Three problems related to power train have been reported for the 1997 Dodge Ram 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1997 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving approximately 35 mph, the contact heard an abnormal noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact noticed that the shaft and gear inadvertently detached. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000.
Lines starting leading an burned transmission out don't pull at all anymore 97 Dodge Ram 1500 sport.
Dodge has known about this problem when the manufacturer sent out a bulletin stating since April all transtec gasket sets and over haul kits have contained an updated seal for the direct(front) clutch. This seal has a wider base than previous seal this is to compensate for the groove that has possibly been machined incorrectly from the factory it has been proven in extensive field testing to correct delay in reverse slipping 2-3 and no 2-3 complaints transtec #28313 is made of viton to resist wear and heat deterioration all transtec kits with the date code of e99 or later contain the new part. *dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12-12-02 cut over to artemis***769353.