| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005050050 | Incident Date: Apr, 01 2005 |
| Consumer's City: DUKE | Consumer's State: MO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: RAM 3500 | Model Year: 1999 |
| 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#: 3B6MF3667XM | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 16 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 14 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Was shifting gears on i-44 on ramp to get up to speed so i could merge with the flow of traffic. when i put the truck into fifth gear it felt as if i had shifted into neutral. was able to go to next exit driving in fourth gear so i could get the truck back home. couldn't go over 55 mph in fourth gear plus didn't know if driving the truck like this was going to cause more problems. called a few people i knew that had heard others say that the nut that goes onto the fifth gear shift rod would often back off. i took the truck to a mechanic and had them take the transmission apart to see if this is what happened. sure enough when he split the tail shaft off the nut was just hanging on the shift rod. i went to a local dodge dealership and purchased the new and improved lock nut that dodge came out with to fix the problem. this cost me about 65 dollars and another 530 dollars to pay for the labor involved. the old nut was left in the scrap metal pile at the mechanic's shop. *jb |
