Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||||
| 1801201 | 05/25/2001 | 620066 | Subject regarding generic scan tool (gst), publication no. 81-170-00008 provided with this technical service bulletin to provide reference information when using generic scan tool on obdii vehicles. *tt | 07/11/2001 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||||
| 081600 | 04/28/2000 | 612606 | Concerns with a buzz noise coming from the front door speaker(s). *tt | 06/09/2000 | |
| 081698 | 04/17/1998 | 600862 | Information on installation of radio transmitting equipment. *ak | 11/12/1999 | |
| 970926082797 | 09/26/1997 | 54432 | The cd player may become inoperative, and will not accept the cd when attempting to insert the disk into the radio. *yc | 04/07/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | |||
| 04/15/2002 | 50000 | ||
| Bad plenum gasket. fuel and oil mix. and steering output shaft leaks a the gear box. and truck wont idle in the cold | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 07/12/2001 | 02/01/1997 | ||
| Dodge said their is a problem with the gas tank but would not repair it and the same goes with the air conditioning, they said there is a problem with the air system and i have researched this with several owners and mechanics but they again will not fix this. *ak | |||
| 03/06/2001 | |||
| Air conditioner evaporator would be leaking when its turned on.*ak | |||
| 12/07/1999 | 1 | 09/01/1997 | |
| Transmission had grinding noise on reverse,the air conditioner blew warm air and made a weird noise behind dash. horrendous noise in rear ,turned out to be the rearend (mechanic stated it had froze and exploded) no extended warranty, am having it worked on now. *ak | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 08/18/1998 | 3 | 06/20/1997 | |
| Intermediate shaft was defective, causing steering column to break. after contacting dealer.*ak consumer had the intermediate shaft replaced twice within 20,000 miles. the driver side mirror was loose. because of the noise in the steering while turning, the clock spring was removed and the steering wheel reinstalled. the problem still existed. rear speaker was inoperative and replaced. *jg | |||
| 08/11/1997 | 1 | 02/01/1997 | |
| Antenna replaced with power antenna. | |||
| 05/06/1997 | 3 | 02/01/1997 | |
| Radio destroys cassette tapes, repaired twice for this problem then finally replaced. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - CARRIER/RACK | |||
| 1 | |||
| While driving the cable that holds the spare tire in place broke causing the spare tire to come off the truck. nlm | |||