Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#887695May 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V135000 FOR DODGE RAM B350 REGARDING BRAKE LINES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT SHOWING ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS DEFECT. *AK VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE BRAKE PROBLEM. (RECALL APPLIES TO PLEASURE WAY 1995-2000 EXCEL AND LEXOR CLASS B MOTOHOMES). *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887726May 8, 2001
TIRES, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
CONSUMER MAKES A LEFT TURN AT ANY GIVEN SPEED TIRES RUB AGAINST SHOCK BRACKETS WHICH CAUSES A NOISE. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED SPINDLE TWICE AND STEERING GEAR BOX. WANTS TO PUT A 2MM SHIM ON THE BACK OF TIRE. *AK THE 2MM SHIMS WERE INSTALLED BUT THE TIRE ON LEFT SIDE WAS STILL RUBBING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887740May 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE J2 WIRE FROM IGNITION CAUSED A POWER SPIKE,CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO BURN. A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887762May 8, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
DRIVING 45-55MPH, VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE, BUT CAN BE CONTROLLED. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR VIBRATION. HAD DRIVERSHAFT REPLACED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. ALSO BEEN TO TIRE RETAILER DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF TIRES CAUSING PROBLEM. TIRES WERE THE PROBLEM. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER , INFORMED CONSUMER NOTHING COULD BE DONE. IT WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF TRUCK, AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED.*AK CONSUMER STATES VIBRATION HAS EXISTED IN VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASED, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE VIBRATION CAUSES HIM TO HAVE TO DRIVE UNDER 40 MPH OR OVER 50 MPH TO AVOID THE VIBRATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561086May 7, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (00V135000) CONSUMER STATES HE HAD THE HEAT ON AND THE WIRING STARTED TO SHORT OUT AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, VEHICLE WAS DEEMED AS TOTALED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745020May 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
AFTER WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INSTRUMENT PANEL THE OWNER TOOK TO DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS . LAST TIME A SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS DRIVING WHEN TRANSMISSION FLUID ERUPTED OUT OF THE DIP STICK AND FILL TUBE TO BE IGNITED ON THE HOT CATALYIC CONVERTER. THIS IS PRESENTLY BEING REVIEWED BY CHRYSLER EVEN THOUGH AT THIS TIME WE HAVE NO DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745025May 7, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE HAS SEPARATED IN THE MIDDLE OF TREAD. STEEL BELTS HAVE COMPLETELY SEPARATED AND THE TREAD IS COMPLETELY OPENED UP. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD1L1XA TIRESIZE: 225 75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745029May 7, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD TWO FAILURES IN THE PAST MONTH. FIRST IS THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AT 57K MILES AT A COST OF $498.00. SECOND, MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR A BAD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET (INTERNAL). THIS ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO BURN ABOUT A QUART OF OIL A WEEK. THERE IS A TSB 09-05-00 ON THIS KNOWN PROBLEM SINCE 1994. OUT OF WARRENTY - OUT OF LUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887577May 7, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE WOULD WANDER OVER ROAD, AND WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. WOULD BARELY TURN STEERING, AND VEHICLE WOULD GO 1 WAY. WOULD TRY TO CORRECT, WOULD GO OTHER WAY. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER'S DISTRICT MANAGER, AND BEEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. MECHANIC READJUSTED STEERING BOX AND PLACED ON LASER ADJUSTER TO REALIGN FRONT END. NOTHING ELSE WAS DONE TO VEHICLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887590May 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO FOUND FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE ROTORS HAD SPLIT IN HALF. DODGE CLAIMED THIS WAS DUE TO SALT CORROSION. DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS.*AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES HAD PULSATED SLIGHTLY FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT WORKED PROPERLY WITH NO PULL TO EITHER SIDE, ROTOR SPLIT WHILE GOING DOWNHILL WITH A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN AT THE BOTTOM, LUCKILY CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DOWNSHIFT ENOUGH TO MAKE THE CORNER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887623May 7, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
THROTTLE CABLE, WHERE IT HOOKS ONTO FUEL INJECTION PUMP, IS UNRAFFLING, ACCORDING TO RECALL 01 V 037 000. THIS CAN CAUSE THROTTLE NOT TO RETURN TO IDLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES HE HAS REPLACED THROTTLE CABLE AND PAID FOR THE REPAIRS HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THROTTLE CABLE FRAYED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744977May 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN YOU START THE MOTOR AND PUT IT IN DRIVE THE TACK WINDS OUT AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS REAL BAD AND WHEN IT DOES GRAB THE MOTOR STALLS I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THE SAD TRUTH IS THEY SOLD ME A LEMON IS THERE ANY CHANCE FOR A REFUND. THIS WAS A SPECIAL ORDER VEHICLE I HAD TO WAIT THREE MONTHS FOR THIS. I PAID $35000 FOR A LEMON CAN YOU HELP ME?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744978May 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN YOU START IT AND PUT IT IN DRIVE THE TACK WINDS OUT AND THE TRANI SLIPS REAL BAD AND WHEN IT DOES CATCH IT KILLS THE MOTOR I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES . THE SAD TRUTH IS THEY SOLD ME A LEMON THIS WAS A SPECIAL ORDER VEHICLE I HAD TO WAIT THREE MONTHS FOR THIS. I PAID $35000 FOR A LEMON CAN YOU HELP ME?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887454May 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887469May 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
THERE IS NO SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM PRESENT IN VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE CAN BE TAKEN OUT OF PARK WITHOUT USE OF A KEY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887496May 4, 2001
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
DODGE RAM 3500 HAS POOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50 MPH. CONSUMER CANNOT FIND A DEALERSHIP THAT CAN EXAMINE AND CORRECT THE DEFECT. CONSUMER FEELS THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO BE OPERATED ON ROAD BECAUSE CONSUMER HAS TO HAVE BOTH HANDS ON STEERING WHEEL AT ALL TIMES. *AK CONSUMER STATES DEALER HAS MADE AN ADJUSTMENT THAT DID NOT HELP. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887530May 4, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT WOULDN'T RETRACT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744929May 4, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
IMPROPERLY HARDENED SHAFT USED IN THE STEERING COMPONENT. ROCKWELL HARDNESS NOT UP TO SPECS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744936May 4, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DAMAGED HOOD,WINDSHIELD,HOOD HINGES,WIPER ARMS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887360May 3, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR NOISE HOOD POPPED OPEN AND FLEW, HITTING WINDSHIELD. WINDSHIELD GLASS HAS A CRACK IN IT. DEALERSHIP WASAWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES HOOD,PAINT AND HINGES ARE DAMAGED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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