1997 Dodge Ram engine problems
Owners reported engine problems in 31 complaints for the 1997 Dodge Ram, 6% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 31 6% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 6 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
A fire started while pulling a trailer up hill, exhaust manifold heat melted the plastic tube that connects the clutch master cylinder to clutch slave cylinder. Consumer is very corcerned about this problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 dodge ram. After stopping the vehicle, the engine and oil lights illuminated. The dealer diagnosed the failure on three occasions and stated that the compressor sensors were low and advised the contact to add two quarts of oil per week. However, the oil light continued to illuminate intermittently. The contact did not confirm if the vehicle had antilock brakes. The VIN was confirmed, but appears to be invalid. The failure mileage was 133,200 and current mileage was 134,400.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Dodge Ram
- Brakes 90 complaints
- Transmission 59 complaints
- Steering 40 complaints
- Air bags 39 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 31 complaints
- Fuel system 30 complaints
- Cruise control 25 complaints
- Suspension 24 complaints