Dodge Ram Complaints (2001)

2,207 consumer complaints on file.

#893994August 9, 2001
SUSPENSION
STEERING WHEEL WOULD PERIODICALLY VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY ONCE VEHICLE MOVES APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. AT TIMES, STEERING WOULD BE UNCONTROLLABLE. DEALER WILL NOT PROVIDE REMEDY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893546August 6, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND REAR-ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR FAILURE OF THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED A CUT ON HEAD AND BRUISES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#749755August 3, 2001
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
VEHICLE CERTIFICATION LABEL ON LEFT DOOR THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL REFERS TO FOR PROPER TIRE PRESSURE IS WRONG. ON THAT LABEL, IT STATESTHAT THE MAX PSI FOR TIRES IS 41. HOWEVER, THE MAX PRESS. ON THE TIRE SIDWALL IS 35PSI. IF I WOULD HAVE KEPT 41PSI IN THESE TIRES, IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL, ESPECIALLY HOT WEATHER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.. MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO UPDATE THE LABEL WITH THE CORRECT MAX. PRESSURE. NOTE: MY TIRES WERE INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY, AND ALL 5 TIRES ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. (TIRESIZE: P24516)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749170July 25, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
PLEASE CONTACT RANDY VANCE (SURVIVING SON) AT LISTED ADDRESS. CONCERN IF EXISTING RECALLS OR OTHER MANUFACTURER'S DEFECTS WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT. TRUCK FAILED TO SLOW AND NEGOTIATE A LEFT HAND TURN. TRUCK WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
2
#748705July 18, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
LEFT REAR OF QUAD CAB NOT WELDED COMPLETELY. QUAD CAB DOOR AND DRIVERS' SIDE DOOR DO NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. YOU CAN HEAR THEM RATTLE WHEN DRIVING. THIS WAS REPORTED TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS AND THE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE AND CHRYSLER CORPORATION. THEY OFFERED $500.00 FOR THE DEFECT. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT AS WELL AS A VALUE DEFECT. WE FEAR THE DRIVERS' SIDE DOOR MAY OPEN, AS WELL AS THE QUAD CAB DOOR, IN AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562104July 17, 2001
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION, TO HAVE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALERHSIP THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562077July 16, 2001
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT SIX DAYS IN ADVANCE, HOWEVER WHEN HE ARRIVED HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS APPOINTMENT COULD NOT BE HONORED BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP HAD A FEW PROJECTS THAT WENT OVER DUE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892900July 16, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN COULD FEEL AND HEAR TIRES RUBBING AGAINST BOTTOM CONTROL ARM. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THEY SAID THAT WAS A FACTORY DEFFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748532July 16, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
LEFT SIDE REAR QUAD PANEL NOT WELDED CORRECTLY. THERE ARE LARGE GAPS IN THE SEAM, AND PANEL IS PUSHED OUT PASSED THE BODY LINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892492July 11, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM BACK TIRES OF PICKUP WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. *AK DEALER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PINION GEAR WHERE THE DIFFERENTIAL IS. CONSUMER STATES KEYS WOULD GET STUCK IN RECESSED SCREW HOLES ON STEERING WHEEL, AND WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE STUCK ALMOST CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892350July 10, 2001
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, HITTING A DITCH WHEN DRIVING AT 30-32 MPH. DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER, SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK UP WHICH FORCED DRIVER OVER STEERING WHEEL. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO NECK AND BACK. *AK CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN TO WORK FOR OVER ONE YEAR DUE TO INJURIES SUSTAINED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#892175July 6, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
RECEIVED NOTICE #01V153000. CLOCK SPRING BROKE WHILE MAKING A TURN. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. URGED TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. AFTER ARRIVING WAS INFORMED TO LEAVE VEHICLE, AND WOULD GET TO IT WHEN TIME ALLOWED. NO APPOINTMENT WAS MADE. DEALERSHIP DID NOT ACCEPT OR MAKE APPOINTMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747868July 5, 2001
SUSPENSION
PULLED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT WORK AND WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE A "NORMAL" TURN RADIUS. THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE TURN RADIUS OF THE VEHICLE THAT I WAS'NT FAMILIAR WITH. LATER THAT SAME DAY, PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE SAME WAY I HAVE MAY TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NOTED THE SAME TURN RESTRICTION. STEERING WHEEL WAS BOUND UP INTERNALLY. I APPLIED MORE STEERING PRESSURE AT THIS POINT AND FELT A SNAP INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG LIGHT. VEHICLE SCHEDULED FOR WARRANTY REPAIR AT THE CHERRY HILL DODGE DEALERSHIP, CHERRY HILL NJ, ON 06 JULY 2001.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891658June 29, 2001
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 01V153000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 982, DEALER IS UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE REGARDING RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891675June 29, 2001
SUSPENSION
WHILE TRAVELING AT OR ABOVE 45 MPH, VEHICLE WILL "DRAG" OR PULL TO LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT SINCE THERE IS NO TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM, THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891693June 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND TRAFFIC WAS MOVING SLOWLY. THERE WERE THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND HE WAS TRYING TO GET INTO AN OPENING TO A CLEAR LANE. APPLIED BRAKES, AND BRAKES DIDN'T GRAB AT ALL. ALSO, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND HIT A COACH BUS. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891531June 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO BRAKE PEDAL. WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS, BRAKE PEDAL WILL HAVE NO RESISTANCE BEHIND IT, AND FALL TO THE FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE THREE TIMES, AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM OR DETERMINE A CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900567June 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED, VEHICLE HAD FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THEN VEHICLE EXPLODED, CLAIM 59-V812-056. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891322June 26, 2001
STEERING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A STANDING POSITION STEERING WHEEL IS INOPERABLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO FILING THIS COMPLAINT, AND WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE NEEDED A LARGER POWER STEERING PUMP. CONSUMER HAD THIS REPAIR DONE, AND IS STILL EXPERIENCEING SAME PROBLEM. DEALER / MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHUR DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891185June 26, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
RECALL 00V307000 UPPER CONTROL ARM. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR. DEALER DELETED INFORMATION OUT OF DATABASE WITHOUT INSPECTING VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER SUSPECTED THAT RECALL DEFECT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE COLLISION. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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