Dodge Ram Complaints
27,062 consumer complaints on file.
- #8015068July 30, 2002SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CALIPER WAS STICKING. ON 25 JULY 2002 WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT CALIPER LOCKED UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8015081July 30, 2002SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DIVING AT 70 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING REAR DUAL LEFT WHEEL BROKE OFF. BRAKE SYSTEM FLEW OUT, AND VEHICLE HAD MAJOR DAMAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8015088July 30, 2002ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OIL IS SHOULD BE CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES, CONSUMER NEEDED OIL BEFORE THE 3000 MILES. OIL GAUGE WAS READING OIL 2 QUARTS LOW. CONSUMER FELT OIL WAS GOING UP INTO INTAKE MANIFOLD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8015119July 30, 2002ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. VERY CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY WHILE DRIVING.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8015163July 30, 2002FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE FILLING UP GAS TANK TANK FELL ONTO THE GROUND CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8015182July 30, 2002SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS DEFECTIVE. PASSENGER FRONT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. DRIVER'S FRONT BELT EXTRACTS INTERMITTENTLY. RETRACTORS ARE MOTORIZED. CONSUMER STATES MOTOR MAKES STRANGE GRINDING NOISE.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8015189July 30, 2002UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED, AND WENT DEAD, NOT DETECTING LOW OIL PRESSURE. DEALER FOUND SLUDGE IN ENGINE THAT WOULD BUILD UP FROM OVERDUE OIL CHANGES. CONSUMER STATED OIL CHANGES WERE DONE ON REGULAR BASIS, BUT NOT A T THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #764898July 30, 2002SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE'S FRONT END JUMPS FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN GOING OVER BROKEN PRAVEMENT CAUSING LOSE OF CONTROL OF TRUCK. ALSO THE REAR WHEELS SKATES FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN GOING OVER BROKEN PRAVEMENT IN ROAD CAUSING LOSE OF CONTROL.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #764918July 30, 2002VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE MECHANISM THAT HOLDS THE OUTSIDE MIRROR IN PLACE FAILED DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSE. THE MIRROR FLOPS AROUND MAKING VISION IN IT IMPOSSIBLE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE ON BACKORDERR AND PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR A MONTH OR MORE DUE TO THE NUMBER OF THES FAILURES NATIONWIDE THEY WERE OVERWHELMED WITHORDERS. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE PERSONALLY KNEW OF MANY VECHICLES DRIVING THAT HAD BOTH MIRRORS BROKEN IN THE SAME WAY. THEY TRIED TO TAPE IT IN PLACE BUT THIS FAILED TO HOLD THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT ON THE FREEWAY WHICH MEANS I HAD NO VISION DOWN THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR AND I BELEIVE THE IS ILLEGAL AS WELL A VERY DANGEROUS. I BELIVE THA IF THIS IS AS IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY LARGE SCALE PROBLEM THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF THIS MIRROR. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH SIMPLE REPLACEMENT IF THIS IS A PROORLY MANUFACTURED PART.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8014954July 29, 2002EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING USING HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, AND DRIVER IS UNABLE TO HAVE COMPLETE VIEW. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8014994July 29, 2002VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING, THROTTLE LINKAGE HAS BROKEN IN HALF IN SAME LOCATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MECHANIC HAS REPAIRED THIS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS; HOWEVER UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL 02V161. *SLC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8015008July 29, 2002FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. MECHANIC REPLACED ONE OF THE FUEL INJECTORS. ALSO, SAID ENGINE HEAD WAS MOST LIKELY CRACKED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8015032July 29, 2002SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. ABS BRAKING SYTEM DOESN'T HAVE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE PROBLEM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8015051July 29, 2002AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER 'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN REAR AT 35MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED.*AK *SLC
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #764828July 28, 2002SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WAS GOING TO BUY ONE FROM JUNK YARD BUT THEY DIDNT HAVE ANY CALLED 3 YARDS AND THE COMMENTS WHERE ALL THE SAME AS SOON AS WE GET IN A DODGE TRUCK THAT IS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THEY SELL OFF OF IT AFTER THAT COMMENT I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD BE INFORMED OBVISLE THER IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REWIND SYSTEM THANK YOU NICK WUNDERLICH. NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #764842July 28, 2002SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
FRONT RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM CRACKED. FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 16 MONTHS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8014831July 26, 2002FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CUT OFF AND RAN OUT OF GAS AS A RESULT OF SENDING UNIT BEING INOPERATIVE. NOT SHOWING CORRECT FUEL LEVEL.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8014863July 26, 2002POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN PARK ON A FLAT SURFACE AND IT ROLLED BACK, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8014873July 26, 2002POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
INTERLOCK SHIFT IS NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY AND THAT CONSUMER'S 15 MONTH OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE INTO GEAR WITHOUT STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8014891July 26, 2002WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH PASSENGER'S FRONT WHEEL DISCONNECTED FOM VEHICLE. MECHANIC DETERMINED BOLTS HAD SHEARED OFF.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0