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2004 Dodge RAM 1500 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	632358
Internal NHTSA #	10192614
Manufacurer	DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 1500
Model Year	2004
File date	01/04/07
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2004 dodge ram 1500 stalls for no apparent reason. Left me cross ways in traffic as i pulled into road from gas station. Fuel mileage 14 mpg on and off highway . Actually drops mileage on overhead read out when coasting down a grade. Balks at cruising speed. Transmission slips in reverse after truck sits overnight. Transmission lulls in it's shifting. Been to dealership five times. They have done nothing . 1. Claimed trans needed flashed, claimed secondary trans filter was bad(second time they actually changed the filter. No difference. Charged me 169. 00 for that change . Claimed it was not covered under warranty or 0 deductible extended warranty. Charged 100. 00 deductible and 69. 00 diagnosis. I handed them a copy of technical service bulletin that called for the change, but they charge for diagnosis. Why 100. 00 deductible when i have ) deductible ex warranty? " not covered under either of those warranties... This is a different warranty" ????? Door seals also torn." not covered on 2004 only 2005 models.... Same problem but not covered????
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	24000
Number of Occurences	100
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	STATESVILLE, NC
VIN pattern	1D7HU18D44SXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	01/04/05
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	4WD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	60
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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2004 Dodge RAM 1500 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Dodge RAM 1500 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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