a genius.

Thanks to this man and his excellent video, I am now capable of putting a car I will never own or drive into neutral without turning it on. Thank you sir, you have done me a great service!

Back in the old days you just placed it in neutral. Things have come along ways

Back in the day we moved the selector to the letter N or P . It worked great

Now you can roll the truck or car away from the owners house to steal it

Rotary dial electronic gear selectors are the answer to a question nobody asked and the solution to a problem nobody had.

Thank you thank you! I know nothing about our truck but I had to move it and the battery is dead! This video showed me everything I needed to do! Success!

You mean that mechanical is the way to go? You don't say!

Cool roll it into the scrapyard.

For most of the Japanese made vehicles, there would be a hidden button to release the shifting lever, so that you can shift to neutral, but according to the video, you can achieve the same results by turning the car on to the "on" mode (engine's off), and this works on most of the cars since the battery is alive in the video, some may even work on "acc" mode, more easier to understand if your car is using an actual key and not a key fob.

I love my Ram crewcab hemi pickup.. i’ve had it for six years since new, and I have not even had to put air in the tires yet.. when I brought it home new I spent five days taking it apart so I could rust proof it living here in Pennsylvania where they throw salt for five months of the year during winter, November through March. I sprayed everything under the truck and in all of the rocker panels and doors and in the hood and up the door posts and windshield post of the roof with fluid film. I took the fender liners out, I took the headlights and the tail lights out, I took the tailgate off and I removed the access panel for the tailgate so I could spray inside.. i sprayed inside every hole of the frame, I lifted the rubber treads on the rear bumper to completely coat underneath that treads on the bumper with fluid film… my wife and I love this truck. I’m averaging 19 miles per gallon usually, I don’t do much city driving, or highway driving, it’s more or less non-congested roads mostly.. I did have to take a trip and use the interstate, and I got 27 miles to the gallon on one stretch. Not bad.. I see complaint you stay here videos like this one about just about every vehicle out there. But I haven’t experienced anything like this or any of the videos about the Rams yet. I take care of my stuff. Actually, I had not my last truck but the truck before my last truck I had for 31 years. A Ford Econoline van with a six cylinder engine and a three speed manual shift. That’s all that was available when I needed a new van. If I knew when I bought it that I was going to have it for 31 years, I would’ve waited and bought a loaded van with air-conditioning and an automatic transmission. That’s why every car I buy for my wife, and every truck I buy for myself since then has been loaded, even though I never turn the radio on.. my last 4 x 4 pick up crew cab was a GMC. The owners manual said not to rust proof it or I would void the warranty. So I didn’t rust proof it.. The problems didn’t start for about three years. I lost the fuel line, the fuel pump from rust, and a full tank of gas that could have caught fire because I was driving down the road leaving a trail of gasoline when someone flagged me down. I lost the brakes two times from rusted brake lines. In Pennsylvania we have annual state inspection. I took it to a buddy of mine who does inspections and when we put the truck up on the lift when it was six years old, 42,000 miles, The only things under the truck that were not encrusted in thick rust were the brake hoses because they were rubber and the aluminum parts. Everything else was just about to rust through. The only thing I ever hauled in that truck was a picnic table kit, A new clothes dryer, 20 bags of mulch once a year, and groceries. It was not a work truck. It looked great when I went to trade it in, the rust was almost starting to come through from the bottom. Because it was a crew cab, four-wheel-drive, they actually gave me retail, not trade-in or wholesale value, they actually gave me retail value and knocked $10,500 off of a ram big horn loaded. So I got 10,500 off sticker for my ram, and they gave me $17,000 for my GMC Canyon which saved me the tax on $17,000 also… I did the math, that GMC cost me just under one dollar a day for all the years I owned it because I bought a cheap, when GMC was in bankruptcy.. I used to make my living as a mechanic, and the only other Dodge/Chrysler vehicle I ever owned was a 1968 Dodge charger which was a piece of shit. I completely understand why they sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars on those TV auctions. That’s because they were such crap, there are very few survivors, and that is what makes them so valuable when they come across the auction block as kudos, challengers, chargers, ECT, after owning that charger, I swore I would never buy another Mopar anything because they were junk. But, a lot of the guys I work with had ram pick ups, and they love them so I thought I’d give it a shot. And I’m glad I did, you let a mechanic crawl under a GMC, under a Ford, and under and a Mopar/ram truck and compare the build quality, GMC‘s look Stone Age under there. Actually I had to put discs on my GMC Canyon.. you are not going to believe this, I couldn’t believe it. You have to pull the front hubs off on those four-wheel-drive canyons to change the discs. The discs are bolted to the backs of the spindles. I have never heard of that. At the time, the dealer wanted to charge $1100 for that job. I do all my own work, and it was a bitch.. I did some more online research, and it turns out you’re practically have to pull the motor to change the timing chain on those things too with that five cylinder engine on the four-wheel-drive models. That’s when I decided that BMW and GMC trucks are similar. They make them harder to work on to make more money for the dealer service department.. ask anyone, change that, ask any for that ever bought a BMW car what the cost of service is, and how much it was for even simple things to be changed on a BMW. You have to marry the dealer with those things, and my GMC canyon was not much better..A buddy of mine since the 1970s is a BMW lover, convertibles, he’s had three of them, he buys those extended warranties because he doesn’t even changes on oil. $151 a month for those extended warranties, his convertible roof going up and down broke, not covered, his power window in the drivers door stopped working, not covered, his seat frame broke, not covered, his automatic transmission selector that can be shifted like it was a manual transmission broke, not covered, just those few things cost him over $11,000 out of his own pocket because they were not covered by one of those useless warranties they are constantly advertising on TV. A woman had a minivan and the starter gear around the flywheel broke, it wasn’t covered under her extended warranty, because it was not part of the engine or the transmission. those extended warranties, you might as well say right up front, the big print gives it to you, and a little print takes it away.. The reason I didn’t buy a Ford F150 pick up, you have to remove the cab to get out things like the transmission ..I thought they were kidding when I heard that, it turns out it’s no joke, or should I say, the joke is on us

That’s how these scat packs been coming up missing lol

Automatic shift levers belong on the steering column.

While learning to do some repairs, I learned that the old ford Econoline's steering lock, via the ignition switch could easily be disabled with a socket wrench in like a minute. One bolt removed an a retainer clip could be opened and the locking strut removed from position. Easy-peasy.

I used to have one of those, I did not know this lol, I hated that dial shifter tho.

What happens when you're driving down the highway and Nickleback starts playing on the radio? You reach for the volume knob in a panic and end up slamming the truck in park.

That looks so much easier than just a regular column shifter.

I just “stole” my uncles truck. Rolled it down the street. Got it on the back of my trailer and now I’m 45 miles away in a storage unit parking lot. Thanks.

As a mechanic for the last sixteen years, all we've managed to do is recreate the original shit but worse, amazing.

All Mopars come with those orange straps. I'm a tow driver I've used that strap in most Dodges and Chryslers. These straps are also how Hellcats get stolen left and right.

I can't wait for my neighbors to go on vacation this weekend 😂😂

This is why I got a manual. I ain’t never having gear changing problems. Unless something mechanical breaks, it’s always gonna work.

2015 ram on the fob there is a small lock, slide it to the side and pull the silver part out..that is a 🔑 key. It's fits in that spot your trying to move with your 🪛 screwdriver. It also fits the door locks if needed

And that folks is why I have older vehicles 😂💯

I remember when you could buy a new pickup. Those days are over.

When the tow truck showed up, they pulled the interior apart. It was fun to watch. The owner wasnt even aware!

This was actually super useful. Thank you.

Moral of the story is don’t buy junk and you won’t need to know this tip

Thats actually pretty useful, the Dodges be frequent tow truck riders! 😆

Be aware that powering on your vehicle while you set that manual lever will set a transmission neutral code (Might need clearing with tool or checking if it stays too long) Set lever back before turning to acc or start (This applies to most manual lever switches with electrical shifter ) For Chrysler it’s under the mat under the center control console (the shifter, a/c fan, audio control panel) (Fiat dodge Chrysler ram, related brand) It also blinks the n and makes noise when on

Excellent knowledge for the future ! Appreciate it, thanks ! 🇺🇸

“When you slide this lever you can HIT YOU IN THE DAMN FACE!!!”

Matt’s off road recovery needs to see this

I like how dodge and ram really thought this through and placement of the lever easy to get to I'm a Chevy guy my friend has a new 22 ram

With other dodges like chargers and challengers, including all models, hellcats and all. You have to break a piece of the shifter column and it pops off and you can do the same thing.

Why deal with that when you can have three pedals?

"See if I can do this one handed" -literally every mechanic video

As long as the electronical emergency brakes not set I'm a tow truck driver sometimes the trucks don't react to anything whether you put a jump pack on them or not and if the customer presets the emergency brake then the wheels are locked up so it doesn't matter if you put it in neutral or not

all modern vehicles have this. I had to move my stuck shifter once when I had my stereo deck and dash taken apart hanging down. The little tiny plastic covered on the shift cover has a button that lets you move it freely.

It's called an MPR. Manual park release

Nice... real nice. Thanks man. I. Sure lots of folks already have enough to worry about but now our trucks can be rolled away.

Having owned a dodge Durango with a 5.7 Hemi, I can say that it’s a pretty tough engine regardless of what people say. Apart from my addiction to driving dangerously, it had withheld misfires and had even eaten up a camshaft and seized the lifters and still started and driven hours on end on just 7 cylinders. It’s pretty impressive. This tip probably applies to someone with a faulty starter or something. It’s a tough engine to say the least

Chemicals love watching lessons like this!

Now you can roll it up on the trailer and back to the shop. Normal day for a dodge owner though.

I’ll stick with my NV4500, thank you very much.

Just sold a 2016 in May. Already knew this, because I had to figure it out a couple years ago. Between that, and the (I swear) 45 second delay after switching to drive, before the trans actually engaged; I hated that stupid knob. Reason #1 out of 327 why I sold it.

Wish I had known this about two years ago when working a wreck. Truck had extremely minor damage to rear bumper but Ram in their infinite wisdom installed a sensor in the rear bumper causing it to completely shut the truck down and kill the ignition. Could have pushed it out of the road to open the road back up until tow truck arrived but instead had to shut down a major city street/highway cuz couldn’t figure out how to force it into neutral and owner had no clue!

Thanks now I’ve gotta give my neighbor an excuse for why his truck isn’t in his driveway

mechanical stuff never fails huh

He's a real mechanic I see he's got a pocket screw screwdriver

This is so clever! Unlike some bmw which you cannot put in neutral from inside the cab. For example... to put in neutral 2012 X1 you must jack up the car, go under it and screw in the bolt on the side of the transition that moves the level and puts the transmission in neutral.... So Ram actually thought about their customers

I was parking my trailer and needed a 3 point turn. I kept adjusting the fan speed trying to shift lol

I hate that knob. When I want to put it in drive, the ac blower comes on. 😂

This is why I love dodge trucks. I think all old school people are commenting negative here.

idk why people complain about stuff like this, it’s a safety precaution, if you’re truck won’t start and you need it in neutral popping the plastic tab off isn’t a big deal imo

I had to stop my self to not watch a tutorial about something I don't even own 💀

As someone who's driven straight drive trucks for years this is the most pansy, plastic, fru fru thing I've ever seen. What was Dodge thinking???

They also make lockout kits to prevent thieves from jacking your truck or most importantly Hellcat powered vehicles, which seems to be a big thing, because of this quick steal feature included in these.

I worked at a factory that makes that part. the man that finishes the part has to wear three pairs of gloves and multiple bandages on his fingers because of the blisters he gets to make enough in a day to keep his job

Now I can roll the truck down the street before I start it so my parents won’t hear me

Figures. The electronic crap still needs a cable and lever.

Valuable tip for towtruck drivers...😎👍

I love my 2012, 100k not one issue AND old school column shift,screw that damn knob!

Rams are junk if you own one you know that I'm always laughing when I see one drive by.

Love the over engineering!

Back in my day, we put the gear shift knob in the middle and wiggled it back and forth 10 times just to be sure it's in neutral.

Engineer proud of that one you bet he does own one

You’ve been telling me I’ve been popping linkages off to get them pushed in to the shop for no reason this whole time 🙄.

Dont know if this is for real or you pulling a lil fast one on us like "Big Dad GFYM" does to us with the magnets!! Lol I don't have too many buddys with new Rams so idk..we all 2000's Silveraydos around here!! But good info though for sure!!

Every car has a release switch to put it in neutral if there’s issues, on my mazda 6 it’s under a plastic cap beside the gear shifter. Once you press it the shifter is free and the car can be put in neutral

For a second I legit thought the orange thing on the lever was a fake snake to mess with the techs😂🤦‍♂️

Why are Engineers doing this

Say slide it over more

One of the biggest reasons I don’t like newer vehicles. I’m cool on the turn knob for the gear shift. Just more problems for the car in the future

Man I drive rollback and I didn’t even know that. that just made my job so much easier

Peace of

Ram junk

You just gave the "Kia Boys" a new truck to have fun in

the way i usually do it is ill put a pipe wrench on the selector knob and the truck will get scared from me threatening to force it into neutral and it will just switch to neutral on its own. works every time.

New f150s have this too kinda in the same area. Sometimes the pcm gets angry though and remembers the codes and won't clear. Battery pull for 10 mins fixed it

Shout out to the snappy screwdriver the most useful tool I have ever owned

Wow amazing. Tutorial video for criminals: how to put a Ram in neutral

If only Matt's Offroad Towing knew this trick!

That's awesome to know ,I work in a body shop and this has worked for us..thanks for the video 👊🏼

Thank God my grandpa taught me how to drive manual auto problems are annoying and happen at the worst time

There used to be this lever that was sticking out of the floor in the cab, it was called a gear selector or stick shift. That’s when trucks were trucks!

This is why I like my ramcharger, I don’t need a key to do anything but start it and lock it, we have a 2014 dually but it is a diesel and has a column shifter. Even when you unlock the door its still locked from the outside until you open the inside.

This is why I like manual shifters

I built transmissions for years im thankful for dodge they where reason i had a full time job🤣

Nothing like a good old dependable shifter .

All newer Chrysler vehicles are like that hidden in different areas keeps center console lift center console up see plastic cover in the back under the inner tray

Actually pretty helpful. I legit have a passion for hating cars with that 'shift wheel'. Just let me stay in neutral ffs

Thanks for the video had to tow one of these last night

Thanks! I'm finally gonna get my neighbors truck out from his driveway and customize it

Germen engineering is unique

A week ago there was a stalled vehicle in the interstate I stopped to help the driver push it off the road, it had a knob selector like this and the driver couldn't start the car so he couldn't put it in neutral. When I left he was watching RU-vid videos trying to figure out how to get it in neutral.

All these late model Dodge vehicles can easily be stolen like this. I had a buddy that had his 300 stolen this way. Extended/ Copied the key signal using a special device. Rolled a couple feet down the block in neutral so he wouldn't hear the loud exhaust.

As handy as it is having this in the cab, I’d be more worried about breaking the plastic pulling that crap off FYI almost Chrysler vehicles there is a lever on the bottom side of most transmissions that you have to disconnect a cable hardline cable, and push the neutral switch while underneath the vehicle

Well at least you can push it into someplace that warm... maybe.. Good tip...