This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
I own a 1999 Dodge Ram extended cab 1500 pick up truck. My wife was driving and when she stopped the truck and placed in park the truck continued to move and we almost ran into the vehicle in front of us. After investigation it was noted that the lever on the stearing column used to change the transmission position was not functining. There was no way to place the transmission in the "park" position and there was no way to determine which position the transmission was in. There is a hinge system that connects the stearing column to the transmission and this hinge point is bolted to the frame of the truck. The bolts appear to be about 1/4" size. Well, both of the bolts were sheared off and the hinge point was just hanging off the frame. This left the entire transmission operating assembly useless. We are very conservative drivers and don't push the vehicle and we feel that this is a safety issue. We basically stopped, placed the transmission in "park" and the truck kept moving toward on-coming traffic until we hit the brakes again. What I'm concerned about is the person that's not soo lucky and puts the truck in park and walks away then the truck starts moving. In our case, we were parking slightly down hill and we noticed the movement right away.
While driving vehicle stalled. Consumer was unable to restart vehicle, and had it towed to the dealer for inspection. Mechanic determined that rear end gear shift sheared off, and needed to be replaced.
Consumer stated that the transfer case cracked and fluid seeped out. Consumer is wondering if the same heat from exhaust might cause some kind of breakdown.
Consumer stated that the transfer case cracked and fluid seeped out. Consumer is wondering if the same heat from exhaust might cause some kind of breakdown.
While driving the gear shift bolt broke off and flew into the motor, causing the vehicle not to go into gear. Is currently now unable to move. Dealer has been contacted.
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- Hartland, WI, USA