102 of the 852 complaints about the 1995 Dodge RAM are about the transmission — 12% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 99,868 miles.
102
Complaints
5
Crashes
4
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS - NOT SAFE WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC! 1995 DODGE RAM PICKUP. *AK THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL PUMP AS WELL.
NHTSA complaint #10108271 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
WHILE PARKED ON A INCLINE, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED A MINOR VEHICLE COLLISION.
NHTSA complaint #10087778 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE GEAR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING.
NHTSA complaint #10055410 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES AS STATED IN RECALL 97 V 084 000. THE VEHICLES VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10015515 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE CLUTCH IS ENGAGED, HARD TO START, THE BRACKET UNDER DASH WAS FRACTURED-IF THIS BREAKS, THE CLUTCH AND BRAKES COULD LOOSE CONTROL, FATIGUE AND STRESS CRACK ARE VISIBLE, FIREWALL FLEXES WHEN USING THE CLUTCH/LACKS SUPPORT, AND POOR QUALITY OF SUPPORT BRACKET. SCC
NHTSA complaint #10003844 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY DID NOT HOLD, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE COASTED THROUGH A RED LIGHT THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION, THIS WAS CAUSED BY A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE, WHICH WAS THE RESULT OF THE WAY THE BRAKE LINE WAS ASSEMBLED.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THE 4X4 DID NOT WORK, THE TIRE BLEW OUT, THERE WAS A WATER LEAK AND THE CARPET HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE, THE REAR WINDOW WAS REPLACED, THE REAR BRAKES NEVER WORKED, THE RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE, THE HOOD LIGHT FLICKERED WHILE DRIVING, AND ALSO VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #8016217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED OUT. TRANSMISSION BLEWOUT WHICH WAS CAUSED BY PRESSURE CLIP ON LINE BLOWING OFF, ALL THE FUEL RAN OUT.*ALSO, THERE WERE 5 RECALLS, DEALER ONLY FIXED ONE, HOOD LATCH. AK
NHTSA complaint #8014434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THE NAME ON THIS REPORT IS [XXX] NOT [XXX] SORRY I DIDN'T WANT TO ERASE EVERYTHING BY GOING BACK. REAREND PINION PIN BROKE INTO 3 PIECES AND AXLE WAS ON THE WAY OUT AS I STOPPED.VERY DANGEROUS I COULD OF BEEN KILLED IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DOING 70-80 MPH AND THE AXLES FELL OUT .I THINK THE PINION PIN IS FAULTY OR SOME OTHER COMPONENTS ARE AT FAULT.THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED AND ONLY 52000 ORIGINAL MILES AND OWNER.NO WARRANTY ON IT. DO YOU KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE 4X4 RAM 1500 WITH 3:55 RATIO CHRYSLER 9.25 REAREND.THERE SHOULD BE IF THERE ISN'T! ALSO MOST JUNK YARDS DON'T HAVE ONE AND IF THEY DO ITS USUALLY SHOT WHEN YOU PULL THE COVER OFF THE UNIT TO INSPECT IT.AND THEY WANT 700.00 -900.00 FOR IT USED. I THINK THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY FOR REPLACING THIS BAD POOR DANGEROUS FAULTY PART WITH A NEW ONE.OR REBUILT WITH NON CHRYSLER COMPONENTS? VIN # [XXX]*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #758726 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION FAILED. HAD TO REPLACE IT WITH A SIX SPEED TRANSMISSION. DEALER CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #8004557 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 20MPH, AND SHIFTING GEARS IT WOULD STICK IN FIRST GEAR. THIS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP AND NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. TRANSMISSION HAS BEE REPLACED 3 TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE ADD VIN.
NHTSA complaint #8002296 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
DRIVING ALONG WHEN STARTED HEARING NOISE FROM DIFFERENTIAL. CHECKED FLUID, IT WAS FILL. WENT ANOTHER TWO MILES AND PINION NUT FELL OFF OF PINION GEAR ALLOWING PINION GEAR TO GO INSIDE OF DIFFERENTIAL, CAUSING REAR TO LOCK UP,BREAKING TEETH ON RING GEAR. ALSO HEARD OF SAME THING HAPPENING TO 6 OTHER DODGE PICK UP TRUGKS.
NHTSA complaint #754392 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. CONSUMER HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT, BUT DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION WAS STILL SLIPPING UNTIL IT FINALLY WENT OUT. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE ADD FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #896523 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
AFTER ELEC. INGNITION HARNESS REPLACED UNDER RECALL VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL RELATED FALIURES. HEADLIGHT SWITCH MELTED IN DASH 2X'S CAUSING SMOKE AND OR FIRE CONDITION. A/C FAILURE, NO POWER TO COMPRESSOR. BUCKING, MISSING, HESITATION AT IDLE AND ALL SPEEDS. BUCK, MISS, HESISTATION CAN NOT BE DIAGNOISED BY NUMEROUS DEALERS OR PRIVATE MECHANICS. HAVE SPENT OVER 1700.00 REPLACING PARTS (PCM, EGR SELONOID, EGR GASKET, TPS SENSOR, IAT MOTOR, O2 SENSOR, FUEL PUMP, FUEL REGULATOR) TO REMEDY PROBLEM. SO FAR NO HELP. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
NHTSA complaint #746312 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 AND WHEN ENGINE STARTED SMOKING CONSUMER DROVE OFF ROAD. THEN, FOUND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION OIL WAS ALL OVER ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON THE PLASTIC TRANSMISSION LINES. *AK THE TRANSMISSION FAILED PRMATURELY, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK.
NHTSA complaint #887130 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION COLLING LINE IS LEAKING FROM HEAT EXCHANGE UNIT ONTO EXHAUST UNIT. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL 97V084000 DUE TO VIN. *AK THE LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS DIESEL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #885174 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING IN LATE EVENING AND WHEN TURNING ON HEADLIGHTS, TAILIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ON. THOSE LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER WIGGLING HEADLIGHT SWITCH. BUT, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM DASHBOARD. CONNECTOR TO HARNESS HAD MELTED. RECALL 97V084000/ TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ON DODGE, RAM LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS FITS THE SAME DESCRIPTION AS CONSUMER'S PROBLEM.*AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #885037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SO SEVERE, UNABLE TO REBUILD, AT ONLY 51,000 + MILES.
NHTSA complaint #738836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DRIVESHAFT SEPARATION DUE TO A CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT YOKE, EXTENSIVE TRANSMISSION DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE REAR SECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION CASE, ALSO THE U-JOINT CAPS WERE EXPELLED FROM THE YOKE, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED DUE TO THE CRACK. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #783580 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO RATTLE, WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, DRIVESHAFT BROKE IN HALF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED A BODYSHOP FOR REPAIRS. DEALERSHIP HAS AGREED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #872672 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PREMATURE TRANMISSION FAILURE CAUSED BY DIRECT CLUTCH PACK DRUM MACHINING DEFECT RESULTING IN OUTER LIP SEAL FAILURE. THIS WILL CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO LOOSE 3RD GEAR. CHRYSLER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS COMMON PROBLEM THAT OCURS WITH THIS TRANSMISSIONS. THE AFTERMARKET TRANSMISSION REBUILD KIT COMPANIES HAVE ALL INTORDUCED IMPROVED(LARGER THICKER STRONGER) DIRECT CLUTCHDRUM OUTER LIP SEALS TO HELP ADDRESS A PROBLEM CHRYSLER SAYS DOES NOT EXIST.
NHTSA complaint #730433 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PREMATURE TRANMISSION FAILURE CAUSED BY DIRECT CLUTCH PACK DRUM MACHINING DEFECT RESULTING IN OUTER LIP SEAL FAILURE. THIS WILL CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO LOOSE 3RD GEAR. CHRYSLER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS COMMON PROBLEM THAT OCURS WITH THIS TRANSMISSIONS. THE AFTERMARKET TRANSMISSION REBUILD KIT COMPANIES HAVE ALL INTORDUCED IMPROVED(LARGER THICKER STRONGER) DIRECT CLUTCHDRUM OUTER LIP SEALS TO HELP ADDRESS A PROBLEM CHRYSLER SAYS DOES NOT EXIST.
NHTSA complaint #730433 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
HEADLAMP SWITCH OVERHEATS AND COULD LOSE LIGHTS. HAS TO WAIT 15 MINUTES BEFORE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. TOOK TO DEALER. HE HAS PUT ON 3 HEADLAMP SWITCHES. CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER GOES OUT WHEN VERY HOT.
NHTSA complaint #869585 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT 40 MPH AND REAR END LOCK UP BROKE DRIVESHAFT FROM REAR END MILEAGE AT TIME OF FAILURE WAS 146,000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #726837 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
RECALL 97V084OOO/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. LESS THEN TWO YEARS AFTER RECALL REPAIRS, PROBLEM WAS REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #868070 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
95V056OOO/HOOD ASSEMBLY:LATCHES; 97V084000/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE; 97V199 000/FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE, AND 00V135000/IGNITION SWTICH WIRING. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES SINCE MAR 1995, AND STILL WAS UNABLE TO GET DEALER TO HONOR THE RECALLS BECAUSE OF NO PARTS BEING AVAILABLE. DEALER WOULD CALL AND TELL CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR A PART THAT WAS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, WHEN CONSUMER ARRIVED THE PART WAS ALREADY GIVEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. ASKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #865365 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
97V068000/BRAKES: VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OR MORE OCCASIONS, AND CONDITION STILL IS UNRESOLVED. TRANSMISSION TROUBLE HAS ALSO OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
NHTSA complaint #864805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
PLASTIC CLIP THAT HOLDS TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE HAS WORKED ITS WAY LOOSE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO SPRAY ONTO TURBO CHARGER, ALMOST RESULTING IN A FIRE. CHRYSLER DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE LINES FOR VEHICLES UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT OWNER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *AK
NHTSA complaint #861387 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
RECALL 97V084000/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. DEALER NEVER PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS, BUT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED.
NHTSA complaint #861151 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION LINES WERE SPRAYING TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT, ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #859029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LINES WERE SPRAYING TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT, ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #859029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.