1994 DODGE RAM Power Trainautomatic Transmissioncooling Unit And Lines Problems

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 97V084000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK THE TRUCK'S TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSED THE IT TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE COOLING LINE CONNECTION CAME APART FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSE ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. *NM

RECALL NO. 97V084000: CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLING UNIT LINE RETAINER WAS MISSING, CAUSING THE FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE AUTOMATIC COOLING UNIT LINE WAS LEAKING. A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS ISSUED, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE WAS LEAKING NEAR EXHAUST SYSTEM, CREATING SMOKE WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A QUICK - DISCONNECT FITTING, CONSISTING OF A CONNECTOR AND A RETAINING CLIP AT THE TRANS-COOLER UNIT. THE SEAL IN THE CONNECTOR CANNOT WITHSTAND HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS AND IS PRONE TO FAILURE. CONSUMER SEEKS REPLACEMENT OF CONNECTOR AND RETAINING CLIP ONLY. *JG

TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE LEAKED FLIUD. TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY DO NOT MAKE THAT SYSTEM ANY MORE, HOLD SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL FROM TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE . DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED.*AK

TRANSMISSION LINE QUICK CONNECTOR LEAKED. YH

RECALL 97 084 000/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE: TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE CONNECTOR OVERHEATS, CAUSING FLUID LEAKAGES WHICH COULD RESULT INTO A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. OWNER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS. *AK *ML

THE TRANSMISSION FLUID EXCEEDED THE MELTING POINT OF THE MATERIAL USED IN THE CONNECTOR TO RETAIN THE FLUID LINE TO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH RESULTED ON FLUID LEAKAGE. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR CONSUMERS CONNECTOR UNDER RECALL 97V084 BECAUSE VEHICLE USES DIESEL FUEL INSTEAD OF GAS. NLM

HAD RECALL REPAIRS DONE FOR TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES UNDE R RECALL 97V084000. AFTERWARDS, TRANSMISSION CAUGHT ON FIRE TWICE. HAD THE PART REPLACED & TRANSMISSION REPLACED EACH TIME. THE SAME WOULD OCCUR. TRANSMISSION COOLER CONNECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FLUIDWAS NOT ABLE TO GET THROUGH OWNER HAS ALL BAD PARTS REPLACED. *AK

TRANSMISSION AUTOMATIC COOLING UNIT AND LINES FAILED, NO NOTICE OF RECALL.

DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION LINES, THE LINES RUB TOGETHER AND CAUSE TRANSMISSION TO LEAK WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE IF THERE IS A SOURCE OF IGNTION. PROBLEM HAPPENED 2 YEARS AGO, AND MANUFACTURER PAID FOR IT. NOW PROBLEM REOCCURRING, AND MANUFACTURER CLAIMS IT IT THE CONSUMER RESPONSIBILITY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION LINE THAT GOES TO THE TRANSMISSION COOLER IS LEAKING ON THE FITTING. THE DEALER IS WARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND STATED THAT THE GASOLINE TRANSMISSION FITTING HAS BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT THE TRUCKS WITH DIESEL ENGINE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE CAME DISCONNECTED FROM RADIATOR LINE COVERING THE MOTOR WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID.

TRANSMISSION FLUID LINES LEAK FLUID.

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED THE MELTING POINT, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNER WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINE CONNECTORS FAILED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK

EVERY 8,000 MILES BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, ACCELERATOR LINKAGE ENDS FALL OFF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE BROKE LOOSE DUE TO VIBRATION FROM HIGHWAY DRIVING. *AK

VEHICLES PRESSURE LINE ON AUTO-TRANSMISSION QUICK CONNECT SNAP RING BROKE AND WAS LETTING TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK OUT. TT THERE WAS POTENTIAL FOR FIRE WITH TRANSMISSION OIL LEAKING ALL OVER THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *YH

TRANSMISSION COOLER HOSE FAILURE, LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. TT

TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE FAILED, CAUSING LEAK. *SKD