| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003307761 | Incident Date: Feb, 01 2003 |
| Consumer's City: ROME | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: RAM 1500 | Model Year: 1998 |
| 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#: 1B7HF16Z8WS | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 11 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 01 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: At 35 degree or colder orjust rainy days with warm temp.transmission will not shift into overdrive ,can drive 15 miles on highway in 3rd gear. when it does shift into overdrive and i hit a bump in road it will go out of overdrive. also the engine will rev as if it is trying to switch out of overdrive. all of these factors are resulting in increased fuel usage, which at $2 a gallon is becoming an expensive problem. i was told at time of purchase,this was a normal fuction of the transmission, bought truck feb. 2003 and brought truck back 2 times to a chysler dealer and was told same story, dealer is now no longer in business and my warranty has expired, but still have problem. *jb |
