Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM 1500 / 1996

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 000040287 Incident Date: Mar, 31 2000
Consumer's City: REDWOOD CITY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: RAM 1500 Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3B7HC13Y7TM Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 26 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Poor/loss of acceleration, shifting at high rpm's, hot floor boards. the generic transmission fluid used by dodge (1996) deteriorated the bands in the "transmission causing them to slip and fail is my opioion of why the transmission failed.*ak