1997 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL #819 REPAIR, DEALER REPLACED HEADLIGHT SWITCH, INSTALLED OVERLAY HARNESS AND REPLACED 4 BURNT WIRES IN CONNECTOR, HOWEVER, AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED CONSUMER HAD NO TAIL LIGHTS, CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER MECHANIC THAT HEAD LIGHT SWITCH HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED AS REQUIRED BY RECALL. *TT

THROTTLE WAS STUCK WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN TO STOP. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FIFTH GEAR OF MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS NO LONGER WORKING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

HEADLIGHTS SWITCHED FROM HI TO LOW AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING UNDER 50 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER CUT CONSUMER OFF, AND CONSUMER HIT A POLE, AND SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. VEHICLE'S FRAME BENT UP LIKE A PIECE OF ALUMINUM FOIL. CONSUMER FELT FRAME WAS TOO THIN. *AK CONSUMER STATES CAB OF TRUCK AND FLOOR PANELS BUCKELED. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN 5TH GEAR WHEN VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER IN 5TH GEAR, BUT IT DID HAVE POWER IN ALL OF THE OTHER GEARS. CONSUMER STATED THIS OCCURRED IN 1998 THE FIRST TIME, EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE FIFTH GEAR NUT CAME LOOSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED FUEL TANK FELL OFF, 1 STRAP WAS GONE, OTHER HAD BROKEN. *AK

HEAD GASKET IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THAT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VALVE COVERS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED VALVE COVERS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS. DEALER HAS ALREADY REPLACED TWO SETS OF ROTORS.*AK