Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 07/12/2009 | 155831 | ||
| Pulling loaded cargo trailer on a hot day in heavy traffic kin san antonio, tx. all a sudden truck started slowing down and smoke started coming out from under the truck. stopped and looked under and transmission fluid was coming out of transmission on to hot exhaust. the hot transmission fluid melted the plastic/nylon material at the fluid line of the transmission and caused fluid to spray all over the exhaust and under side of truck and onto the payment. transmission and lines had to be replaced. i was not aware of this recall as i had never been contacted. i wish i had, i would have saved about $4000.00!!!! | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 11/30/2006 | 110000 | 3 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated while placed in park with the engine idling, the vehicle went into reverse without warning. the vehicle was moving at about 5 mph. the sales/service dealer was notified but the contact was placed on hold and eventually the contact hung up. the manufacturer was not contacted. the problem occurred 3 times. there was no damage on the first incident, but an empty parked school bus was struck causing damage to the right front quarter panel, right door and the hood on the second occasion. on the third occasion, the vehicle struck the barn and feed trough, causing a broken headlight and a dented bumper. | |||
| 01/06/2002 | 72000 | 1 | 01/01/1996 |
| 1996 a518 dodge ram transmission went out. i have heard that they are awful transmissions and i believe that there needs to be a recall on the a518 transmission for 1996 dodge ram trucks!*jb | |||
| 01/24/2005 | 99800 | 02/29/1996 | |
| Vehicle transmission will not shift without taking foot off accelerator to lower rpm. dealer states internal seal failure and transmission needs rebuilding. *nm | |||
| 08/04/2002 | 1 | ||
| While pulling a trailer up hill, transmission connector melted, vehicle lost all fluids; some of the fluids sprayed on muffler and started smoking. *ak *scc | |||
| 03/04/2001 | 0 | ||
| While vehicle is in park, could move the pawl from park to drive, but vehicle will not move, and providing no power.*ak | |||
| 02/02/2001 | 1 | 05/01/1999 | |
| Transmission will not shift from 2nd to 3rd gear must let off of gas in order to shift. garage told me that 3rd gear is gone and must be replaced. other people w/ 96 dodge rams are also having this problem | |||
| 07/02/2000 | 3 | 08/01/1995 | |
| The problem is the same as nhtsa campaign id number: 97v084000. this has happened three times since the truck was new. each time there was a lot of smoke, but no fire. twice the truck was towed to a dealer and once it stayed together, but was leaking badly. chrysler corp. says this truck is not included in the recall as does the dealer where it has been repaired. twice the truck came to a stop where there was no shoulder to get off the roadway. any information i could get would help. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||
| 02/12/2006 | 190000 | 1 | 06/01/2004 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the plastic transmission cooler fittings melted causing all of the transmission fluid to leak out very quickly. there is a nhtsa recall, # 97v084000, regarding the power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines. the vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall; however it is not included in the recall due to the vin. | |||
| 08/06/2004 | 106000 | 1 | 06/14/1997 |
| Recall 97v084000 concerning transmission cooling line. while pulling a 5th wheel trailer up a incline at 30 mph vehicle stopped while in motion, and white smoke came from under the hood. vehicle was towed to a repair shop. dealer was notified. dealer informed consumer that this vehicle was not covered under that recall.*ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Transmission cooling lines failing at the connector when under hot temperatures | |||
| 01/04/2002 | 1 | 09/01/2097 | |
| I believe this is covered in your recall 97v084000 - transmission cooler line to transmission split and or fitting failed causing loss of all transmission fluid. facotry dealer vaguely referenced recall and i located it on your web site. i contacted daimler/chriysler recall center at 800-853-1403 and they took complaint reference # 9992910 and then told me that there was no such recall on item and your 97v084000 was a technical service bulletin. local dealer indicates this recall does not show on their database. some indication that it was over two years old. my insurance had $340 tow bill and i was out $278.43 in repairs. i noticed extreme amount of smoke from under vehicle and was able to stop before damaging transmission other than running out of fluid. i would like to know if there is a recall and what is going on here. thank you for your assistance.*ak | |||
| 10/28/2001 | 1 | 09/20/1995 | |
| While traveling up side of a mountain 25 to 30 mph and pulling a trailer, nylon bushing running from transmission to oil cooler melted, resulting in a loss of transmission fluid. dealership made repairs to vehicle at consumer's expense. dealership informed consumer vehicle was not affected by any recall. *ak the consumer stated that dealer said exhaust system caused extra heat, but the main heat source comes from the inside and not from the outside because of the transmission friction. *yh | |||
| 09/13/1994 | 1 | 11/01/1995 | |
| Transmission pressure line blew off. | |||
| 05/30/1997 | 2 | 08/11/1996 | |
| While pulling a trailer up amountain pass, pulled over to let traffic goe by, saw large cloud of white smoke, discovered that transmission fluid overheated and dumped on ground, rendering vehicle inoperative. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 02/27/2003 | |||
| The axle snapped while driving. *nlm | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||
| 08/27/1999 | 1 | 06/01/1997 | |
| I was parked next to a curb in a lot at work care was behind me. had to go over curb at 1-2mph heard bang tire blew out. drove across street, pulled into lot, got out, gas tank dragging ground and sloshed gas all over road. driveshaft had been turning against metal plate on side of tank-straps broke-had no warning of anything wrong-had to have truck towed-sloshed gas all over trailer-drivers' parting words pray for me. i called dodge told them i wasn't paying for a safety defect, and that i wasn't happy. they called dealer dealer took care of it no charge. very upsetting having gas tank fall off of what is supposed to be a heavy duty truck. appears only one strap holding tank up -no secondary supports. anybody else have this type of thing happened to them? i can't imagine being in a wreck if it is that fragile. *ak | |||
| 12/11/1997 | 07/25/1996 | ||
| Drive shaft/cruise control, and battery malfunctioned. the original tires on the vehicle wore out within 20 months after it was purchased. the keyless entry system does not always operate properly. owner indicated a 2-point beltrestraint system.however, the equipment listing a unibelt restraint system. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 01/23/2001 | 10/01/1996 | ||
| While driving on the highway the fifth gear in my transmission fell off the shaft. dodge has issued a service bulletin, sept.25,1998, but has not issued a recall. i wonder if that somehow this might cause an accident. the service bulletin number is 21-10-98 rev. a. *ak | |||
| 08/24/2001 | 1 | 02/01/1996 | |
| Driving down interstate in 5th gear when vehicle suddenly, without warning lost 5th gear.*ak | |||
| 01/01/2001 | 2 | ||
| Transmission began shifting at 50000 miles, at 70000 miles, vehicle would not go in reverse and would not shift into 3rd gear, dealer replaced transmission at 74000 miles. *slc | |||
| 06/01/1997 | 5 | 01/01/1996 | |
| Transmission was destroyed due to loss of fluid. nlm on one occasion, while pulling utility trailer, 2 tires delaminated. all 5 tires had to be replaced. on a second occasion, two tires delaminated on the 1996 jaco 28 foot 5th wheel trailer causing damage to the trailer. all five tires on the trailer were replaced. on a third occasion, right front tire (wrangler at lt245/75r16 m+s dot md11 btov 197 234r) delaminated on the truck. goodyear paid 50 percent prorate of four tires based on tread depth. however, consumer thought goodyear would pay 100 percent of the cost on the factory defect tire and consumer would pay for remaining three tires. consumer paid for the four new at/s wranglers. *tt *slc | |||
| POWER TRAIN - TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | |||
| 11/25/1997 | 2 | 07/31/1996 | |
| Transfer case has been rebuilt two times and owner has not used 4-wheel since purchasing the vehicle. | |||