2000 DODGE RAM 1500 Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

TRUCK PURCHASED IN 1999. MAINTAINED REGULAR RECOMMENDED SCHEDULED SERVICE. 2006, TCC TRANSMISSION SOLENOID NEEDED REPLACEMENT. 2007, TCC SOLENOID REPLACED AGAIN. 2007, TRANSMISSION WITH 84,000 MILES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. JAN 2007, CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP FOR SPLIT OF COST FOR NEW TRANSMISSION. (DENIED). 2007, SECOND NEW TRANSMISSION REPLACED. 2008, LONG CRACKS ON DASHBOARD. 2009, COMPRESSOR, CLUTCH FAN AND AC SYSTEM REPLACED. 2009, FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SPEAKERS INOP. 2010 SECOND TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, OD LIGHT AND TRAN TEMP LIGHT ON AT 33,000 MILES ON NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 TRUCK. IT WAS 2 YRS THIS MAY/08, IT IS NOW IN THE TRANSMISSION SHOP GETTING A REBUILT TRANNY AT THE TUNE OF $3K. THE ELECTRONICS WENT OUT AND IT WAS FULL OF METAL!!! IT HAD LOW MILEAGE WHEN I BOUGHT AND SEEMED IN GREAT SHAPE, BOY WAS I SCREWED. ONE WEEK AFTER BUYING IT I CALLED CLARKE MOTORS IN VIRGINIA TO TELL THEM ABOUT THIS LIGHT COMING ON AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOTHING , JUST A COMPUTER SENSOR - NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. IT IS A [XXX] CRIME THAT THIS COMPANY CONTINUES TO BUILD FAULTY VEHICLES AND PUTS THE CONSUMER AS WELL AS THEIR EMPLOYEES AT RISK. WHERE IS THE CLASS ACTION??? WHERE DO I SIGN UP? *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. AFTER PUTTING 400 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION CAP. WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED DOWN, THEY WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIM WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED UP AND DOWN. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH UPHILL, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE BOLTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED. THE CD CHANGER HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER FAILING TWICE. THERE WAS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO GEAR, AND THERE WAS A HESITATION WHEN PLACING THE GEAR INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT, BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL GRINDING AND HESITATING WHEN PLACED INTO GEAR, DRIVE, OR REVERSE. ON MAY 22, 2008, THE VEHICLE WILL BE...

THE DASHBOARDS OF OUR DODGE SURVEY TRUCK HAVE FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE. NOT ONLY HAVE THE DASHBOARDS FAILED BUT THE TRANSMISSIONS AS WELL, AND AGAIN REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE. *TR

DT: CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OVERDRIVE, THERE WAS A NOISE BETWEEN THE CAB AND BACK OF THE TRUCK. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN OVERHAULED AND THEY REPLACED THE LINKAGE BOX. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 17 TIMES FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THEY HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE BEARINGS IN THE OVERDRIVE 1 OR 2 YEARS AGO. AT THAT TIME IT WAS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AND THEY WILL NOT TOUCH IT AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP IS HELPING THE CONSUMER AND HE STATED IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS. *JB

HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION TWICE, MAKING A TOTAL OF 3 TRANSMISSIONS ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 75000 MILES! THE 2ND WAS 200 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY. DAIMLER/CHRYSLER RESPONSE... TOO BAD. ALSO THE DASH HAS CRACKED , AND THE REAR WINDOW LEAKS. GEORGIA LEMON LAW IS WORTHLESS!!*AK

PURCHASED VEHICLE PRIVATE SALE. ACCOMPANYING PAPERWORK SHOWED TRANSMISSION FAULT CODE P1740 AT 34826 MILES. AT 37,500 MILES P1740 LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. REST BY MECHANIC BECAUSE INITIAL PAPERWORK INDICATED PROBLEM HAD BEEN REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE PRESSURE BOOST VALVE COVER PLATE. AT 38,450 MILES THE O/D OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE. TRANSMISSION TEM LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF SLOW DRIVING.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NOT ONLY ON THIS TRUCK, BUT ON NUMEROUS OTHERS. THERE SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. ITS BAD ENOUGH TO PAY THE PRICES FOR A NEW VEHICLE, BUT TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IS OUTRAGEOUS. I UNDERSTAND THAT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OCCURE, ITS JUST SEEMS THAT THERE ARE MORE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH DODGE THAN WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE.. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 35,000 MILES AFTER BEING TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE 4 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR OVERHEATING OF THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE O/D TO KICK OFF WHILE YOU WERE DRIVING. END RESULT FOUND THAT THE BALL THAT CONTROLS THE FLOW OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS GETTING STUCK CLOSED, NOT ALLOWING THE FLUID TO FLOW.*AK

2000 DODGE RAM, TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TORQUE CONVERTOR AND OVERDRIVE COMPONENTS UNDER 60,000 MILES. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ARE RATED FOR 150,000 MILES, 3 OTHERS IN THE SAME SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM

CONSUMER IS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

TRANSMISSIONWOULD NOT WORK AT ONE POINT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND TRANSMISSION STARTED WORKING AGAIN ABOUT A MONTH LATER TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SCREECH AND LOCK UP CAUSING REAR WHEELS TO LOCK UP. HEADLIGHT SWITCH DEFECTIVE OR A SHORT IN THE WIRING HAVE TO BEAT ON DASH FOR LIGHTS TO COME ON. ALSO A/C FAN CLUTCH LOCKED UP. BUILT RAM TOUGH IS A BUNCH OF CRAP.*AK

TRANSMISSIONWOULD NOT WORK AT ONE POINT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND TRANSMISSION STARTED WORKING AGAIN ABOUT A MONTH LATER TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SCREECH AND LOCK UP CAUSING REAR WHEELS TO LOCK UP. HEADLIGHT SWITCH DEFECTIVE OR A SHORT IN THE WIRING HAVE TO BEAT ON DASH FOR LIGHTS TO COME ON. ALSO A/C FAN CLUTCH LOCKED UP. BUILT RAM TOUGH IS A BUNCH OF CRAP.*AK

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 W/ OVER DRIVE . TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER 75,000 MILES. ALSO HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS WITH TRUCK DURING THE THREE YEARS. *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY COULD CHANGE GEARS WITHOUT THERE FOOT ON THE BRAKE. DEALER NOTIFIED.

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN OVERDRIVE. TOOK TO DEALER WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. 1 1/2 WEEKS LATER. ON CHRISTMAS. STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. WENT TO GO AND HAD NO FOWARD GEARS. LUCKILY THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE.

WHILE DRIVING THERE WILL BE A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION. CONTACTED DEALER. HAD VEHICLE IN 4 TIMES,THEY COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM OR FIX PROBLEM.*AK

THE YELLOW ABS AND RED BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, THE BRAKES DON'T FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON. DODGE HAS REPLACE SENSORS, DOESN'T FIX PROBLEM. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY, AND THIS CAUSING A CRASH. . ALSO THE TRANSMISSION ISN'T UPSHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR. NLM

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE STOP SUDDENLY FOR NO REASON. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER INDICATED NEEDED TRANSMISSION. PLEASE ADD VIN

VEHICLE WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEARS. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN OVERDRIVE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS/SURGES, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF FLUID TWICE, THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT PATTERN DESIGN IS POOR. NLM

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS VERY JUMPY WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS, A "WHINING" NOISE IS COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, BUT CANNOT DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM.*AK.*JB

LOST TRANSMISSION IN NORMAL DRIVE ON A FLAT ROAD , WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR , HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE FILTER AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT AS THE VEHICLE LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION INSTANTLY

THE VAN WOULD JERK BADLY WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE AND WHEN SITTING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN IT WOULD BEGIN TO LURCH FORWARD REQUIRING ME TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKES.AFTER 8 DAYS IN THE DEALERSHIP AND NUMEROUS CALLS FROM THE SERVICE REP.SAYING THAT THEY KEEP FINDING MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION.AFTER I GOT IT HOME I NOTICED THAT THE INVOICE SHOWED THAT ONE OF THE PARTS THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTOR AND THAT IT HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE.THIS VAN HAD ONLY 3762 MILES ON IT WHEN THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED.HOW SAFE WILL IT BE FOR ME TO DRIVE MY SMALL GRANDCHILDREN AROUND IN A NEW VEHICLE WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WHEN THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH ONLY 3700 MILES ON IT.THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. ADVISED ME THAT THE SHE WOULD CONTACT THE REGIONAL REP. TO MEET WITH ME .IT HAS BEEN...

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, CONSUMER LEFT IT IN PARK AND EXITED VEHICLE WITH WIFE IN PASSENGER SEAT, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND VEHICLE JUMPED TO REVERSE AT A FAST SPEED INTO A STORE. *SLC

THE ENGINE OF MY VEHICLE HAS A BAD VIBRATION BETWEEN 1000-1500 RPM. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS AFTER THREE SEPERATE VISITS: FAN CLUTCH, TORQUE CONVERTER, FLEX PLATE, HARMONIC BALANCER, TRANSMISSION MOUNT TO CROSSMEMBER, AND CHANGED THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO A 1997 VERSION. I FILED A LEMON LAW CLAIM WITH THE MANUFACTURER, HOWEVER THEY NOW STATE IT IS A NORMAL PROBLEM. A MOTOR VIBRATION WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FAIL PREMATURELY IE; BROKEN CRANKSHAFT, OR OTHER INTERNAL COMPONENTS RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE AND UNDRIVABLE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN DRIVING, IN NEUTRAL, AND PARK. REPAIRS ATTEMPTED BY THE DEALER HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION WHINES WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE. YH