Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM 3500 / 1998

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003245059 Incident Date: Oct, 14 2003
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: AK
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#: 1B7MF3368WJ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 11 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Driving down highway at 65 mph, 5th gear disengaged--(as if shifted into neutral). taken to transmission shop, told bolt holding 5th gear backed off. told there is a retrofit kit available to hopefully fix the problem and prevent re-occurance. this is a common problem with dodge diesel/5 speed combos. this bolt (known defect) cost me $1400 and 2 weeks with no vehicle.