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1995 Dodge Ram 1500 transmission problems

The 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 has 31 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

31

Transmission complaints

11%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Ram 1500 transmission complaints by model year597 complaints1993: 1 complaints1994: 7 complaints1995: 31 complaints1996: 55 complaints1997: 61 complaints1998: 89 complaints1999: 62 complaints2000: 49 complaints2001: 102 complaints2002: 100 complaints2003: 128 complaints2004: 188 complaints2005: 597 complaints2006: 103 complaints2007: 64 complaints2008: 75 complaints2009: 233 complaints2010: 230 complaints2011: 179 complaints2012: 93 complaints
Ram 1500 transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY TRANSMISSION COOLER AND LINES. TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND FLUID LEAKED OUT AND CAUGHT FIRE ON HIGHWAY. THE SELLING DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO KNOWN DEFECTS WITH TRANS OR COOLER. REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT A GARAGE. THAT TRANS MELTED…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · July 8, 1999 · fire

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 have?

NHTSA has 31 complaints about the 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 transmission — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.