Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Dodge Ram 2500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | While driving truck down road air bag exploded for no apparent reason , no large bumps or impacts to vehicle..Cab fille… |
| 2019-11-29 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING A DODGE RAM 2500, WITHOUT ANY LOAD AND AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH ON A STRAIGHT SMOOTH ROAD THE REAR RIGHT TIRE… |
| 2019-03-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | FRAME RUSTING THROUGH AND CRACKED NEAR STARRING GEAR BOX AND STABILIZER BAR BUSHING MOUNTS. |
| 2015-08-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | DEAN MUD TERRAIN RADIAL SXT LT265/75R16 MANUFACTURED JANUARY 2006. TIRE'S WITH 22,000 MILES. TREAD SEPARATED FROM CASIN… |
| 2014-03-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEH… |
| 2013-06-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR… |
| 2013-01-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEN ADJUSTING THE STEERING WHEEL, CERTAIN FUNC… |
| 2012-07-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS NOT SAFE TO HANDLE LOAD OF ELECTRICITY FROM THE … |
| 2012-04-04 | TIRES | No | 0 | BOUGHT A SET OF B.F. GOODRICH ALL TERRAIN T/A KO LT235/85R16 LRE DOT BFORUH21 ON NOV.21, 2011. MY TRUCK IS A 1997 DODGE… |
| 2011-03-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AS A RESUL… |
| 2011-01-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED, TO THE POINT THAT… |
| 2011-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1997 DODGE RAM 2500, WITH OVERHEATING HEAD LAMP SWITCH. CONCERNS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE! *TR |
| 2010-12-23 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 0 | ON ALL DODGE RAM TRUCKS, SPECIFICALLY 2500 MODELS, HAVE A DEATH WOBBLE THAT OCCURS ALL THE TIME. WHAT HAPPENS IS, WHEN… |
| 2010-07-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN OVERPOWERING GAS… |
| 2010-06-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DODGE PICKUP 1997 TILT WHEEL, WIRES IN STEERING COLUMN BROKE, DISABLED AIR BAG, ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND OTHER STUFF. … |
| 2009-12-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | MY 1997 DODGE 2500 DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED LEAVING TWO PIECE THAT LOOK LIKE SHARDS OF GLASS. I AM VERY CONCERNED IN A CO… |
| 2009-10-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMALL CRACKS IN THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL CLUSTER. TH… |
| 2009-02-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OR CR… |
| 2008-10-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE TIRE RIPPED APART WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 65 MPH. *TR |
| 2008-09-15 | TRAILER HITCHES | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 DODGE RAM 2500. I NOTICED THE HITCH STINGER WAS ANGLED DOWNWARD. UPON INSPECTION OF THE HITCH (3 BOLTS PE… |
| 2008-07-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 DODGE 2500 DODGE RAM PICKUP. THE DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING IN 2008. THE PROBLEM BEGAN AS HAIR LINE CRACKS … |
| 2008-05-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 1997 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH DASH DISINTEGRATION. I BELIEVE THE MATERIAL USED IN THIS PART TO BE DEFECTIVE AND NOW POSES S… |
| 2007-10-21 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE SPARE TIRE ON MY 97 DODGE PICKUP TRUCK FELL OFF THE TRUCK FROM ITS STORAGE HOLDER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HORSE TRAIL… |
| 2007-07-29 | PARKING BRAKE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE, BUT THE BRAKE FAILED TO E… |
| 2007-07-11 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN AND … |
| 2007-01-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 2500. THE BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED IN THREE PLACES. THE FAILURES OCCURRED NEAR TH… |
| 2006-10-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE UPPER DASH COVER CRACKING IN MULTIPLE AREAS. THE CRACKS STARTED SMALL AT THE CORNERS OF THE DEFROST VENTS AND HAVE… |
| 2006-06-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE PEDAL WENT FREELY TO THE FLOOR. UPO… |
| 2006-05-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | I PURCHASED A 1997 DODGE 2500 RAM PICKUP TRUCK IN NOVEMBER OF 1996. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS I EXPERIENCED A BRAKE FAILURE W… |
| 2006-03-15 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | MY ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST MY ABS. IN SEARCHING FOR THE PROBLEM, I FOUND OIL DRIPPING FROM MY R… |
| 2005-09-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | No | 0 | VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE RESULTING IN THE DESTRUCTION OF VEHICLE. *NM |
| 2005-08-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY DODGE 1997 RAM 2500 TRUCK WITH 8.0L V-10 ENGINE SUFFERED SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND SUBSEQUENT EN… |
| 2005-08-12 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DODGE RAM DASHBOARD CRACKING. *TR |
| 2005-05-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER NOTICED THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WHILE DRIVING. IMMEDIATELY … |
| 2005-05-02 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 1997 DODGE RAM 2500 DASHBOARD CRACKED.*MR *NM |
| 2005-04-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE OUTER DASH SILENCER PAD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED THE CLUTCH AND FUEL LINES. IT FRIED THE COMPUTER, THE OCCUPANTS … |
| 2005-01-08 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH HEARD A LOUD BANG THE REAR END OF THE PICKUP ROSE 4-6". UPON LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR T… |
| 2005-01-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, HEARD A"POP", REAR BREAK LINE RUPTURED, DUE TO EARLY CORROSION OF GALVINIZED BRAKE LINES. NO REAR… |
| 2004-12-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE LOST BRAKING WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT 25 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY INCIDENTS. … |
| 2004-11-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME LATE ONE EVENING IN LATE NOVEMBER 2004, THE LIGHTS ON MY DODGE RAM 2500 WENT COMPLETELY OUT. WITH T… |
| 2004-10-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING,AND WHILE PARKED THE DRIVER NOTICED A FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE VENTS AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN T… |
| 2004-07-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | No | 0 | 50,284 MILEAGE WITH CRACKED BLOCK FROM ONE CORE PLUG TO THE OTHER. *AK |
| 2004-05-27 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT: WHEN SHIFTING FROM FOURTH TO FIFTH GEAR THE BOLT HOLDING 5TH GEAR IN PLACE CAME OFF THE SHAFT WHICH ALLOWED THE 5TH… |
| 2004-02-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A CLANKING SOUND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. TWO CERTIFIED MECHANICS DE… |
| 2004-01-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST SPEED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER DETERMINED THAT THE ACCELERATOR ROD BROKE… |
| 2003-10-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE PROCEEDING TO LEAVE THE MALL PARKING LOT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED… |
| 2003-09-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | 1997 DODGE DIESEL 2500: FUEL LINE DIRECTLY BEHIND DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL HAS A HOLE WORN IN IT BY WAY OF CONTACT WIT… |
| 2003-08-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO … |
| 2003-07-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE NEEDS REPLACING. THE COOLER LINE HAS A PLASTIC COUPLING IN IT THAT COULD MELT AND CAUSE A FIRE… |
| 2003-05-23 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT (HANKOOK SPORT KING).*AK *NLM |