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2002 Dodge Ram Quad Cab power train problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2002 Dodge Ram Quad Cab8% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Power Train complaints
8%
share of all complaints
68,300 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Bought truck in 2009. Drive a couple times a week. Transmission has went out 5 times now including this morning. Was told by a coworker that theres ab issue with the dodgers not circulating fluid when idling in gear.??? Either way this will be the 5th time in 10 years taking it to get rebuilt!!!!…

    filed Jun 2, 2019

  • Rear end locked up going down highway at approximately 45 mph, sent me sliding into the slow lane and then off of the highway into a driveway coming to a halting stop with my tailgate was still partially in a heavily traveled highway. The driveshaft also dropped down and eventually came completely…

    filed May 27, 2018

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Power Train problems in other Ram Quad Cab years

YearReportsShare
2003 Ram Quad Cab119%
2001 Ram Quad Cab87%
Ram Quad Cab power train problems by year →

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.