Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 04/28/2007 | 50000 | 1 | 02/04/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that friction material has built up within the transmission cooler and has burned the transmission. the contact was driving 50 mph when the transmission suddenly failed. the vehicle was towed. the current and failure mileages were 50,000. | |||
| 02/11/2006 | 57570 | 1 | 09/14/2001 |
| While driving a 2001 dodge ram pickup with an automatic transmission the torque converter disintegrated. the damage cascaded through the transmission and made it barely operable. the entire transmission needed to be overhauled. *jb | |||
| 05/05/2005 | 68500 | 15 | |
| Vehicle has 70,000 miles and on highway cruising about 65 mph the transmission was slipping about 3 times a minute. i have done transmission maintenance at 68,500 miles. and the first gear was not working correctly and has not change ever since and. | |||
| 02/08/2005 | 650450 | 1 | 11/03/2004 |
| An engine warning light came on my 2001 dodge ram so i took it to dotson brothers dodge dealership they told me it was the transmission and that they had a service bullitin the problem was that during manufacturing a plate with a hole to small to let fluid to pass though was installed this causes the tourque converter to lock up and become damaged they told me that it would be safe to drive this was on wed feb 2 on tues feb 8 i was coming home from work when the transmission failed reducing my speed dramaticly i narowly missed being rear ended luckly the car behind me was able to swerve around me after sitting with the truck in park for a few minutes the transmission engaged and i was able to continue home. *ak | |||
| 09/08/2003 | 58000 | 1 | 08/23/2003 |
| Total transmission failure, no slipping no warnig, truck just would not go had 60000 miles this caused me and my mother and little child to walk on dangerous highway for help.repair cost 1800.*ak | |||
| 01/01/2002 | 1 | 10/25/2000 | |
| I have a 2001 dodge ram off road with 54000 miles on it and i've already had a new computer put in it, had the transmission rebuilt at 27000 miles because of the torque converter, and my dashboard is cracked all over the place from the heat. i've had nothing but trouble out of this truck and i will not buy another dodge again. *la | |||
| 07/20/2003 | 1 | ||
| Transmission, brakes, air conditioning. *ph | |||
| 06/20/2003 | 50000 | 1 | |
| When putting vehicle in reverse it produced a loud noise. then, when switching gears the vehicle shut off. dealer notified. *ak | |||
| 10/01/2001 | 1 | 06/01/2000 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 09/02/2002 | |||
| Camshaft leaking fluid, and is starting to cause problems to transmission.contacted dealer. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 1 | 07/26/2001 | ||
| While in motion and in low gear, the transmission will slow down and once in a while stop. this happens at any given time. *jg *tt | |||
| 1 | 07/26/2001 | ||
| While in motion and in low gear, the transmission will slow down and once in a while stop. this happens at any given time. *jg | |||
| 01/01/2001 | |||
| The consant rough idle and sparadic engine miss can not be fixed until daimler-chrysler builds new software for computer. this is causing bad gas mileage.*ak | |||
| 09/27/2000 | 8 | ||
| The transmission drops in low gear while driving at high speeds and low speeds, transmission problem almost caused a crash, after 8 trips to the repair shop same problem still occurs. cj | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||
| 02/08/2005 | 650450 | 1 | 11/03/2004 |
| An engine warning light came on my 2001 dodge ram so i took it to dotson brothers dodge dealership they told me it was the transmission and that they had a service bullitin the problem was that during manufacturing a plate with a hole to small to let fluid to pass though was installed this causes the tourque converter to lock up and become damaged they told me that it would be safe to drive this was on wed feb 2 on tues feb 8 i was coming home from work when the transmission failed reducing my speed dramaticly i narowly missed being rear ended luckly the car behind me was able to swerve around me after sitting with the truck in park for a few minutes the transmission engaged and i was able to continue home. *ak | |||
| 04/27/2004 | |||
| Dodge 1500 5.2l, v8 with 58,800 miles. well maintained, never used for towing, mostly highway miles. torque converter failed, destroying the transmission. now it's costing me $3,600 to get a new transmission! of course, out of warranty and dodge couldn't care less. i'll never own another dodge again. | |||
| 01/07/2003 | 23700 | 2 | 12/01/2000 |
| I have a 2001 dodge ram with 23,600 miles on it. two weeks ago the transmission completely failed 2 hours form my house. it left me stranded on the side of the road with a truck load of hunting gear. of course it had to be towed to the nearest dealer. diamler chrysler could care less that it was 9pm and i had no way home. the dealer in annapolis rebuilt the transmission - they claimed the torque converter failed. they had the vehicle for a week. 3 days after i got the vehicle back, the transmission started to fail again. now its at leesburg dodge (va) and they are in the process of rebuilding it a second time. this truck has no tow hitches and has never towed a heavy load. it is not abused but just failed. this is unnacceptable and if things are not made right with me, i will never buy another dodge again. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 12/25/2002 | 28414 | 1 | |
| The rear passenger axle failed, however the manufacturer/dealer refused to honor the warranty. *jb this occurred while the consumer was going up a mountain when the vehicle suddenly went out of control, dropped to the ground and went into a right tail spin. the consumer struck another vehicle on the left rear side. *sc the consumer stated the air bags did not deploy. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||
| 11/30/2005 | 4 | ||
| The front wheel assembly, control arms, and wheel hubs had to be replaced by local dealer. i was told by a trained technician that the wheel's could have broken away from the vehicle while driving. the engine heater core and air conditioning main element stopped functioning and had to be replaced by local dealer. the rear differential, pinion bearings and cups stopped working at 77,400 miles and had to be replaced by local dealer. this was just 2,000 miles after the previous stated parts had malfunctioned. old parts are only available from the rear differential, but invoices are available for all work performed. *nm | |||
| 12/04/2003 | 24000 | 2 | 08/04/2000 |
| Own a 2001 dodge ram 1500, 2wd, xlt, quad cab, 8 ft bed, 5.9 ltr. have 48,500 miles. am going in to have the differential repaired for a second time. the gear / clutch system has failed twice. thanks to my warranty it has been repaired, but my warranty expires in 1000 miles and i know this differential will not last another 25,000 mile. i had owned a 1989 dodge ram van and put 200,000 miles on it with no problems, which lead me to buy another dodge. now i can not even get 25,000 miles with out problems. have never towed or carried a load over 500 pounds with this p/u. most the mileage is highway driving. was looking at buying another dodge but now i have my doubts. once this repair is done i might look into getting rid of the truck before it costs me excessive dollars to keep it rolling. have heard of other complaints as to this same problem but have not seen anything in writing.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 02/06/2004 | 0 | 07/11/2002 | |
| We bought this truck used from a dealer with 25k miles . . . at 32k we started to have transmission issues. the truck has been in and out of the shop with tranmission related fault codes, service etc since we've owned it, now after 2k in service in dec 03 and 2 trips back to the dealer for the engine light being on we are told the transmission is gone!!!!! why didn't the dealer catch this 3 weeks ago when it was back in?? the dealer, rappahannock motors in king george, va even contacted chrysler for us to try and get a replacement transmission, to no avail . . . this tells me that the dealer knows this is an issue!!!! | |||