1997 Dodge Ram 1500 latches/locks/linkages problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the latches/locks/linkages on the 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While driving, mounted spare tire dropped from under the pickup truck onto the highway the cable storage suspension failed. *tr”
filed Jan 14, 2011
“My fiance is the owner of a 1997 dodge 1500 4x4 pickup. The problem is that we have had the transmission repaired/change 4 times since we have taken possession of the vehicle in 2002. I check the defects for that vehicle on your "defect information" & sure enough there it is. We have had nothing…”
filed Dec 13, 2006
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Latches/locks/linkages problems in other Ram 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 Ram 1500 | 2 | 0% |
| 2011 Ram 1500 | 4 | 1% |
| 2010 Ram 1500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 Ram 1500 | 5 | 1% |
| 2008 Ram 1500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2006 Ram 1500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2005 Ram 1500 | 6 | 1% |
| 2004 Ram 1500 | 11 | 1% |
| 2003 Ram 1500 | 3 | 0% |
| 2002 Ram 1500 | 5 | 1% |
| 2001 Ram 1500 | 26 | 2% |
| 2000 Ram 1500 | 11 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 Dodge Ram 1500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.