1997 Dodge Ram transmission problems
59 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 1997 Dodge Ram, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 59 12% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Park position with ignition key in the lock position, vehicle shifter moved out of park , knocked owner down and ran over me, continued to roll back hit second car, continued to keep going until it hit a curb. This was a very dangerous and could have caused other accidents. Consumer sent in a fax copy of the internet voq.
While traveling at 50 MPH vehicle started smoking. Dealer stated transmission fluid leaked into the exhaust manifold.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Dodge Ram
- Brakes 90 complaints
- Steering 40 complaints
- Air bags 39 complaints
- Engine 31 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 31 complaints
- Fuel system 30 complaints
- Cruise control 25 complaints
- Suspension 24 complaints