1994 Dodge Ram Transmission Problems

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 97V084000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK THE TRUCK'S TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSED THE IT TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE COOLING LINE CONNECTION CAME APART FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSE ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10099874

Incident

Oct 20, 2003

Mileage

125,254 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 30000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD. CONSUMER STATED HE OWNED FOUR OF THE SAME VEHICLES, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

NHTSA ID

10083814

Incident

Jul 15, 2004

Mileage

30,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE SHIMMIED VIOLENTLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10083586

Incident

Jun 5, 2004

RECALL NO. 97V084000: CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLING UNIT LINE RETAINER WAS MISSING, CAUSING THE FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE AUTOMATIC COOLING UNIT LINE WAS LEAKING. A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS ISSUED, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10049958

Incident

Nov 25, 2003

Mileage

120,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE WAS LEAKING NEAR EXHAUST SYSTEM, CREATING SMOKE WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A QUICK - DISCONNECT FITTING, CONSISTING OF A CONNECTOR AND A RETAINING CLIP AT THE TRANS-COOLER UNIT. THE SEAL IN THE CONNECTOR CANNOT WITHSTAND HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS AND IS PRONE TO FAILURE. CONSUMER SEEKS REPLACEMENT OF CONNECTOR AND RETAINING CLIP ONLY. *JG

NHTSA ID

8007275

Incident

Apr 1, 2002

DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. NLM CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO BEING TOO SMALL FOR APPLICATION TO VEHICLE SIZE AND WEIGHT. *SLC

NHTSA ID

8004011

Incident

Feb 12, 2002

TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE LEAKED FLIUD. TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY DO NOT MAKE THAT SYSTEM ANY MORE, HOLD SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8002838

SECOND NEW TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 3000 MILES AND 13 MOUNTHS. *AK

NHTSA ID

750599

Incident

Jul 24, 2001

REPLACED TRANSMISSION TWICE, NOT HAPPY AT ALL. *AK

NHTSA ID

747140

Incident

Oct 1, 1998

VEHICLE HAS HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND REBUILT 6 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE IN SUMMER OF 1998. MECHANIC STATED IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

889649

Incident

Jun 1, 2001

WHEN CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE VEHICLE RATTLED AND LOST PRESSURE . THIS WA SECOND TIME THAT TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

878510

Incident

Jan 18, 2001

VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL FROM TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE . DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED.*AK

NHTSA ID

875692

RECALL 97 084 000/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE: TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE CONNECTOR OVERHEATS, CAUSING FLUID LEAKAGES WHICH COULD RESULT INTO A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. OWNER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

862466

Incident

Nov 15, 1999

TRANSMISSION LINE QUICK CONNECTOR LEAKED. YH

NHTSA ID

552281

TRANSMISSION PAN HAS METAL CHIP WHICH CAUSES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEAR INTO DRIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID

857243

Incident

Feb 11, 2000

THE TRANSMISSION FLUID EXCEEDED THE MELTING POINT OF THE MATERIAL USED IN THE CONNECTOR TO RETAIN THE FLUID LINE TO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH RESULTED ON FLUID LEAKAGE. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR CONSUMERS CONNECTOR UNDER RECALL 97V084 BECAUSE VEHICLE USES DIESEL FUEL INSTEAD OF GAS. NLM

NHTSA ID

550492

TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILED WHEN THIS HAPPENS THIS DESTROYS THE TRANSMISSION. IF VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THIS COULD CAUSE REAR END TO LOCK UP POTENTIALLY, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR COLLISION. *AK

NHTSA ID

716032

Incident

Nov 13, 1999

SMOKE WAS COMING FROM IGNITION SWITCH/ REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AND WIRING. ALSO TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTS OUT OF OVERDRIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID

852371

Incident

Oct 20, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

715145

Incident

Nov 13, 1999

HAD RECALL REPAIRS DONE FOR TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES UNDE R RECALL 97V084000. AFTERWARDS, TRANSMISSION CAUGHT ON FIRE TWICE. HAD THE PART REPLACED & TRANSMISSION REPLACED EACH TIME. THE SAME WOULD OCCUR. TRANSMISSION COOLER CONNECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FLUIDWAS NOT ABLE TO GET THROUGH OWNER HAS ALL BAD PARTS REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

847834

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, FLUID LEAKING FROM IT.

NHTSA ID

532751

TRANSMISSION/ OVERDRIVE 1ST AND 2ND GEAR BURN OUT, CAUSING A SLIP IN GEARS. *AK

NHTSA ID

708802

Incident

Jun 1, 1999

POWER STEERING PUMP STARTED LEAKING. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WOULD LEAK AROUND THE BONDING SEAL AREA WHEN ITS RAINED HARD, AND TRANSMISSION MADE A LOT OF NOISE & WOULD SLIP. *AK

NHTSA ID

842124

Incident

Apr 17, 1999

METAL ON METAL SCRAPING SOUND WHEN COLD. AFTER WARM UP NOISE IS REDUCED TO A LOUD WINE. DEALER INDICATES BRASS FILINGS ARE PRESENT IN PAN AND FILTER OF TRANSMISSION. *AK

NHTSA ID

703564

Incident

Feb 16, 1999

TRANSMISSION AUTOMATIC COOLING UNIT AND LINES FAILED, NO NOTICE OF RECALL.

NHTSA ID

543715

Incident

Jan 11, 1999