Five problems related to manual transmission have been reported for the 1997 Dodge Ram 3500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Vehicle suffered sudden acceleration when shifted from "park into drive. " vehicle collided with three other vehicles.
Fifth gear of manual transmission is no longer working. Please provide further details.
Consumer was traveling at approximately 60 mph in 5th gear when vehicle lost all power in 5th gear, but it did have power in all of the other gears. Consumer stated this occurred in 1998 the first time, exact same thing happened and was repaired under warranty the first time. The dealership stated that the fifth gear nut came loose.
Both problems could have led to crashes if not caught and major injuries and or fatalities. We have been dealing with the problems ever since they have started and the truck has been in the shop more than it has been out. We know that breakdowns do exsist and will happen but this much and the same parts is a little ridiculous.
Truck just blew up without any warning, the engine just started to burn. Defective dtransmission started fire.