1997 DODGE RAM Unknown Or Other Problems

15 NHTSA complaints on file

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Unknown Or Other Issues in the 1997 DODGE RAM

15 unknown or other complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1997 DODGE RAM. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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#10424812 | September 6, 2011

CRACKED DASH.

#10069267 | April 22, 2004

PAINT PEELING, OF COURSE

#10069403 | April 22, 2004

THE PAINT ON MY 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK TURNED A MILKY WHITE COLOR ON THE HOOD AND THE TOP OF THE CAB. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR TO PAINT THE TRUCK IS $3,400. MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK IS 138,400 MILES.

#10069483 | April 22, 2004

#10070195 | April 22, 2004

MY 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK HAS SEVERE PAINT DELAMINATION THAT BEGAN IN 2001 AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE EVERY YEAR. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH SMALL CLAIMS COURT BECAUSE CHRYSLER REFUSES TO HELP ME. THEY SAY THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I UNDERSTAND THAT CHRYSLER HAD PAINT PROBLEMS WITH A DEFECT AT THAT TIME. CAN YOU PLEASE SEND ME SOME INFO ON THIS? A MANUFACTURERS PAINT JOB SHOULD LAST MORE THAN FIVE YEARS. PLEASE HELP.

#10070883 | April 22, 2004

PAINT BEGAN PEELING OFF ON THE ROOF OF THE TRUCK APPROZIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO. SINCE THEN THE ALL OF THE PAINT ON THE ROOF HAS PEELED OFF AND NOW THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED PEELING.

#10017441 | April 23, 2003

THE VEHICLES OIL PAN WAS COATED WITH PAINT. THE PAINT CAME OFF, CLOGGED THE OIL FILTER AND AS A RESULT THE OIL WAS UNABLE TO FLOW THROUGH THE ENGINE. *NLM

#10011611 | March 31, 2003

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THE FUEL GAUGE, FIFTH GEAR AND RECALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP TWO WEEKS LATER THE OTHER WORK WAS DONE BUT THE RECALL WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED. *PH *NLM

#10007096 | February 14, 2003

CONSUMER REQUESTED THE STATUS OF 2 PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED.*JB *JB

#754659 | November 20, 2001

MADE THREE TRIPS TO DEALER FOR ENGINE LIGHT OVER A PERIOD OF 45 DAYS. FIRST TRIP WAS ON 10/3/01WITH A CHARGE OF $132.25 TECH FOUND TORQUE CONVERTER NOT WORKING. CLEANED TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID. SECOND TRIP TO DEALER WAS MADE ON 10/30/01 WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN. TECH FOUND SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER SOLINOID FOR CHARGE OF $246.58. THIRD TRIP WAS MADE ON 11/13/01 WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AGAIN ON. THIS TIME TECH SAID PROBABLY AN INTERNAL LEAK "SOMEWHERE" BUT DON'T KNOW WHERE. SAID OK TO DRIVE UNTIL TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME AND TRANS BEGAN SLIPPING NEXT DAY. RETURNING TO DEALER ON 11/15/01 THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT COMPLETELY AND HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALER CALLED ON 11/16/01 STATING THAT THE FRONT PLATE IN TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND PROBABLY COULD NEVER GET ALL THE METAL OUT OF TRANSMISSION. NOW...

#729660 | September 6, 2000

NO SUMMARY

#861874 | May 15, 2000

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED GEAR SLIPPING, AND SENSOR INDICATOR LIGHT COMING ON. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND STATED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

#705627 | April 14, 1999

SO FAR THIS HAS BEEN A VERY GOOD, COMFORTABLE VEHICLE, WITH LITTLE MAIN. PROBLEMS. MJS ( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

#704098 | March 6, 1999

NO SUMMARY

#534840 | June 10, 1998

LOCATION OF THE CUP HOLDER CAUSED LIQUID TO SPILL INTO THE CAB MODULE CAUSING VARIOUS FAILURES OF COMPONENTS.

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