Any 97-01' Dodge Ram owners here?

[Flynbryan19]

Found a good deal on a 97' Dodge Ram w/ 55,000mi on it for $6700 through a dealer auction. Its got the 318 v-8, 4 wheel drive and its an SLT model so it has power everything.

My concern is that I'm all too aware that Dodge has an issue with poorly built transmissions. :( Anyone here have a Ram in these years that can share their experience with me? Id greatly appreciate it.:chinese:

[pismoracer]

i have a 2001 dodge ram cummins turbo diesel,

but it has a manual. nv5600 bulletproof transmission!

but ya the crappy autos behind the 318 suck! i have a durango (wifes)
with 85k and tranny started slipping at 60k. will need to be rebuilt some time hopefully not for a while t hough.

[catch22blaster]

i have a 1997 dodge ram 4x4 slt weve had it for 4 years and we use it every weekend to go to the races the only problem we had was air condition went out but got it fix by that truck ur getting a great deal spent 15,000 for a black one with 76,000 miles on it
buy it sounds good to me the truck ur talking about

[p@iNn3ck]

Ive got a 97 4x4 slt w/360 and 180xxx mi... third transmission.... sittin back behind the barn

[Flynbryan19]

I know we've got more than 3 Dodge owners on here. We've got thousands of members on this site......

TTT :devil:

[YFZ450Ridr]

my dad has a 2000 dodge ram 4x4. thing runs great and has been for quite a few years. doesnt burn any oil, no transmission problems or anything of that sort. its gone threw and pulled anything weve thrown at it. the only thing is the breaks squeek a little bit but i think chrysler has that problem on some models dont they?

[derekhonda]

96 dodge here, 110000 miles just replaced wear and tear items at 100000 but no tranny problems yet *crosses fingers.

[wetcheese2]

My dad has a 97 RAm with 180,000 miles on it and it still runs liek its brand new and still looks it too. Thats a good deal on that 97 your talkin about. my dad bought his brand new for like 24000. He uses it to haul a trailer for his business.

[Giz400ex]

I had a 96 1500 w/ 75,000 miles and no probs and I now have a 01 2500 w/ 14000 miles and no probs. Go to a auto pricing guide or something and get a price. What kind of warranty do you get 30, 60 or 90 day?

[mike02ex]

how bout save your money and buy an FORD! a REAL truck.
no just bustin balls, sounds good, i drove a 02 ram, 4x4 off road sport for a while and never had a prob. pretty nice truck. i always hated dodges interior though, but im sure thats not an issue.

[TGW_400ex]

I have a friend that litterally beats the piss out of his ram mudding and boonying. Today he rip one of his duals off boonying! It still runs great except he broke his steering stabilizer.

[sportraxkid]

My dad has a 97 dakota SLT thats a 318, automatic, 4x4. It has about 81,000 miles and has had no problems so far except It eats up breaks. We haven't had any problems with the tranny and we pull 4 quads around all the time with it.

[chucked]

I am a diesel mech part time, We just had a new guy start, he previously made a living rebuilding dodge trannys.

[Rastus]

Originally posted by chucked
I am a diesel mech part time, We just had a new guy start, he previously made a living rebuilding dodge trannys.


Haha. It seems like alot (Not all) of Dodge's Auto trannies are weak. :scary:

[speedracer350X]

No problems yet (knock on wood). Come from a Mopar family, so we have no choice what to buy. Had my tranny fully flushed/new filter back in 2001 with around 50,000 miles on it. Have 76,000 on it now, runs fine. The key to the Dodges is the overdrive button, turn it OFF!!! You reallly don't need to use it unless you're on a highway or a long, flat , straight road. But you can't tell people how to drive, so to each his own. 1 other trick I learned is if you like to let your truck warm upand idle like I do here in the PA winters, keep it in neutral while it idles. The tranny lines are closed in Park/ open in Neutral to the radiator. So keep the fluid moving and cool! Hope this helps!!