1995 Dodge Ram Transmission Problems

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS - NOT SAFE WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC! 1995 DODGE RAM PICKUP. *AK THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL PUMP AS WELL. *SC

NHTSA ID

10108271

Incident

Mar 28, 2004

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE GEAR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

NHTSA ID

10055410

Incident

Dec 26, 2003

Mileage

113,737 mi

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 ID

10015515

Incident

Apr 7, 2003

Mileage

86,000 mi

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 ID

10003844

Incident

Jun 8, 2000

Mileage

132,650 mi

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.*JB

NHTSA ID

8016217

Incident

Aug 13, 2002

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 ID

8014434

Incident

Jun 22, 2002

THE 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION FAILED. HAD TO REPLACE IT WITH A SIX SPEED TRANSMISSION. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

8004557

Incident

Feb 25, 2002

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. *AK

NHTSA ID

8002296

Incident

Jan 16, 2002

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.*AK

NHTSA ID

896523

Incident

Oct 10, 2000

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 ID

746312

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. *YH

NHTSA ID

887130

Incident

Feb 1, 2001

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. *YH

NHTSA ID

885174

Incident

Mar 31, 2001

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 ID

885037

Incident

Apr 1, 2001

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SO SEVERE, UNABLE TO REBUILD, AT ONLY 51,000 + MILES. *AK

NHTSA ID

738836

Incident

Dec 29, 2000

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. *AK

NHTSA ID

730433

Incident

Aug 3, 2000

RECALL 97V084OOO/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. LESS THEN TWO YEARS AFTER RECALL REPAIRS, PROBLEM WAS REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

868070

Incident

Jun 3, 2000

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. *AK

NHTSA ID

865365

Incident

Mar 30, 1995

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 *ML

NHTSA ID

864805

Incident

Dec 15, 1994

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 *ML

NHTSA ID

861387

Incident

Jul 6, 1998

RECALL 97V084000/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. DEALER NEVER PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS, BUT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. *AK

NHTSA ID

861151

Incident

Apr 17, 2000

TRANSMISSION LINES WERE SPRAYING TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT, ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

859029

Incident

Mar 22, 1998

WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF PARK TO DRIVE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

858362

WHEN VEHICLE IS ON AN INCLINE AND PLACED INTO REVERSE , VEHICLE WILL COAST FOWARD UNTIL THE ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED. WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE ON LEVEL GROUND, IT WILL NOT REACT AT ALL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

856740

TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE CAN EXCEED THE MELTING POINT OF THE MATERIAL USED IN THE CONNECTOR TO RETAIN THE FLUID LINE TO THE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 97V084000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

856024

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID

715256

Incident

Oct 2, 1999