Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

• #884363March 27, 2001
  POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

  WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH CONSUMER HEARD LOUD NOISE. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, AND REAR END LOCKED UP. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, AND NOTICED DRIVESHAFT WAS MISSING.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #884314March 27, 2001
  TIRES:SIDEWALL

  OUTSIDE SIDEWALL ON TWO OF GOODYEAR WRANGLER AP TIRES, P245/75R16 HAVE SPLIT. RIGHT FRONT SPLIT 6 MONTHS AGO WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AND RIGHT REAR TIRE SPLIT WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON MARCH 27TH, 2001. *AK DOT # M670CK0A248. *SLC

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #743045March 26, 2001
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

  WHILE CHANGING THE MOTOR OIL, I NOTICED THE REAR OF THE MOTOR WET WITH OIL. TRACED OIL LEAK VIA MECHANIC BACK TO THE REAR OF THE HEADS ON BOTH SIDES. LOSING APPROX 1/2 QT OF OIL BETWEEN CHANGES.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #743053March 26, 2001
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

  THIS POST A FIRE HAZARD UNDER HOOD AT TBI SYSTEM,THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPEND/I HAVE SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM IN TRUCKS AT THE JUNK YARDS AROUND THE CSRA. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #884078March 26, 2001
  SUSPENSION:FRONT

  VEHICLE WANDERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALERS HAVE TRIED WHEEL ALIGNMENT 3 TIMES AND DIFFERENT SHOCKS. NOTHING SEEMS TO REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #884099March 26, 2001
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

  GEAR SHIFT BROKE OFF. GEAR SHIFT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE REPAIRED PART WAS DEFECTIVE. *YH

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #884113March 26, 2001
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE, ESTIMATED SPEED OF IMPACT WAS NOT DTERMINED. UPON IMPACT FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES *JB

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #884128March 26, 2001
  SUSPENSION:FRONT

  VEHICLE WANDERS ALL OVER ROAD WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MPH. DEALER REPLACED STRUT, BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY SITUATION. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE KNOW LONGER OWNS THIS VEHICLE.*JB

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #884133March 26, 2001
  STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL JERKED, AND STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN COMPLETELY AROUND AND AROUND.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #884173March 26, 2001
  EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

  AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR WOULD BE LEAKING WHEN ITS TURNED ON.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #742967March 24, 2001
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

  SHORTLY AFTER COLD START VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. WAS COMPLETELY CONSUMED. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #560510March 23, 2001
  VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

  THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF WHEN THE OFF BUTTON IS DEPRESSED, THE CONSUMER CUTS THE ENGINE OFF THEN BACK ON TO GET THE LIGHTS TO GO OFF. NLM

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #560505March 23, 2001
  EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK

  WHILE DRIVING THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE BROKE CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO COME OFF THE TRUCK. NLM

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #742913March 23, 2001
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

  EXCESSIVE BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR WEAR. VEHICLE ALWAYS PULLS TO THE LEFT.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #742931March 23, 2001
  VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

  WINDSHIELD WILL POP AND CRACK WILL FORM FROM SIDE OR BOTTOM CENTER OF WINDSHIELD AS IF UNDER PRESSURE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #883929March 23, 2001
  POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

  WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A NUT FELL OFF FROM CENTER OF REAREND THAT HOLDS YOLK, THIS CAUSED DRIVESHAFT TO FALL OUT OF VEHICLE, AND REAR END TO LOCK UP. *AK *SLC

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #883967March 23, 2001
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

  BRAKES LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING, PEDAL FEELS HARD WHEN PUSHING DOWN. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER SHIP YET. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #883981March 23, 2001
  STEERING:LINKAGES

  BOLT IN STEERING ARM SEPARATED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #883993March 23, 2001
  VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

  SIDE MIRRORS CHANGE POSTION WHEN THE WIND BLOWS. DEALER HAS ADMITTED PROBLEM WAS NOTICED, THEY HAVE CHANGED DESIGN IN 1997 VEHICLES. THEY HAVE ALSO OFFERED TO PUT DIFFERENT MIRRORS ON THIS VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S COST.*AK *SLC

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #560497March 22, 2001
  TRAILER HITCHES

  THE TRAILER HITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-107, THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0