Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#8009893May 15, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HIT HIS HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND SUFFERED KNEE/ NECK, AND BACK INJURIES. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8009961May 15, 2002
TIRES
TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER, HT P235/75R15. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761954May 15, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TRUCK WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD WITH CONSTANT NEED FOR CORRECTION BY MOVING STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH. ALSO STEERING WHEEL IS NOT ABLE TO BE MOVED WHEN TRUCK IS AT A STANDSTILL, POWER STEERING PUMP DOES NOT PUT OUT ENOUGH POWER TO TURN IF TRUCK IS NOT MOVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009872May 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING BRAKE LINE WENT COMPLETELY OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565759May 13, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE IN MOTION AND IN LOW GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLOW DOWN AND ONCE IN A WHILE STOP. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761857May 13, 2002
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
TRAVELING ON I-81 APPROX. 65MPH, IN PASSING LANE HEARD NOISE IN FRONT END, MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE, NOISE SORT OF SUBSIDED THEN BECAME VERY LOUD AND HARD TO CONTROL STEERING, STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND SIGNALED TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY THEN A VERY LOUD BOOM , DOUBLE SLAM , TIRE AND WHEEL FLEW AND ROLLED FORWARD OFF THE ROAD. NOTIFIED BY A RELATIVE THE NEXT DAY THAT A LUG WAS FOUND INTACT OUTSIDE IN-LAWS RESIDENCE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009681May 13, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGH SPEED FRONT END WANDERS TO LEFT OR RIGHT. FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WILL CHANGE DIRECTIONS WHEN HITTING A BUMP. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND CANT FIX IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009682May 13, 2002
TRAILER HITCHES
TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER WILL NOT BE PROPERLY ALIGNED, AND SOMETIMES LEFT WILL BE HIGHER THAN RIGHT. ALSO, THE OTHER WAY AROUND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009686May 13, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, STRUCTURE:BODY
VEHICLE IS PULLING TO RIGHT AT ALL TIMES, TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES. DEALER DID ALIGNMENT, DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PARTED TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER VEHICLE TO AVOID A LIGHT POLE, HOWEVER VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP NOR TURN THEREBY HITTING A TREE INSTEAD. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DEALER FOUND RIGHT FRONT CALIPER FROZEN AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER REPLACED. CENTER CONSOLE LATCH INOPERATIVE. NEW CENTER CONSOLE LID REPLACED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8009724May 13, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE TRAVELING AND TOTALING VEHICLE. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009747May 13, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN LOST POWER.*AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION HAS DELAYED ENGAGEMENT AND IS SLIPPING ON 2-3 SHIFT. DEALER FOUND TRANSMISSION FRONT PUMP LEAKING DOWN. REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER, PUMP ASSEMBLY, TRANS COOLER LINE AND DRAINED BACK VALVE, WORN CLUTCH. SHIFTER INDICATOR SLIGHTLY OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. VEHICLE WON'T HOLD ON HILL WITHOUT BRAKES APPLIED. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT STRONG FUEL SMELL AT DRIVERS DOOR WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009753May 13, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH THEIR IS A VIBRATION IN REAR AXLE OF VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009614May 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND REPAIRED, BUT SAME PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009630May 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THERE BRAKES AND IT IS HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009631May 10, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND WITHOUT WARNING, THROTTLE LINKAGE STUCK, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PROBLEM OCCURRED A SECOND TIME; HOWEVER, WAS ABLE TO CRUISE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND STATE COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. REFERRED CONSUMER TO MANUFACTURER. *AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009632May 10, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, A HEAD-ON COLLISION OCCURRED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ACCELERATOR STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REV TO 6000 RPMS, VEHICLE HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND TORE DOWN A FENCE, THE LEFT REAR SEATBELT DID NOT HOLD ONE OF THE PASSENGERS, CAUSING INJURIES, DEALER STATED THE FAILURE WAS THE COMPUTER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE FLOORMAT, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLES RPMS STILL FLUCTUATE TOO MUCH. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#761753May 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 1995 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4,I WAS AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND WHEN I LEFT IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID.I HAD CHANGED THE FLUID AND FILTER THE DAY BEFORE.WHEN I LEFT HIS HOUSE I GOT MAYBE 300-400 FT,WENT TO GO AROUND THE CORNER AND IT WOULDN'T GO FORWARD,I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT MOVED ABOUT 20 FT BACKWARDS AND THAT IS WHERE IT SAT.I HAD MY BROTHER HELP ME TOW IT HOME,AND THAT IS WHERE IT SITS TO THIS DAY.(THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP,OVERDRIVE QUIT WORKING,AND THE KICKDOWN QUIT WORKING). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009553May 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE BLEW A ROD, CAUSING ENGINE TO RATTLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761723May 9, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON STARTED MISSING AND BETWEEN TWO DEALER SHIPS THEY CANT FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG. *AKI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009493May 9, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
RECALL 95 V 056 000/HOOD ASSEMBLY LATCHES: HOOD FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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