1995 Dodge RAM 2500 transmission problems

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK IN CITY, NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING LATE, AND I ALSO NOTICED A SMELL OF BURNT FLUID. I GOT OUT AND NOTICED TRANNY FLUID LEAKING ALL OVER THE GROUND AND ON THE EXHAUST. I GOT UNDER THE TRUCK AND NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER LINE WAS LEAKING FLUID AT THE CONNECTOR, ON THE TRANNY SIDE. IT WAS SHOOTING FLUID ONTO THE EXHAUST AND LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. I CHECKED THE FLUID AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE TRANNY DIPSTICK TUBE AS WELL.

NHTSA complaint #10115933 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AFTER DRIVING 5 OR 10 MINUTES VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND HAD TAKEN IT TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE PROBLEMS OF THE VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD LITTLE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHILE DRIVING. ANTIFREEZE LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE FLOODED AND STALL. THE VEHICLE RAN ROUGH PRIOR TO REACHING 75 MPH. OCCASIONALLY THE SERPENTINE BELT RAN CROOKED ON THE PULLEY AND BROKE. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM LEAKED. THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT PROPERLY FITTED TO THE HOLDERS. THE TRANSMISSION LEAKED FLUID.

NHTSA complaint #10091721 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

THE TRANSMISSION LINES BROKE DUE TO THE VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #10055781 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

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.

NHTSA complaint #10026709 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

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

NHTSA complaint #10012294 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER LINE DISCONNECTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION SPEWING COOLANT ALL OVER ENGINE. TRANSMISSION ULITMATELY FAILED. INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED A FIRE. TS

NHTSA complaint #8022945 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

DEFECT WITH THE AUTOMATIC COOLER LINES. WHEN ENGINE GETS WARM TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CONSUMER STATED INCIDENT HAS OCCURED 8 TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #8019807 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

DEALER PERFORMED TSB 21-10-98, 5TH GEAR CAME APART DUE TO THE SELF LOCKING NUT ON THE SHAFT CAME OFF. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #562633 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT

THE U-JOINT FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #563483 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH THIS COMPLAINT IS THAT WITH THE CUMMINS DIESEL THER IS A LOT OF VIBRATION FROM THE ENGINE, THUS CAUSSING THE TRANSMISSION LINE TO VIBERATE, SO MUCH AS TO CAUSE THE BRASS FITTING ON THE PRESSURE SIDE TO BREAK THUS CAUSING THE FLUID TO ESCAPE FROM THE TRANS. THIS DOES NOT MAKE FOR LONG LIFE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANS. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN TOLD OF THIS PROBLEM ,AND HAS ADMITTED THIS BY CREATING AN UPGRADED PART WHICH HAS A PROVISSION BUILT IN THAT ALLOWS FLEXING , THEREFORE ELIMINATING VIBRATION, ( A SHORT PIECE OF FLEXIBLE HOSE) NO VIBRATION ,NO BROKEN FITTINGS, NO BROKEN FITTINGS, NO WORN OUT TRANSMISSION. YOU CANT RUN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS LOW ON OIL WITH-OUT SEVERE OUTCOMES. CHRYSLER DOES KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT IS WHY THEY HAVE DESIGNED THE NEW FLEXIBLE HOSE IN THE TRANSMISSION LINE , THERE NEEDS TO BE A RE-CALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM

NHTSA complaint #756154 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

TRANSMISSION AND THE FRONT AXLE HOUSING FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #563483 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION AND THE FRONT AXLE HOUSING FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #563483 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION AND THE FRONT AXLE HOUSING FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #563483 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

TRANSMISSION AND THE FRONT AXLE HOUSING FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #563483 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT

THE U-JOINT FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #563483 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

DEALER PERFORMED TSB 21-10-98, 5TH GEAR CAME APART DUE TO THE SELF LOCKING NUT ON THE SHAFT CAME OFF. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #562633 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

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

NHTSA complaint #897046 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH TRANSMISSION LINE BLEWOUT, DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION LINE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON 12 AUG 2001.

NHTSA complaint #894136 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

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.

NHTSA complaint #892887 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

GEARS IN REAR DIFFENTIAL WOULD MAKE HUMMING NOISES, LIKE GRINDING METAL. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PLACED VEHICLE ON HOIST AND LOCATED PROBLEM IN TRANSFER CASE. HAD BROKEN GEAR, BUT PARTS WERE REMOVED. INFORMED IT WAS CLEANED OUT PREVIOUSLY AND PARTS REMOVED.

NHTSA complaint #890146 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

GEARS IN REAR DIFFENTIAL WOULD MAKE HUMMING NOISES, LIKE GRINDING METAL. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PLACED VEHICLE ON HOIST AND LOCATED PROBLEM IN TRANSFER CASE. HAD BROKEN GEAR, BUT PARTS WERE REMOVED. INFORMED IT WAS CLEANED OUT PREVIOUSLY AND PARTS REMOVED.

NHTSA complaint #890146 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

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.

NHTSA complaint #745054 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

TWO TRANSMISSION STEEL LINES REPLACED, LINES RUBBED AGAINST EACH OTHER AND CAUSED A HOLE IN LINE AND LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. CJ

NHTSA complaint #559304 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO PAST THIRD GEAR UNTIL TRUCK HAS BEEN DRIVEN AT LEAST 10 MILES, HAPPENS DURING COLD MONTHS. CJ

NHTSA complaint #559304 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

OVERDRIVE SWITCH POPS OUT OCCASINALLY CAUSING SPEED TO GO FROM 60 TO 40 MPH. CJ

NHTSA complaint #559304 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

SECOND TRANSMISSION FOR CONSUMER TO REPLACE, 2 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED BY PREVIOUS OWNER. TRANSMISION SHOP SAID THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY TRANSMISSION. IT WOULD NOT LAST MORE THAN 12000 MILES. CONSUMER CONTACTED DODGE, WHO AFTER FIRST PHONE CALL "RED FLAGGED" CONSUMER AND SAID HIS CASE WAS CLOSED.

NHTSA complaint #878926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #784364 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

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.

NHTSA complaint #873995 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

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?

NHTSA complaint #711171 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.