Dodge RAM QUAD CAB transmission problems
18 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
446 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
57,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2001 to 2003 model years. Data snapshot: . 345 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
18 of 446 complaints match this topic (4.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10100145 · 2004-11-18 (November 18, 2004)
TRANSMISSION OIL ON THE GROUND. FOUND THE TRANSMISSION PAN ON MY 2001 DOGE TRUCK WAS ROTTED AWAY.I FEEL THIS PREMATURE FAILURE FOR THIS TRUCK MILLAGE ON THE TRUCK IS 34,000 MILES AND THE DEALER SAY NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS.I FEEL THE QUALITY IS IN POOR SHAPE FOR DODGE IF THIS THE CASE.THIS IS NOT MY ONLY DODGE I JUST BOUGHT ANOTHER DODGE AND ALSO SO HAD A 95.I WOULD THINK THAT A TRANS PAN WOULD LAST MORE THAN THREE YEARS. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO NOW WHO TOO CONTACT AT DODGE . *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 33,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10100145 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10100816 · 2004-11-30 (November 30, 2004)
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY DODGE RAM1500 WITH 63,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS STRANDED 5 HOURS FROM HOME IN MICHIGANS UPPER PENNISULA. THE TRANS. WAS SLIPPING AND FLUID WAS LEAKING NEAR THE TORQUE CONVERTER AREA. AS OF NOW THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND I REALLY DON'T CARE. I ALSO HAVE THAT CLUNKING NOISE EVEN AFTER REPLACING ALL THE U-JOINTS. I'M DEFINATELY TRADING IN FOR A FORD. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 63,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10100816 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10121238 · 2005-05-17 (May 17, 2005)
TORQUE CONVERTER BROKE APART INTERNALLY AFTER 54000 MILES. CONTACTED AAMCO TRANMISSION AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON DODGE TRUCKS THROUGH 2003. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILDT.
Owner-reported narrative. 54,650 miles reported. Look up ODI 10121238 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10169469 · 2006-09-27 (September 27, 2006)
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP LIT UP AT AROUND 45,000 MILES. I HAD THE LIGHT CHECKED OUT AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT INCLUDING THE TORQUE CONVERTER. SINCE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 36,000 THE DEALERSHIP MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE WARRANTY WAS OVER AND THAT FIXING THE TRUCK WOULD BE MY PROBLEM. I RAN THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED, WHICH WAS AT 54,000 MILES. I HAD TO PUT IN A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I WROTE TO THE PRES…
Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10169469 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10007570 · 2003-02-16 (February 16, 2003)
TRANSMISSION HITS HARD WHEN TAKING OFF AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN, DEALER HAS PUT IN NEW TRANS. AND COMPUTER, BUT THIS TRUCK STILL HAS SAME PROBLEMS
Owner-reported narrative. 1,006 miles reported. Look up ODI 10007570 at NHTSA ↗