Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 07/17/2003 | 120000 | 1 | |
| After truck's engine was started the gear selector was placed in reverse so as to back out of garage. a loud noise was heard. the gear shift selector was returned to p. as this happened the truck lurched forward striking the garage wall. the buiding and truck were damaged. *ak | |||
| 03/15/2001 | |||
| Under normal operating conditions transmission failed, causing vehicle to stop operating. a transmission specialist has examined vehicle and determined that the transmission will need to be rebuilt/replaced. note: specialist said that had had to rebuild/replace several dodge truck transmissions. please provide any additional information/attachments.*ak | |||
| 11/21/1999 | |||
| While attempting to shift into 3rd gear or overdrive at speed between 40-45 mph, vehicle will either not shift and stay in 2nd gearso rpms continue to rise or will act as if in neutral and not shift or respond to the gas pedal, only resulting in high rpms. *ak | |||
| 02/13/1997 | |||
| While driving down the road transmission would not shift properly. it would slam into gear when shifting. alsio, engine was racing when changing gears. *ak | |||
| 11/03/1998 | 7 | 08/01/1996 | |
| Was shifting into drive & vehicle failed to move. acted like it was still in park position. had to gun motor to shift & vehicle would jerk forward quickly. would have to keep foot on brakes when this happened. the problem was intermittent. had taken to dealer to have it checked & nothing could be found. *ak | |||
| 1 | 05/31/1996 | ||
| Transmission skips/slips second gear continually, unable to rectify. | |||
| 09/01/1998 | 2 | 01/12/1996 | |
| Transmission failure. also premature wear of brakes and always pull to the left. | |||
| 1 | 02/01/1996 | ||
| Recall repair notice sent to consumer, however the dealership refused to make the necessary recalled repair. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||
| 05/15/1997 | |||
| While driving the transmission overheated, causing transmission fluid to leak onto the manifold, resulting in a vehicle fire. please provide any details. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - PEDAL/LINKAGE | |||
| 09/19/1996 | 1 | ||
| The hydraulic line to the clucth assembly is too close to the exhaust manifold, causing the line to melt.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 02/27/2001 | 6 | 01/01/1996 | |
| I have all the copes ,i just want my truck to be fix . auto plaza is giving me the runing around,can you help me or give me some advice thank you. no safety defect. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 11/20/2000 | 1 | 07/04/2000 | |
| In late november, vehicle began experiencing transmission problems, the vehicle would not go into reverse, sometimes it would slip, and it would hang in forward gears, causing a very rough or hard shift, dealer stated transmission needed replaced at consumers cost, consumer feels some goodwill refund should be given. *slc | |||
| 5 | 08/25/1996 | ||
| Transmission vibrates/noisy. | |||