1996 DODGE RAM Power Trainautomatic Transmissioncooling Unit And Lines Problems

16 NHTSA complaints on file

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Power Trainautomatic Transmissioncooling Unit And Lines Issues in the 1996 DODGE RAM

16 power trainautomatic transmissioncooling unit and lines complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1996 DODGE RAM. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 2 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Power Trainautomatic Transmissioncooling Unit And Lines Complaints

#564694 | July 31, 2002

CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION LEAKS. DEALER FOUND DEFECTIVE COOLER LINE. COPY OF REIMBURSEMENT CHECK FOR EXPENSES INCURRED BY CONSUMER ATTACHED. *TT

#8009176 | May 3, 2002

COOLANT SYSTEM INSIDE OF TRANSMISSION WAS MELTING GEAR, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 01-NOV-2001 AND SHE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL NOW. *SLC

#893759 | August 7, 2001

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL ENGINE LOST POWER AND ROLLED BACKWARD. THEN, CONSUMER CONTROLLED VEHICLE AND PARKED IT, AND SAW BLACK SMOKE. TRANSMISSION FLUID CAME OUT. PROBLEM WAS JUST LIKE SAFETY RECALL ON GASOLINE O, BUT THIS VEHICLE ENGINE WAS DIESEL. *AK

#892506 | July 11, 2001

IN 1997 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL 97 V 084 000 REPAIRS. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

#880071 | February 8, 2001

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES BROKE, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT BUT IT ONLY COVERED GASOLINE MODELS, NOT DIESEL. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO INSTANCES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CONNECTIONS BLEW OUT. *YH

#722793 | May 19, 2000

THE THROTTLE CABLE UNRAVELED, FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SEALS LEAK OIL, TRANSMISSION PLASTIC CONNECTIONS LEAKED, AND AN ALIGNMENT NEEDED T OFFSET BUSHING. *AK

#856811 | February 14, 2000 Fire

DEALER WAS DOING A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON THE VEHICLE WHEN TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED THE LIMIT, CAUSING TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES TO SEPARATE, RESULTING IN FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE MANIFOLD WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. ALSO, RECALL 99V115000 DEALS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

#856888 | February 14, 2000

RECALL 97V084 000/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE: WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH FLUID LINE DISCONNECTED FROM TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED LOSS OF FLUID. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFOMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL. *AK

#838286 | May 21, 1999

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER SAW HEAVY SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK OF TRUCK. AFTER STOPPING TRUCK, DRIVER CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK AND NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID SQUIRTING OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION LINE. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER IS REPARING THE TRUCK AT OWNER'S COST. ALSO, THIS TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 97V084000 CHRYSLER/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE. THE FAILURE WAS THE PLASTIC FITTING THAT ATTACHES THE TRANS COOLER LINE TO THE TRANSMISSION, ALLOWING FLUID TO LEAK OUT. FLUID WAS SPEWING OUT DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE IGNITION. *AK.ET.

#544591 | April 20, 1999

CONSUMER NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL OF TRANSMISSION COOLER PRESSURE LINE QUICK CONNECTS WHICH FROM INCORRECT SEATING OR EXTREME HEAT CAUSED FLUID LOSS RRSULTING IN SEVERE TRANSMISSION DAMAGE.

#701419 | December 16, 1998

3500 PICKUP WHILE DRIVING UP A 7% GRADE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE CAME LOOSE AND I LOST ALL TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE TOW TRUCK DEALER SAID THERE WAS A PLASTIC SNAP FITTING ON THIS COOLER LINE THAT OFTEN RUPTURES. WHEN THEY CALLED IN THE DISPATCHER SAID, " ANOTHER DODGE?" WE HAD JUST COME DOWN A SEVERE GRADE. IF THIS HAD FAILED ON THAT SLOPE WE'D PROBABLY BEEN KILLED.

#822701 | April 22, 1998

RECALL 97V084000, TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES; DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE TIME TO DO RECALL REPAIRS BECAUSE IT IS FOR FREE. *AK

#818029 | October 30, 1997

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97V084000). CALLED NEAREST DEALER & MADE APPOINTMENT, BUT THEY WERE OVERBOOKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER OUT OF TOWN AFTER CALLING ABOUT PARTS. ARRIVING WAS INFORMED DID NOT HAVE PARTS & TO TAKE VEHICLE SOME PLACE ELSE. *AK

#818235 | October 8, 1997

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (397V084000). CALLED DEALER & SET APPOINTMENT. SUPPOSEDLY DID THE RECALL, BUT TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED. OWNER NOTICED OIL ON GROUND AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WAS DONE. HAD A CRACKED TRANSMISSION CASE. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE REPLACED. *AK

#816117 | August 29, 1997

HAD RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE (#97V084000) IN MAIL. CALLED IN TO MAKE APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY KEPT IT OVER A WEEK. THEY DID NOT REPAIR THE RECALL PROBLEM. DID NOT EXPLAIN WHY THEY COULD NOT DO IT. *AK

#977502 | January 5, 1996 Fire

TRANSMISSION COOLANT OVERHEATED, TRANSMISSION FLUID SPILLED ONTO EXHAUST; CAUSED FIRE BETWEEN FRAME AND TRANSMISSION, ON LEFT FRONT OF VEHICLE. TT

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