Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 05/12/2011 | 130000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1995 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated while traveling 30 mph and applying the brakes, there was an extreme increase in stopping distance and time. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the coil spring tower needed to be replaced but the part was on back order and the vehicle could not be repaired at that time. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that the part was not available and was no longer being manufactured. the failure mileage was 130,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 03/12/2001 | 2 | 06/01/1995 | |
| Transmission has always had problems. rebuilt once 1 year before total failure. dodge dealer admits that it should not have happened, but when they contacted dodge corp, they would not reimburse for any part of the cost. transmissions do not completely fail that early, especially since it had been serviced 11 months before failure. this transmission is obviously defective and in going into other web sights ( lemon-aid) we find we are not the only ones this happened to. something needs to be done to make dodge admit there's a problem, and reimburse us and others who had to pay $4000.00 to replace a transmission at such an early stage.*ak | |||
| 07/18/2000 | 100 | 05/01/1995 | |
| Sound pad to close to the exaust pipe header on 5.9 cum. diesel engine. brakes are very bad if you have to stop quick. frount wheels lock up in normal braking on wet road and in hard stops with a load or trailer rear brakes are worthless. trans mission lines rub together wearing holes in the in the lines | |||
| 09/01/1999 | 1 | 10/27/1994 | |
| Vehicle is not shifting gears and the reverse gear is inoperative. yh | |||
| 5 | 11/01/1995 | ||
| (1) transmission pan or filler base leaks fluid; dealer repaired 4 times - still leaks. (2) sun visor swivel becomes loose. visor swings freely during turns. dealer replaced once, new one developed same problem. (3) transmission occasionally switches out of overdrive (including illumination of o/d off lamp), usually at freeway speeds. | |||
| 02/25/1997 | 3 | 10/08/1994 | |
| Automatic transmission over drive has not worked properly since purchase. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||
| 01/19/2004 | 160000 | 1 | |
| The transmission lines broke due to the vibration of the vehicle causing fluid to leak. please provide further details. *jb | |||
| 07/07/2003 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states that dodge ram had her stranded in the mountains for 3 days, before being rescued the plastic reainier in the transmission cooler pressure line quick connect fitting hose melted and sprayed fluid all over engine . the engine began to smoke and she thought it was going to catch on fire. she called the manufacturer for help but because it was not a recall she would not receive any help in getting it repaired.*ak | |||
| 09/01/2002 | 8 | ||
| Defect with the automatic cooler lines. when engine gets warm transmission fluid leaks onto exhaust manifold. consumer stated incident has occured 8 times. *mr | |||
| While driving transmission fluid poured out of vehicle onto the road, and caused vehicle to smoke. this was due to the retaining clip coming loose. dealer has seen. *ak | |||
| 10/23/2000 | 1 | ||
| Transmission lines are leaking because of defective fittings. dodge is aware of problem because of recall campaign # 97v084000. but, recall only concerns gas engines and not diesel. *ak the transmission lines are rusting due to inferior quality of original parts. *yh | |||
| 09/01/1999 | 1 | 02/01/1997 | |
| My automatic transmission cooling line on the pressure side has sprung a major leak. it would appear to be the same as and be covered by your campaign number 97v084000. chrysler tells me that my truck is not affected. if not, i don't understand why. is there any way to obtain an official list of the vehicles affected?*ak | |||
| 12/25/1999 | 1 | 03/01/1995 | |
| Tramission cooler lines failed at plastic quick disconnect, throwing transmission fluid out. could not be replaced, because no parts were available. dealership had to install new designed lines, costing owner $872.72. *ak | |||
| The fittings that connect into the transmission oil cooling lines are plastic, the oil overheated while driving, causing the fittings to bust, and resulting in transmission fluid leaking all over the exhaust system. dealer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| 06/06/1997 | 4 | ||
| The quick connect on the transmission cooling has melted 4 times. the manufacture/dealer were notify about the problem. dealer not able to correct free of charge. recall on the gasoline engine, but not for diesel engines. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - COLUMN SHIFT | |||
| 12/19/1999 | 1 | 03/01/1995 | |
| My background and training is in metallurgical & materials engineering. upon repair of the transfer case the service technician discovered the failure was from the mainshaft retaining ring which failed. i inspected this retaining ring and noted the failure as a fatigue failure which cracked through 80% of the component material before final fracture. this snap ring was defective since installation in the vehicle at orginal manufacturing. fortunately, i noticed sounds eminating from the transfer case before catastrophic failure occured which may result in personal injury of occupants or other drivers on the road. please file this report and contact me for any additional information. sincerely, eric fremd b.sc. metallurgical & materials engineering california polytechnic state university san luis obispo california. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 1 | |||
| Transmission and the front axle housing failed. *yh | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||
| 07/12/2000 | 1 | ||
| Dealer performed tsb 21-10-98, 5th gear came apart due to the self locking nut on the shaft came off. *slc | |||
| 12/19/1999 | 1 | 03/01/1995 | |
| My background and training is in metallurgical & materials engineering. upon repair of the transfer case the service technician discovered the failure was from the mainshaft retaining ring which failed. i inspected this retaining ring and noted the failure as a fatigue failure which cracked through 80% of the component material before final fracture. this snap ring was defective since installation in the vehicle at orginal manufacturing. fortunately, i noticed sounds eminating from the transfer case before catastrophic failure occured which may result in personal injury of occupants or other drivers on the road. please file this report and contact me for any additional information. sincerely, eric fremd b.sc. metallurgical & materials engineering california polytechnic state university san luis obispo california. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - UNIVERSAL JOINT | |||
| 1 | |||
| The u-joint failed. *yh | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 03/01/2003 | |||
| While driving vehicle popped out of gear and consumer was not able to place back into gear. the dealer indicated that a nut in the manual transmission overdrive came loose knocking the vehicle out of gear. *nlm | |||
| 1 | |||
| Transmission and the front axle housing failed. *yh | |||
| 09/14/2001 | 1 | ||
| While driving 65-70 mph vehicle started to slow down, consumer had to shift to 4th gear. then, noticed 5th gear had gone out. dealer said this was a known problem, it was a defective nut that dealer replaced to resolve problem.*ak *yh | |||
| 1 | |||
| Transmission failed. *slc | |||