Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problems of the 1997 Dodge RAM

Five problems related to manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe have been reported for the 1997 Dodge RAM. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problem

Failure Date: 07/15/2002

Truck is burning a lot of oil. Mechanic is saying that it is an intake manifold bolt and gasket problem.

2 Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problem

Failure Date: 07/15/1997

While driving 70 mph in hot tempatures, the vehicle without prior warning, had a fire on the walls of the exhaust manifold which caused damages to the vehicle.

3 Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problem

Failure Date: 03/19/1997

A fire started while pulling a trailer up hill, exhaust manifold heat melted the plastic tube that connects the clutch master cylinder to clutch slave cylinder. Consumer is very corcerned about this problem.

4 Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problem

Rea rpassenger fender began to discolor due to diesel exhaust fluid leak.

5 Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problem

There is a padded material laying against exhaust pipe which has already slightly burned. Vehicle is not included in recall 97v126000 although has same defect.




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