NHTSA Complaint #717629 — 1997 DODGE RAM 1500

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Vehicle Towed

Complaint Details

ODI Number	717629
Vehicle	1997 DODGE RAM 1500
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	December 20, 1999
Date Filed	January 20, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	GA

Consumer Description

THE AUTOMOBILE SHOP THAT REPAIRED MY TRUCK SAID THAT WHEN THE DEALER REPLACED MY REAR MAIN SEAL THE JOB WAS DONE IMPROPERLY. THAT WAS MOST LIKELY THE REASON THE ENGINE FAILED. THE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THE NEW PARTS CAME IN THE NEW OIL PICK UP TUBE SCREAN WAS A LOT LARGER THAN THE OLD ONE. *AK

Related Complaints for the 1997 DODGE RAM 1500

Other ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Complaints

#10161737 — July 7, 2006 — SEATS WILL NOT RECLINE NOR FLIP FORWARD. THIS HAS CAUSED A BACK SEAT PASSENGER TO FALL GETTING OUT OF THE 1997 DODGE...

#10096460 — October 26, 2004 — I WAS DRVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE FRONT CAB ONLY. ME AND MY CHILDREN JUMPED OUT JUST IN ...

#10050109 — December 4, 2003 — WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND ...

#10050110 — December 4, 2003 — WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND...

#10036777 — August 28, 2003 — TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HEADLIGHT SWITCH PROBLEMS FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY OXYGEN SENSORS PAINT CHIPPING AND FADING BURN...

Recent Complaints for the 1997 DODGE RAM 1500

#11365543 — POWER TRAIN — October 21, 2020 — NOTICED A HIGH PITCHED WHINE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ABOUT 30-40 SECONDS BEFORE THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY LO...

#11365543 — SUSPENSION — October 21, 2020 — NOTICED A HIGH PITCHED WHINE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ABOUT 30-40 SECONDS BEFORE THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY LO...

#11309624 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — February 17, 2020 — MY 97 RAM HAS ABOUT 95% OF THE DASH MISSING. I HAVE SAVED PIECES OF IT AND PARTS IF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS BROKEN O...

#11058073 — ENGINE — January 2, 2018 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE CABIN SPONTANEO...

#10985563 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — May 13, 2017 — THE DASH IS COMPLETELY BUSTED AND I THINK THAT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE REASON WHY IS IF I GET INTO A WRECK WH...