What's New for 1997 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500
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What's New for 1997
No major changes to this popular truck for 1997. Refinements include available leather seating and woodgrain trim on SLT models, optional remote keyless entry, and standard deep-tinted quarter glass on Club Cab models. Also available is a combination CD/cassette stereo. Items from the 1996 Indy 500 Special Edition are available in a new Sport Package upgrade. Fresh interior and exterior colors sum up the changes this year. Read More
Long-Term Reliability Ratings by Identifix
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1997 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 Reliability Rating
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Periodic problems on this vehicle are failure of the Intake Manifold Gasket and the Crankshaft Position (CKP) Sensor. Failure of the CKP Sensor will prevent the vehicle from starting. The cost to replace the Intake Manifold Gasket is estimated at $12.00 for parts and $279.50 for labor. The cost to replace the CKP Sensor is estimated at $87.60 for parts and $71.50 for labor, manual transmission equipped vehicle and $122.00 for parts and $71.50 for labor, automatic transmission equipped vehicle. All prices are estimates based on $65 per flat rate hour and do not include diagnostic time or any applicable sales tax. |
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A periodic problem on this vehicle is failure of the Transmission Output Shaft Speed Sensor. The cost to replace the Transmission Output Shaft Speed Sensor is estimated at $25.50 for parts and $19.50 for labor. All prices are estimates based on $65 per flat rate hour and do not include diagnostic time or any applicable sales tax. |
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A periodic problem on this vehicle is failure of the Rear Axle Speed Sensor. The cost to replace the Rear Axle Speed Sensor is estimated at $31.75 for parts and $19.50 for labor. All prices are estimates based on $65 per flat rate hour and do not include diagnostic time or any applicable sales tax. |
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4 out of 5 |
Reliability ratings displayed above reflect style specific standard features and may vary from aggregated values displayed for the same year in the historical model overview below.
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