Body & structureElectrical
Filed Jun 5, 2007
97 DODGE RAM CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE DASH HAS MANY CRACKS AND THE FRONT SPEAKERS ARE NOT WORKING AND WITH SEVERAL UNEXPLAINED ELECTRICAL ISSUES**CC *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10193171
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1901
1997 Dodge Ram Body & structure Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Body & structure reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
14
Latest Jun 5, 2007
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
4%
of 398 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Dodge Ram submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming body or structure
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Body & structure
Filed May 18, 2007
THE 1997 DOGE RAM DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING, AND NOW THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10191167
- Incident
- May 18, 2007
Body & structure
Filed May 9, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD HAS BEGUN TO CRACK. THE CRACK TRAVELS FROM THE WINDSHIELD DOWN TO THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD. THE DASHBOARD HAS CONTINUED TO CRACK INTO TINY PIECES. THE ENGINE SIZE AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 169,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE DEALER CONTACT INFORMATION IS ALSO UNAVAILABLE.
- NHTSA ID
- 10190339
- Incident
- Apr 1, 2006
- Mileage
- 100,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Jun 17, 2002
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINING WEATHER OR DRIVING IN FAST SPEED THERE IS A CONSTANT LEAK THROUGH WEATHER STRIPS OF BOTH DOORS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8011928
Body & structure
Filed Apr 11, 2002
CONSUMER HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE, FRAME ON PASSENGER'S SIDE CRACKED WHERE FRONT COIL SPRING WERE ATTACHED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8007388
- Incident
- Apr 9, 2002
Body & structure
Filed Dec 12, 2001
FRONT BUMPER FELL OFF VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. PART ON PASSENGER SIDE IS LOOSE. BOLTS FELL OUT OF BUMPER MOUNTING BRACKETS. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO CALL NHTSA. *AK *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 8000637
- Incident
- Dec 12, 2000
Body & structure
Filed Jan 20, 2000
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING WELDS TO THE BODY OF THE DOORS ARE COMING UNDONE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 855248
- Incident
- Jun 15, 1999
Body & structure
Filed Sep 30, 1999
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH IT TAKES TRUCK 190 FEET TO STOP. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 849631
- Incident
- Jul 30, 1999
Body & structureBrakesEngine+1 more
Filed Jul 28, 1999
THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE SQUEAKING/GRINDING NOISES & NOT GRABBING TO STOP VEHICLE. ALSO, STRUCTURE SEAMS CAUSE LEAK OF WATER INSIDE OF VEHICLE/STEERING PUMP PIN HAD SHEARED OFF & THE POWER STEERING HAD SEIZED UP, AND WATER PUMP FAILED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 843679
- Incident
- Dec 16, 1997
Body & structure
Filed Apr 5, 1999
CONSUMER HAS HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH WIND/ROAD NOISE, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS, HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUES. CONSUMER BELIEVES PROBLEM IS A 'KNOWN' DEFECT AND IS BEING CONCEALED BY MANUFACTURER.
- NHTSA ID
- 544795
- Incident
- Mar 27, 1997
Body & structureElectricalEngine+5 more
Filed Mar 17, 1999
RADIO DESTROYS CASSETTE TAPES, REPAIRED TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM THEN FINALLY REPLACED.
- NHTSA ID
- 544431
- Incident
- May 6, 1997
Body & structure
Filed Oct 2, 1998
CONSUMER EXPRIENCING PROBLEM WIT DOOR NOT SECURING WITHOUT SLAMMING DOOR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE DOOR IS CLOSED. DOOR APPEARS TO BE TOO LARGE FOR DOOR PANEL. BY SLAMMING DOOR, IT ALSO CAUSES ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WITHIN DOOR TO LOOSEN, ELECTRIC WINDOWS MOTOR SOUNDS LIKE IT'S DISLODGING FROM INSIDE OF DOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFOMED COSUMER NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 828485
- Incident
- Apr 16, 1997
Body & structure
Filed Aug 7, 1997
Fire reported
FIRE STARTED IN INSULATION ON FIREWALL CAB; MATERIAL CLOSE TO EXHAUST PIPE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 522564
- Incident
- Jun 10, 1997
Body & structure
Filed Jul 30, 1997
DEFECT IN DRIVER'S DOOR CAUSES WINDSHIELD TO BUCKLE UP FROM THE PRESSURE OF THE DOOR.
- NHTSA ID
- 520440
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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