Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM 3500 / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003199070 Incident Date: Jan, 30 2003
Consumer's City: CAVALIER Consumer's State: ND
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: RAM 3500 Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B7MF3369WJ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 04 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 29 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Loss of fifth gear (manual transmission) while going up a mountain on interstate 25 in wyoming resulting in rapid deceleration of vehicle. the problem was recognized by chrysler in 1994 and service bullitens where issued to dealers. i have discussed this with numerous owners of this same model and have found it to be a common problem encountered at various mileages. chrysler refuses to do anything about due to "out of warranty" status, the repair would be performed no questions asked if within the warranty period.