Manual Transmission Problems of Dodge Ram 3500

2007 Dodge cummins 6. 7 diesel 6 speed manual transmission 4x4 front housing of transmission shattered while driving highway speeds only 2 bolts left holding transmission to engine pull long flat bed trailer if transmission had come all the way off truck would have rolled and death would have occured.

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The contact owns a 1999 Dodge Ram 3500. While driving 45 mph, the gear was shifted into fifth gear and the vehicle decelerated to 40 mph. There were no warning indicators present. The mechanic at the repair shop stated that a nut on the fifth gear failed. No repairs were made. The current mileage was 182,240 and failure mileage was 182,140.

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Nv5600 6 speed transmission has severe gear clash in third and fourth gears. Will not down shift into third gear with gear grinding. Trouble started about 1 month ago, at 92, 000 miles. Dealer tells me that parts are not available to repair and they are not sure if Dodge is having a problem. TSB 21-009-01 indicates Dodge knew of problems in 01, but have not done much since then.

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The contact owns a 2003 Dodge 3500. After placing the vehicle into park, it began rolling backwards. The contact returned to the vehicle and observed that the gear shifted into reverse on its own. The contact received a recall notice that stated that, in certain circumstances, the vehicle may move without warning. It further stated that the manufacturer will modify the vehicle free of charge by installing an out of park alarm system. The recall repair consisted of rewiring the vehicle so that the horn would blow when the vehicle shifted from park into reverse. The contact has experienced the safety risk involved due to the failure. A supervisor at the manufacturer stated that the repair was mandated by law and cannot be reversed. The manufacturer could not offer any further assistance. The contact expected the vehicle to be repaired for safety reasons. The recall number was unknown. The approximate current mileage was 148,000 and failure mileage was 120,000.

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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.

The vehicle lurched forward in every gear except in neutral when depressing the clutch when starting the engine. The dealer replaced the clutch, but problem recurred. The transmission was hard to shift, the clutch control was defective due to the slave cylinder bleeding back into the master cylinder. This caused the vehicle to lurch unexpectedly.

1998 Dodge ram transmission locked up. While in traffic, the consumer had to coast to the shoulder while pulling a 26' trailer. The consumer was unable to get the trailer completely off of the highway. There were numerous complaints about this problem. Chrysler refused to help.

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5th gear failed in my 1999 Dodge model 3500.

5th gear suddenly ceased to work on my very well maintained 36,000 mile 98 Dodge 3500 manual drive truck. My father and I were nearly in a multiple 18 wheeler crash on a bridge before we were able to finally limp along. I now come to realize that there is a service bulletin on this very problem ( 21-10-98a ) which was ignored by the manufacturer. It nearly cost my family dearly.

Dt: the consumer has had to replace the fifth gear twice since owning the vehicle. The first time it was replaced at around 30000 miles. The second time it was replaced around 60000 miles. The vehicle is mostly driven on the highway. There was no prior warning to the gear failure. The consumer was driving on the highway with the vehicle in fifth gear when it failed. The vehicle felt as if it were in neutral so the consumer had to down shift to fourth gear. All of the other gears worked except for the fifth gear.

Loss of fifth gear (manual transmission) while going up a mountain on interstate 25 in wyoming resulting in rapid deceleration of vehicle. The problem was recognized by Chrysler in 1994 and service bullitens where issued to dealers. I have discussed this with numerous owners of this same model and have found it to be a common problem encountered at various mileages. Chrysler refuses to do anything about due to "out of warranty" status, the repair would be performed no questions asked if within the warranty period.

While driving with vehicle in fifth gear. Driver applied gas to the accelerator pedal. The vehicle did not accelerate,the engine just continue to ravv up. Vehicle has a standard transmission. Mr.

Vehicle suffered sudden acceleration when shifted from "park into drive. " vehicle collided with three other vehicles.

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The weld in 6th gear broke causing 6th gear to be unusable. Consumer stated that when the transmission was taken apart, the mechanic found that the weld was faulty. The power steering system had leaks.

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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.

While driving, the vehicle lost fifth gear, it was confirmed by the dealer that the nut backed off the gear. Nlm.

Diesel engine, manual transmission, 3500. The nut that holds the 5th gear on in the transmission comes off while the vehicle is moving at a high rate of speed. Resulting in no 5th gear. It is known that the nut sometimes jams the rest of the transmission, resulting in no transmission at all when moving at a high rate of speed. It has happened to me twice and it is about $600+ to fix each time. I live in California, my business friend in south caroline has had it happened twice also, and he knows of another person in texas that had the same problem. I do not know of too many people that have the same vehicle, so it seems strange that the one person I do business with on the other side of the country has the same problem and that he knows of someone else in another part of the country with the same problem. The pick up spends 1 or 2 days in the shop, they replace the nut, and that's it. The second time they replaced the nut, I think they put locktite on it. The old part is not available, but my work orders from the Dodge service departments are. I am not sure of the exact dates of both occurrences, it is all filed away, but if you want, I can dig them up for you.

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.

Transmission and instrument panel failure; including fuel, oil, and temperature guage.

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While driving in 5th gear there was a loss of power as if in neutral. The other gears were functional. Dealer said a new lock nut was needed to hold gear in place.