Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 07/08/1999 | 86500 | 3 | 10/14/1994 |
| Transmission failure due to faulty transmission cooler and lines. transmission overheated and fluid leaked out and caught fire on highway. the selling dealership was contacted and they stated that there were no known defects with trans or cooler. replaced transmission at a garage. that trans melted down after fifty miles. bought second trans in the next town. it melted down after 150 miles. third reansmission shop went to a local dealer and replaced the defective cooler assembly and the third transmission operated without problem. dodge never notified me of the recall, resulting in thousands of dollars of loss. i only discovered the recall when a canadian dealership asked if i had the recall performed. something must be done about these dishonest dodge dealers. *nm | |||
| 02/10/2003 | 66949 | 03/22/1997 | |
| I stopped my 1995 dodge ram pickup, put it in park, and got out of the truck to talk to a man to get directions to a pharmacy nearby. i talked to the man for a minute or so and he told me that my truck was beginning to roll. in my attempt to stop the truck that was rolling backwards toward a busy street, i fell and the front tire on the pickup ran over both of my legs. the truck had slipped from park into reverse. this resulted in a broken fibula in my left leg with deep cuts on my left ankle. the right leg was severely cut all the way to the bone and required 32 stitches and my right ankle was also deeply cut. after running me over the pickup then hit a car. i was hospitalized for a total of 19 days. i am still experiencing severe problems with both of my legs. my truck then ran into a car. *nlm | |||
| 04/01/2003 | 3 | ||
| While towing a boat, the transmission over heated which caused the transmission fluid to leak/spill on the roadway. the problem resulted in 3 rebuilt transmissions. *jb | |||
| 04/01/2003 | 3 | ||
| While driving and towing a boat, the transmission over heated which caused transmission fluid to leak/spill on the roadway. the problem resulted in 3 rebuilt transmission. *jb | |||
| 04/21/2002 | 1 | 11/01/2001 | |
| I own a 1995 dodge ram 1500 4x4,i was at a friends house and when i left it acted like it was low on transmission fluid.i had changed the fluid and filter the day before.when i left his house i got maybe 300-400 ft,went to go around the corner and it wouldn't go forward,i put it in reverse and it moved about 20 ft backwards and that is where it sat.i had my brother help me tow it home,and that is where it sits to this day.(the torque converter locked up,overdrive quit working,and the kickdown quit working). *ak | |||
| 07/06/1996 | 4 | 12/31/1994 | |
| While driving, transmission went into neutral and then lost power.*ak consumer states transmission has delayed engagement and is slipping on 2-3 shift. dealer found transmission front pump leaking down. replaced torque converter, pump assembly, trans cooler line and drained back valve, worn clutch. shifter indicator slightly out of adjustment. vehicle won't hold on hill without brakes applied. consumer states there is an intermittent strong fuel smell at drivers door when vehicle is shut off. | |||
| 06/12/2001 | 4 | 11/01/1995 | |
| The overdrive engages without warning while driving at speeds of 65 mph or greater. this causes the rpm to jump from 2000 to 3500 and the speed instantly declines. this is very frightening and could cause us to be rear ended by the car behind us.*ak | |||
| 04/01/2001 | 06/01/2000 | ||
| Problems going into reverse,and shifting up from 1st gear. *ak | |||
| 10/30/1998 | 3 | 01/01/1996 | |
| The reverse has gone out in this vehicle 3 times now it costs around $1700 each time fixed please tell me if there is something wrong in the transmission. *ak | |||
| 09/01/1997 | 1 | 09/01/1996 | |
| Transmission failed. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||
| 03/26/2005 | 199561 | 1 | |
| Recall 97v084000 was issued, however recall did not include diesel engines. while driving the vehicle began shifting hard and the transmission fluid connector broke on the cooler line. as a result, the transmission fluid leaked onto the exhaust. *ak *sc *jb | |||
| The transmission cooling line runnig from transmission to the radiator rusted through and was leaking on the underside of the truck, covering the whole bottom rear end with transmission fluid. this could have caused a fire if enough of fluid had spilled onto the exhaust system. the dealer has been contacted and repaired the vehicle. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| 30 | |||
| When the key turns off engine most of the time you can`t get the key out because the gear shifter does not go all the way into it`s slot ,and even after it does finally go into the slot (after working with it) the steering wheel does`nt lock !*ak | |||
| 10/01/1998 | |||
| Transmission gear shift fell off while driving in parking lot, 5 mph, dry pavement. dealer contacted , and was not aware of the problem. consumer repaired the vehicle. will notify dealer of a reoccurrence. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - PEDAL/LINKAGE | |||
| 11/15/2001 | |||
| Clutch went out while driving. hard part replaced, problem reoccurred.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||
| 03/23/1993 | 1 | 10/01/1995 | |
| While driving and attempting to slow down, waiting for traffic light to clear so that vehicle could turn left. light turne dyellow so driver accelerated to make the turn. upon acceleration, vehicle clunked and it came to a skidding halt due to rong and pinion gear breakage. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 04/01/2001 | 1 | 07/01/1995 | |
| The transmission failed and was replaced. *yh | |||