1995 DODGE RAM Power Trainautomatic Transmissioncooling Unit And Lines Problems

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES AS STATED IN RECALL 97 V 084 000. THE VEHICLES VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED OUT. TRANSMISSION BLEWOUT WHICH WAS CAUSED BY PRESSURE CLIP ON LINE BLOWING OFF, ALL THE FUEL RAN OUT.*ALSO, THERE WERE 5 RECALLS, DEALER ONLY FIXED ONE, HOOD LATCH. AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 AND WHEN ENGINE STARTED SMOKING CONSUMER DROVE OFF ROAD. THEN, FOUND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION OIL WAS ALL OVER ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON THE PLASTIC TRANSMISSION LINES. *AK THE TRANSMISSION FAILED PRMATURELY, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK. *YH

TRANSMISSION COLLING LINE IS LEAKING FROM HEAT EXCHANGE UNIT ONTO EXHAUST UNIT. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL 97V084000 DUE TO VIN. *AK THE LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS DIESEL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. *YH

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING IN LATE EVENING AND WHEN TURNING ON HEADLIGHTS, TAILIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ON. THOSE LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER WIGGLING HEADLIGHT SWITCH. BUT, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM DASHBOARD. CONNECTOR TO HARNESS HAD MELTED. RECALL 97V084000/ TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ON DODGE, RAM LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS FITS THE SAME DESCRIPTION AS CONSUMER'S PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

RECALL 97V084OOO/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. LESS THEN TWO YEARS AFTER RECALL REPAIRS, PROBLEM WAS REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

95V056OOO/HOOD ASSEMBLY:LATCHES; 97V084000/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE; 97V199 000/FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE, AND 00V135000/IGNITION SWTICH WIRING. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES SINCE MAR 1995, AND STILL WAS UNABLE TO GET DEALER TO HONOR THE RECALLS BECAUSE OF NO PARTS BEING AVAILABLE. DEALER WOULD CALL AND TELL CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR A PART THAT WAS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, WHEN CONSUMER ARRIVED THE PART WAS ALREADY GIVEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. ASKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PLASTIC CLIP THAT HOLDS TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE HAS WORKED ITS WAY LOOSE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO SPRAY ONTO TURBO CHARGER, ALMOST RESULTING IN A FIRE. CHRYSLER DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE LINES FOR VEHICLES UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT OWNER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *AK *ML

RECALL 97V084000/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. DEALER NEVER PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS, BUT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. *AK

TRANSMISSION LINES WERE SPRAYING TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT, ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. *AK

DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW TRANSMISSION LINES RUB TOGETHER AND CAUSE A HOLE IN THE LINES, RESULTING A TRANSMISSION LEAK WHICH SPRAYS FLUID ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER REPLACED THE LINES, AND INSTALLED A PART TO KEEP THE LINES SEPARATE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE AND CONNECTORS FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TAKE A LONG TIME TO ENGAGE INTO DRIVE WHEN COLD.

WHEN DRIVING NOTICED TRANSMISSION FUEL COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THE CLIP BROKE, CAUSING MORE FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A STRONG SMELL, AND THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT A FIRE. *AK *ML

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97V084000) TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM. VEHICLE IN ACCIDENT. ORIGINAL OWNER REFUSED TO REPAIR. INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED IT. WAS REPAIRABLE. BROUGHT/REPAIRED & SOLD BY BODY SHOP. 2ND OWNER RECEIVED NOTICE & TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC CALLED ZONE REPRESENTATIVE WHO REFUSED TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED DUE TO NO WARRANTY & SALVAGED VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER AGREED W/ZONE REPRESENTATIVE. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES BUSHING HEATS UP, CAUSING THE FLUID TO LEAK OUT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97V084000) OVER 2 1/2 MONTHS AGO. CONTACTED DEALER & WAS INFORMED HAD NO PARTS & WOULD ORDER THEM. DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK

THIS CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT DONE PROPERLY BECAUSE ONLY ONE QUICK CONNECT FITTING WAS REPLACED WHEN BOTH CONNECTORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATES BOTH ARE ONE INCH APART WITH THE SAME HAZARD POTENTIAL, RECALL 97V084. *SLC

TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE: RECEIVED RECALL LETTER JULY 18, CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, AND WAS TOLD TO BRING VEHICLE IN ON NOVEMBER 18TH. THINKS THIS IS TOO LONG TO WAIT FOR RECALL WORK WHICH CAN CAUSE FIRE. *AK

TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE: RECEIVED RECALL LETTER ON JULY 18TH, CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, AND WAS TOLD TO BRING VEHICLE IN ON NOVEMBER 18TH. THINKS IT IS TOO LONG TO WAIT. *AK

FRONT OF CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE STARTED ON THE TRANSMISSION LINE. TRANSMISSION WAS DETERMINED TO BE FAULTY PRIOR TO THE FIRE. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. *AK.

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO LEAK IN TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE.

GOT INTO VEHICLE AND STARTED IT UP, WAS MOVING OUT OF YARD, CO-WORKER NOTICED FLAMES UNDER VEHICLE, TOLD THE DRIVER WHO GOT OUT AND SAW IT; TRIED PUTTING FLAMES BUT TO NO AVAIL; TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING; FRONT AREA ONLY WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.*AK

TRANSMISSION LEAKED FLUID ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST, CAUSING IGNITION/FIRE. *SD

THE TRANSMISSION LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED ITS DIESEL THE FRONT DISC BRAKE WEARS OUT CONSUMER THINKS HAVE A BRAKE CALIPER PROBLEM . TT