1997 Dodge Ram 1500 engine problems
23 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1997 Dodge Ram 1500, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 23 5% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 4 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
I was drving down the road when the truck caught on fire, the front cab only. Me and my children jumped out just in time before it was engulfed in flames.
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 dodge ram 1500. While the vehicle was parked with the engine running, the cabin spontaneously filled with smoke and caught fire without warning. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 250,000.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Dodge Ram 1500
- Body & structure 70 complaints
- Brakes 56 complaints
- Transmission 46 complaints
- Fuel system 32 complaints
- Air bags 25 complaints
- Electrical system 25 complaints
- Steering 23 complaints
- Suspension 22 complaints