POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND NOW THE OVERDRIVE IS OUT.
NHTSA complaint #10348898 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Dodge Dodge Truck transmission problems
53 of the 454 complaints filed about the Dodge Dodge Truck are about the transmission — 12% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1994.
53
Complaints
12%
Share of all complaints
1
Crashes
3
Fires
Transmission & Drivetrain complaints by model year
1980 Dodge Truck
1
1.9%
1990 Dodge Truck
3
5.7%
1991 Dodge Truck
2
3.8%
1992 Dodge Truck
2
3.8%
1993 Dodge Truck
1
1.9%
1994 Dodge Truck
9
17.0%
1996 Dodge Truck
5
9.4%
1997 Dodge Truck
3
5.7%
What owners said
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE MY STEP DAD WAS DRIVING MY DODGE DURANGO UP A HILL, THE ENGINE REVVED UP, LOST POWER, AND QUIT. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. AFTER BLOGGING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THERE APPEARS TO BE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS FAILING AT ALL MILEAGE LEVELS.
NHTSA complaint #10298396 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
MY 2002 DODGE DURANGO R/T 5.9L STARTED OVER HEATING. REPLACED RADIATOR AND THERMOSTAT. THE VEHICE STILL RAN HOT AND STARTED OVERHEATING AGAIN. SHOP SAID IT WAS CLUTCH FAN AND COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSEOR. REPLACED ALL THAT AND VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING A WEEK LATER. THE DEALER SAID I HAD TO REPALCE THE COOLING FAN. DID THAT TOO, AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED 5 MINUTES OFF THEIR LOT. BROUGHT IT BACK AND THEY SAID I NEEDED HEAD GASKET AND NEW HEADS. THEN RIGHT BEFORE THEY FINISHED THE WORK THEY SAID THE BLOCK WAS CRACKED NEAR 2 CYLINDERS AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. !@#$%!
NHTSA complaint #10204200 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN AUG OF 2004 I PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE DURANGO SLT FROM PIEDMONT CHRYSLER DODGE HERE IN ANDERSON SC. THIS VEHICLE NOW HAS 45000 MILES ON IT. AFTER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, I TOOK IT TO A AAMCO, AS THIS WAS THE CLOSEST TO WHERE I WAS LOCATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKED IN 2ND GEAR. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON IT AND TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT AS THEY THOUGHT THE 3RD GEAR WAS OUT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2005 AND MADE AN APED TO BRING THE CAR TO THEM ON MONDAY 14TH. THE SERVICE MANAGER JIM CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD LOOKED AND DROVE MY VEHICLE AND I DID HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION (IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ) AND THEY WERE GOING TO ASK DAIMLERCHRYSLER TO ASSIST WITH THE COSTS DUE TO THE LOW MILES ON THE VEHICLE BUT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE IT THEY HAD TO "DROP THE PAN" WHICH WOULD COST ME $85. THIS MORNING, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15TH JIM CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THEY DROPPED THE PAN AND HAD FOUND THAT BOLTS IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD COME LOOSE AND HAD ACTUALLY FELL INTO THE CLUTCHES. THIS IS A $2800 REPAIR! I THEN ASK THEM IF THERE WAS ANY WAY THAT THIS COULD HAVE DUE TO MY FAULT? HE SAID ABSOLUTELY NOT THAT THIS WAS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE. HE ADVISED ME TO CALL DAIMLERCHRYSLER AND ASK THEM FOR ASSISTANCE WHICH I DID. I EVEN CONFERENCED HIM IN SO HE COULD TELL THEM THE "TECHNICAL" ISSUES INVOLVED. BOB CLARK WAS THE REP WE TALKED TO AND HE WAS VERY RUDE EVEN TO THE POINT TO TELL ME THAT DUE TO THE MILEAGE BEING OVER 36000 MILES AND THAT I WAS THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE THAT I SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT! I THEN ASK TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE WITH HIGHER AUTHORITY AS JIM AND I WERE SHOCKED TO HIS RUDENESS AND INABILITY TO HELP US. I THEN ASKED FOR HIS CORPORATE OFFICE WHICH HE REFUSED TO GIVE ME. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON DAIMLERCHRYSLER, IN FACT WHILE DOING THIS RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEM.
NHTSA complaint #10142803 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON MARCH 8,2002 A SHORT TIME AFTER TAKING DELIVERY OF USED 1998 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE VIN # G WITH ONLY 41,950 MILES. IN FEBRUARY ,2002 THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD PRONOUNCED TAPPING SOUND. AFTER I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER PLAZA MOTORS OF BROOKLYN INC.(AKA) PLAZA DODGE LTD. AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACE. AND THE DEALER ABOVE INSTALLED A USED ENGINE FROM VIN#R WITH 58,310 MILES AND LESS THEN 12 MONTHS THE SECOND ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAIL. THEN THE TRANSMISSION. BASE ON THE INFORMATION ABOVE AND THE REPORTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE THESE DEFECTS AS A REAL TIME SAFETY PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10139217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
LOADED VEHICLE WITH 1440LB SAND. UPON DRIVING HIGHWAY (NEVER EXCEED 55MPH) WITHIN 20 MIN VEHICLE SMOKED HEAVILY FROM ENGINE BAY. DISCOVERED THAT VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING PUMP HAS AN OVERFLOW VALVE LINE THAT SEEMS TO HAVE A PRESSURE VALVE AT THE END OF IT. THIS HOSE IS CONNECTED TO THE WIRING HARNESS NEAR THE BATTERY, AND POINTS VERTICALLY AT THE HOOD, JUST OVER THE VALVE COVER ASSEMBLY. POWER STEERING FLUID POURED OVER THE ENGINE, COMBUSTING ON THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY, BUT NOT FLAMING UP. MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT THIS VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING UNIT IS SOMEHOW TIED TO A "LOAD LEVELER?" THAT IS FACTORY INSTALLED. DUE TO THE LOAD WEIGHT IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, THIS CAUSED THE POWER STEERING FLUID TO OVERHEAT AND EXPAND, CAUSING THE EJECTION OF FLUID. ANOTHER ANSWER IS THAT THIS IS SOMEHOW A TRANSMISSION FLUID OVERFLOW, AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SIMPLY OVERHEATED. UNFORTUNATELY, WITH THE POSITION OF THE OVERFLOW RELEASE HOSE AND VALVE, THIS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF SEVERAL HOSES AND A WIRE KIT DUE TO THE DAMAGE. MY QUESTION IS WHY WOULD THIS FLUID BE EJECTED ABOVE THE ENGINE---THIS FLUID IS DEFINITELY PETROLEUM BASED, AND FLAMMABLE. HAD I CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD FURTHER, I CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE HAD FLAME. PLEASE NOTE, THE WEIGHT RATING FOR THIS TRUCK IS 1800LB, I AM 265, AND THE TRUCK WAS EMPTY, EXCEPT FOR THE 1440LB OF SAND. I WAS APPROACHING THE RATING, BUT NOT NEARLY OVERLOADING THE TRUCK.
NHTSA complaint #10135211 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DEVELOPES SHIFT PROBLEM. THIS IS COMMON TO ALL DIESEL DODGE PICKUPS, OR AT LEAST ALL I HAVE HEARD OF.
NHTSA complaint #10125661 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND ENGINE BEGINS TO SHAKE. LEKAING TRANSMISSION FLUID, OIL. POWER STEERING PUMP BROKEN. CAR STALLS AT TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS AND HARD TO MANUVER.
NHTSA complaint #10114207 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
VERY ANNOYING RATTLE IN THE LEFT FRONT END OF MY RAM 1500 4X4 TRUCK EACH TIME I COME ACROSS A BUMP IN THE ROAD.
NHTSA complaint #10110273 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT AROUND 60K MILES, I WAS EXPERIENCING A SHIFTING LATENCY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND OCCASIONAL POWER LOSS WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE OR GO IN REVERSE. TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL AAMCO WHERE THEY SAID THAT I HAD HIGH LEVELS OF METAL SHAVINGS IN THE FLUID, AND THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. COST WAS $2800 NOT INCLUDING THE WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED THROUGH THEM. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND (FROM THE DODGE FORUMS I FREQUENTLY VISIT) THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SECOND GENERATION RAM'S, AND ONE THAT CHRYSLER SEEMS TO IGNORE. PERHAPS THAT IS WHY THEY ONLY WARRANTED THESE TRUCKS FOR 3 YEARS/36000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10110045 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRUCK SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR WHEN STOP AND IS LEAFED RUNNING. 1) STOP TO GET SOME INFORMATION ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STORE, STOP THE TRUCK SHIFT THE TRUCK INTO PARK, OPEN THE DOOR GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK, CLOSE THE DOOR, AS I WAS WAKING TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE TUCK I WAS APPROXIMATELY 5? FEET AWAY FRONT THE DOOR THE CAR STARTED TO MOVE IN REVERSE. I QUICKLY CHASE THE TRUCK BACK OPEN THE DOOR JUMP INTO THE TRUCK (WHILE THE TRUCK WAS MOVING) APPLY THE BRAKES AND STOP THE TUCK. THE SHIFT INDICATOR IT SHOWED THAT HE TRUCK WAS IN PARK.
NHTSA complaint #10106443 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A HIGH PITCH SQUEAL AND HAD A DECREASE IN PERFORMANCE.I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT A FAULTY RETAINER CLIP IN THE DRIVE HOUSEING "PUMPKIN" BROKE.WITH THIS CLIP NOT IN PLACE AND "FLOATING AROUND IN THERE IT CAUSED METAL SHARDS TO WHICH IN TURN CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE IN THE REAR END. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY "04 WHICH IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY INSPECTED THEN. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS SEVERE GROOVING FOUND IN THE "PUMPKIN". NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS, MY TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING AT TEH DEALERS FOR 2 WEEKS. WHEN I CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER ,WHICH WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THESE THINGS DON'T JUST BREAK LIKE THAT , I WAS TOLD THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER WAS NOT GOING TO PAY FOR IT TO BE FIXED AND WAS HUNG UP ON. OTHER ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERED WITH THIS TRUCK ARE A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION,AIR INTAKE COUNTLESS THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS. I WAS TOLD THAT WHENI BOUGHT THIS TRUCK THAT I WAS BUYING A METICULOUSLY TAKEN CARE OF TRUCK.
NHTSA complaint #10093451 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
MY SON WAS DRIVING THE 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 ON THE 405 FREEWAY AT APPROX.70MPH WHEN THE RIGHT REAR AXLE BROKE. MY SON LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT SPUN AGAINST THE TRAFFIC. HE GAINED CONTROL, VEERED AGAINST THE RIGHT OUTSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE FREEWAY WITH HIS FRONT RIGHT TIRE AND WHILE DRAGGING THE RIGHT BACK TIRE, CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT. THE RIGHT BACK TIRE WAS DRAGGED FLAT ON THE FREEWAY FOR 400 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. HE WAS ONLY LUCKY NOT TO BE SERIOUSLY HURT OR DEAD.
NHTSA complaint #10086562 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
MY SON WAS DRIVING THE 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 ON THE 405 FREEWAY AT APPROX.70MPH WHEN THE RIGHT REAR AXLE BROKE. MY SON LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT SPUN AGAINST THE TRAFFIC. HE GAINED CONTROL, VEERED AGAINST THE RIGHT OUTSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE FREEWAY WITH HIS FRONT RIGHT TIRE AND WHILE DRAGGING THE RIGHT BACK TIRE, CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT. THE RIGHT BACK TIRE WAS DRAGGED FLAT ON THE FREEWAY FOR 400 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. HE WAS ONLY LUCKY NOT TO BE SERIOUSLY HURT OR DEAD.
NHTSA complaint #10086562 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2002 Dodge Dodge Truck
Philadelphia, PA
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
FOIA REQUEST ALL DOCUMENTS RE FAILURE OF THE AXLE ASSEMBLY OF 2002 DODGE TRUCK, ALSO DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE HEAT TREATMENT OF THE CHRYSLER AXLE. NAR 08/01/2003. IN PUBLIC FILE.*MR *CB
NHTSA complaint #10031858 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSFER FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY, NOW 140,000 MILES THE CUMMINS ENGINE NEEDS ANOTHER PUMP, HAS LEFT ME STRANDED BESIDE THE ROAD TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ALSO 5TH GEAR HAD TO BE REPLACED, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS ANOTHER PROBLEM DODGE HAS WITH THE NV4500 TRANSMISSION.
NHTSA complaint #10047361 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
I AM A TOOL & PROCESS ENGINEER WORKING FOR DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION'S DETROIT AXLE PLANT, 6700 LYNCH ROAD, DETROIT, MI AND WISH TO ABSOLVE MYSELF OF ANY GUILTY KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE INCORRECT MANUFACTURE OF AXLE SHAFTS AND SUBSEQUENT DILATORY AND EVASIVE TACICS OF MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN HIDING THE ACTIONS. THE AXLES ARE IN THE FIELD AND THE FEATURES INVOLVED ARE A SAFETY ITEM ON THE BLUEPRINTS. ONE KNOWN FAILURE HAPPENED RECENTLY IN NEW JERSEY. THE SPLINED END OF THE AXLE SHAFT HAS NOT BEEN HEAT TREATED CORRECTLY. FIELD FAILURES SHOULD BE EXPECTED. SERIOUS INJURY INCLUDING DEATH POSSIBLE. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING IN MANUFACTURING PROCESS. IN A LIKE AND SIMILIAR CASE, ANOTHER SAFETY ITEM OCCURRING APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME FRAME (LAST FALL AND THROUGHOUT THIS WINTER) HAS ARISEN. THE FLANGE WHICH IS WELDED ON THE TUBE HAS FIELD FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURING FACILITY CHANGED ITS PROCESSING FROM A FLUX CORE WELDING PROCESS TO A GAS-ASSISTED PROCESS. PRODUCT WAS MADE INCORRECTLY, SHIPPED TO ASSEMBLY PLANTS, AND DELIVERED TO DEALERSHIPS WITHOUT A SYSTEM INSPECT OR PURGE. THIS IS ANOTHER SAFETY FEATURE ON THE BLUEPRINT. AGAIN, SUCH FILED FAILURE OF THIS ITEM MAED TO SERIOUS INJURY AND DEATH. NO ACTION FROM MANUFACTURER FOR PUBILC INJURY PREVENTION OR MANUFACTURING PROCESSING REMEDY OCCURRING. THREAT OF RETAILATORY ACTIONS FOR REPORTING THIS INFORMATION TO THE NHTSA IS HIGHKY LIKELY. I HAVE NO INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING IN ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES WHICH MAY HARM THE PUBLIC AND FEEL I HAVE THE LEGAL OBLIGATION TO DIVULGE ANY SUCH ACTIVITIES TO THE PROPER AUTHORITIES. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER DOCUMENTATION.
NHTSA complaint #10007842 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1994 Dodge Dodge Truck
Herdon, VA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LINES RUPTURED, IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK, RENDERING THE VEHICLE TO BE INOPERATIVE, CONSUMER LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT WAS INFORMED BY MANUFACTURED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO HIS VIN.
NHTSA complaint #563619 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1999 Dodge Dodge Truck
Erie, PA
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION STARTED PULSATING AND JERKING TO A SMALL EXTENT. ACT LIKE SPARK PLUG WIRE OFF, OR EXCESSIVE TAR STRIPS ON THE ROAD.
NHTSA complaint #9005663 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1997 Dodge Dodge Truck
Gallup, NM
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 36000 MILES. WATER PUMP SEAL FAILED AT 47000 DUE TO PITTING AND CORROSION OF ALUMINUM HOUSING. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT AND NORMALLY OCCURS AFTER EXTENDED DRIVING - TRANSMISSION "CLUNKS" WHEN DOWNSHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 1ST GEAR. HAS HESTITATED WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN COMMON AND INCREASING - UNEXPECTED WINDSHIELD WIPER ACTIVATION, UNEXPECTED ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK AND CAR ALARM ACTIVATION, MOST RECENTLY IGNITION FAILURE DURING INITIAL ATTEMPTS TO START IN THE MORNING.
NHTSA complaint #758057 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.