1997 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

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  • 1997 DODGE RAM 3500
    - OJAI, CA

    WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS AND CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ALL POWER. ALSO, NOTICED VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PARTS ALSO REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1997 DODGE RAM 3500
    - OJAI, CA

    DUE TO DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION. BEEN TO DIFFERENT DEALERS, MANY TIMES, AND THEY REPLACED MANY PARTS 2-3 TIMES.. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1997 DODGE RAM 3500
    - MENIFEE, CA

    CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF VEHICLE SHUDDERING VIOLENTLY AS THE CLUTCH AND FLY WHEEL BECOME INOPERABLE, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, DEALER ROTATED TIRES AND VEHICLE STILL SHAKES VIOLENTLY, DEALER REPLACED DAMPENING SHOCK, PITMAN ARM, TIE ROD, AND STEERING BOX. POSSIBLE STEERING OR SUSPENSION PROBLEM, DEALER COULDN'T REMEDY PROBLEM. *JADA

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1997 DODGE RAM 3500
    - LAUREL HILL, FL

    TRANSMISSION IN OVERDRIVE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE GOES INTO NEUTRAL BECAUSE NUT ON SHAFT THAT HOLDS 5TH GEAR IN PLACE,UNSCREWED/ FELL OFF DUE TO VIBRATION. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPAIR WAS MADE APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1997 DODGE RAM 3500
    - GRANDVIEW, MO

    WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED FOR A SUDDEN STOP, THE VEHCILE VEERS SEVERELY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, ALMOST CHANGING LANES. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1997 DODGE RAM 3500
    - SUMNER, WA

    WHILE DRIVING IN "EMPTY LOADS" THE REAR ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE REAR BRAKES TO "CATCH AND GO," RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND ALMOST AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1997 DODGE RAM 3500
    - ERATH, LA

    TRUCK JUST BLEW UP WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE ENGINE JUST STARTED TO BURN. DEFECTIVE DTRANSMISSION STARTED FIRE. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1997 DODGE RAM 3500
    - SUMNER, WA

    CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNED BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCEY SITUATION, BRAKE SYSTEM MOMENTARILY FAILED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. ALSO THE CONSUMER STATED THAT MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *SLC

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1997 DODGE RAM 3500
    - COCOA, FL

    TIRES CONSTANTLY MALFUNCTION, TOOK TO DEALER THREE TIMES, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. *MJS

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1997 DODGE RAM 3500
    - INDIANAPOLIS, IN

    DRIVING AT APPROXIMATLY 60 MPH GOING UP A HILL,THROTTLE LINKAGE ROD HAD BROKEN, CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN/TO IDLE. ALSO, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE