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1994 Dodge Ram transmission problems

60 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 1994 Dodge Ram, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
60 10% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
2 and 2
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Transmission came out of overdrive during operation over black ice, loss control of vehicle/flipped over 2 times and crashed into snow bank/injuries.

January 1995 CrashInjury

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.

Reported at 120,000 miles, November 2003

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