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Dodge RAM PICKUP transmission problems

11 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.

Key facts

142 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

56,500 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1992 to 2003 model years. Data snapshot: . 80 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Transmission and shifting evidence

11 of 142 complaints match this topic (7.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.

Owner report 10002342 · 2003-01-08 (January 8, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED UP HILL AND NO WITH WARNING TRANSMISSION WILL DECELERATE EVEN WHEN FOOT IS ON ACCELERATOR, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS.....*AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10002342 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10059234 · 2005-03-28 (March 28, 2005)

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHCILE WA TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE GOVERNOR PRESSURE SENSOR AND THE GOVERNOR PRESSURE SOLENOID FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO SLIPPED MOMENTARILY. *AK THESE PARTS WERE REPLACED TWICE. *BF

Owner-reported narrative. 11,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10059234 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10021574 · 2003-05-27 (May 27, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION THIRD GEAR BAND IS SHIFTING. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10021574 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10113975 · 2005-03-12 (March 12, 2005)

AT FREEWAY SPEEDS MY TRUCK SEEMS TO POP IN AND OUT OF PASSING GEAR. THE TAC MOMENTAIRLY JUMPS 200 TO 400 RPM. BECAUSE IT IS OF SUCH A SHORT DURATION AND SUCH A SLIGHT RISE IN RPM,I CANNOT TELL IF THE TRUCK JERKS. HOWEVER THIS STARTED AS SOMETHING I NOTICED HAPPENING FREQUENTLY ON LONG TRIPS. NOW IT IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. THE DEALER AS WELL AS A TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THE ON BOARD COMPUTER SHOWS NOTHING. THEY DID REPLACE THE EGR VALVE ?? I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WOULD POST IT ON THIS SITE.*AK

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Owner report 10017791 · 2003-04-29 (April 29, 2003)

WHILE SHIFTING THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. UPON INSPECTION METAL SHAVING WERE FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN. *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10017791 at NHTSA ↗