why are dodge transmissions labeled as crap(no offence)

The guys are right, the earlier OD trans were prone to failure and have since been corrected. The real bad rap Mopar trans got was in the late 80 through the 90's with an overdrive automatic called the 604. (nickname the sick-0-4) It was Chrylser's first venture into an all electronic trans with no bands, just clutches, solenoids and computer control; and it was awful! It was used in the minivans and cars. I had several "transmission only" technicians in our shop and they became wealthy repairing those things. The engineers evolved and corrected it and Mopar's tranny's are as good as anybodys. My wealthy trans tech's actually are crying poor now because they have nothing to fix by comparison. Two had to file bankruptcy because they thought the cash cow would never stop producing milk! As Keith Urban sings: "Stupid Boy!"

Tim