2001 Dodge RAM transmission problems

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V555000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE PRIOR TO THE REPAIR AND THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

NHTSA complaint #10261728 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SEAT MOVED. THE DEALER DETERMINED A BOLT FRACTURED AND THE TRACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #10175450 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THE BODY SEPARATED FROM THE CHASSIS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT.

NHTSA complaint #10101576 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THEY REPAIRED IT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD CLANKING NOISE AND THE RPMS SHOT UP FROM 2000 TO 7000 RPMS. CONSUMER ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER EVENTUALLY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TRANSMISSION ONLY HAD 1ST AND 2ND GEARS, AND HAD TO DRIVE IN SECOND GEAR ONLY. PR

NHTSA complaint #10089811 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

MY TRANSMISSION CONSISITENTLY ACTED UP FROM ABOUT 15,000 MILE TO THE PRESENT. AT 38,000 MILES AFTER NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP THE TRANNY FINALLY STOPPED COMPLETELY. NOW 11 MONTHS AND 20,000 MILES LATER IT IS GOING OUT AGAIN AND CHRYLSLER SAYS THEY WILL ONLY PAY FOR PART OF IT THIS TIME LEAVING ME WITH ABOUT 2,800 IN REPAIRS.

NHTSA complaint #10069060 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. WENT TO MY MECHANIC AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ELECTRONIC TESTING INDICATED TWO PROBLEMS: (1) TUNE UP WAS NEEDED; (2) SENSORS IN TRANSMISSION INDICATED PROBLEM. WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AT ANDERSON DODGE IN BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICHIGAN, I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE 7-YEAR/70,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE POWER TRAIN. I FOUND THIS OUT ONLY AFTER CONTACTING THE CHRYSLER (DODGE) WEB SITE THAT I HAD THE 7/70,000 WARRANTY. THIS WAS TO LATE AS I HAD ALREADY TAKEN THE TRUCK TO MULTISTATE TRANSMISSION IN WATERFORD, MICHIGAN (ON M-59)((HURON STREET)). THE DEALERSHIP ONLY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD A 3 YEAR/36 MONTH OR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY (BUMPER TO BUMPER) WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE, WHICHEVER CAME FIRST. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, WHEN TRYING TO CONTACT CHRYSLER (DODGE) ON THE COMPUTER, DID I FIND OUT THAT I ACTUALLY HAD THE 7/70000 WARRANTY. IT WAS TO LATE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP AS MULTISTATE TRANSMISSION ON M-59 (HURON STREET) IN WATERFORD, MICHIGAN ALREADY HAD THE TRUCK AND DROPPED THE TRANS FOR REPAIRS. RESULTS; REBUILD THE TRANS DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER AND SENSORS. PROBLEM WAS THAT THERE WAS A SEAL INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS DEFECTIVE ACCORDING TO MULTISTATE. I HAVE ALSO HAD CONVERSATIONS VIA THE INTERNET WITH CHRIS, SR. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AND HE WAS NOT VERY HELPFUL. HE EVEN ASKED FOR MY PHONE NUMBER(S) WHERE I COULD BE CONTACTED AND HE HAS NOT CONTACTED ME AS OF THIS WRITING. I CONTINUE TO TRY TO CONTACT HIM BUT HE FAILS TO RETURN AN ANSWER FOR THE MESSAGES THAT I HAVE SENT HIM. I HAVE THE COPIES OF ALL CONVERSATIONS VIA THE INTERNET AND CAN SEND TO YOU IF SO NEEDED. I EVEN HAD A UNION SECRETARY FRIEND OF MINE WHO STATED THAT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS WERE MEMBERS OF THE UNION, WHICH SHE IS A SECRETARY TO SEE IF SHE COULD HELP. SHE INFORMED ME THAT IF I HAD TAKEN THE TRUCK TO A CHRYSLER (DODGE) DEALERSHIP, THAT THEY WOULD HAVE POSSIBLY PAID FOR HALF OF THE REPAIRS.

NHTSA complaint #10069752 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

MY BOYFRIEND BOUGHT A 2001 DODGE RAM IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR. AFTER HAVING THE TRUCK ONLY FOUR MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETLY REPLACED. TWO DAYS AGO WE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE SHOCKS. HE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HIM ALL OF THE SHOCKS NEED REPLACING, AS WELL AS OTHER THINGS SUCH AS THE AXEL AND WHAT NOT. THIS IS ONLY SEVEN MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE THING. THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP ARE RUDE AND VERY UNHELPFUL. THEY HONESTLY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THE INCONVENIENCE THEY HAVE CAUSED US.

NHTSA complaint #10070404 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS STARTED IN SEPT. OF 2002 - UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT W/O REASON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON - O/D LIGHT COMES ON, TRANS DOWNSHIFTS AND STAYS THERE - CAN'T TAKE IT OFF UNLESS YOU PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD AND ACTUALLY SHUT OFF IGNITION AND RECYCLE IT. COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF TRANS IN LATE DEC. 2002 / JAN. 2003. END OF JAN. 2003 - MORE OF THE SAME. JUL 2003, BOTH FRONT UNIVERSALS WENT OUT WHILE VACATIONING IN CANADA. DEALER MOST ACCOMODATING IN SMITHS FALLS, ONTARIO - BUT STILL COST $300.00 PLUS. TRANS. PROBLEMS AGAIN (NOV. 2003) DEALER HAS IT FOR 3 DAYS SO FAR AND HAVE NO ANSWERS....WHAT TO DO???

NHTSA complaint #10071217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

ENGINE WARNING LIGHT KEPT ILLUMINATING. CONSUMER STATED ENGINE SLIPPED. DEALER DETERMINED THAT ENGINE HEADS AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #10057245 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, ENGINE FAILED, AND VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR 20 DAYS. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ASSIST IN REPAIRS.

NHTSA complaint #10048355 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

THE TRANSMISSION MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE AND THEN LOCKED UP.

NHTSA complaint #10007242 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION MAKES A "KNOCKING" NOISE, ESPECIALLY WHEN VEHICLE IS CHANGING GEARS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE 4X AND IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. TS

NHTSA complaint #8023685 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

I GOT 2 MONTH OUT OF THE REPLACEMENT PART BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN 550.00 EVERY 2 MONTH BECAUSE DODGE DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION (47RE).

NHTSA complaint #766609 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA.

NHTSA complaint #567123 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO TRANSMISSION SENSOR. CONSUMER WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A COLLISION.

NHTSA complaint #8017040 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

(FATHER ON BEHALF OF SON) CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE FOR HIS SON. THERE HAS BEEN A REOCCURING CONSTANT TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE LOCK UP. THERE HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTS TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM BUT TO NO AVAIL.

NHTSA complaint #566297 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

(FATHER ON BEHALF OF SON) CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE FOR HIS SON. THERE HAS BEEN A REOCCURING CONSTANT TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE LOCK UP. THERE HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTS TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM BUT TO NO AVAIL.

NHTSA complaint #566297 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

CONSUMER STATES THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED TWICE, CAUSING ENGINE TO CUT OFF WHEN DRIVING.

NHTSA complaint #565383 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER STATES CLUTCH SEIZED AND VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER REPLACED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND FLYWHEEL AND FOUND CLUTCH DISC BURNED OUT. CUSTOMER STATES THE TRANSMISSION CLUNKS WHEN SHIFTING. CUSTOMER STATES VEHICLE WILL BUCK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START IN 1ST GEAR. VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN DRIVING AND CUSTOMER HAS COMPLETELY LOST CLUTCH.*TT

NHTSA complaint #565957 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER CONTACTED.*AKDEALER REPALCED AIS MOTOR, RESET FUEL MEMORY IN PCM AND REPLACED MAP SENSORS. HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PRNDL IS LOOSE. DEALER ADJUSTED PRNDLE.

NHTSA complaint #8012507 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AT LOW SPEED AND WITH OUT WARNING GEAR WILL POP OUT OF SET GEAR AND VEHICLE WILL THEN STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. HOWEVER, MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #8011618 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR AND THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE. GEARS WERE ABLE TO SLIDE UP AND DOWN INTO ANY GEAR. DRIVER HAD TO GO INTO HOOD OF VEHICLE AND MANUALLY PUT VEHICLE INTO GEAR TO DRIVE HOME. DEALER HAS VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA complaint #8011406 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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

THE COLUMN SHIFTER HAS BROKEN DOWN A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES SINCE OCT 2001. IT HAS BEEN FIXED EACH TIME BY ANTWERPEN DODGE AT NO COST. WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR. ELLIOT ABASCAL OF ANTWERPEN DODGE AT 12420 AUTO DR., CLARKSVILLE, MD 21029, PHONE NUMBER 410 531 5701. THIS IS THE FIRST DODGE TRUCK THAT I OWNED AND IT'S BEEN A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT, CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT I PAID OVER $21,000.00 OF MY HARD EARNED MONEY AND HAVE TO REPEATEDLY TURN IT IN FOR SERVICE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IF I WERE TO ENGAGE THE STEERING COLUM AND IT MALFUNCTIONED, I MAY GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. SOMEBODY MAY BE HURT OR EVEN KILLED. DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY EXCEPT THAT I WILL NOT BUY A DODGE RAM AGAIN UNLESS THIS MATTER IS RESOLVED. WILL GO BACK TO BUYING CHEVY TRUCKS. I CAN BE REACHED AT 410 674 2667 OR 301 429 5514 (WORK). RESPECTFULLY, LTC DANIEL L. BLOOM, JR.

NHTSA complaint #762534 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

REAR AXLE IS LEAKING OIL. DEALER NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #8010690 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WHEN PULLING FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER OR GOING UP A HILL, TRANSMISSION TRIED TO FIND A GEAR OR KEEP SHIFTING BACK AND FORTH UNTIL A GEAR WAS FOUND. ALSO, ENGINE WILL OVER REV. CONTACTED DEALER WHO INDICATED TO SHIFT AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LIKE IT WAS A STANDARD. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE TRAILER IS ALWAYS PULLED WITH THE OVERDRIVE TURNED OFF AND THAT THE SHIFTING PROBLEM IS IN ANY GEAR WHEN THE RPMS DROP, BELOW 2000 RPMS. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #8009328 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WHEN TAKING OFF AND VEHICLE GOES INTO HIGH GEAR IT STARTS CHUGGING. WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE WILL DECELERATE. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN.

NHTSA complaint #8009212 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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

WHILE DRIVING 4 WHEEL DRIVE KEPT GOING INTO HIGH 4 AND THEN IT GOES BACK OUT. THEN, THEIR WAS A LOUD NOISE,AND A BURNING SMELL.

NHTSA complaint #8007509 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WITHOUT WARNING AND WHILE PLACING VEHICLE IN REVERSE, A LOUD GRINDING NOISE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *AK

NHTSA complaint #8006930 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.