Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#877719January 9, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GUAGE WAS INOPERABLE AND MISREAD AMOUNT OF FUEL IN VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877722January 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE WHICH CONNECTS TO RADIATOR HAS NO CIRCULATION. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, DAMAGING TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE RPROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877764January 9, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
BOTH TIE RODS REPLACED, FRONT END WAS LOOSE AND MADE A LOUD NOISE, UPPER AND INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877782January 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
DRIVER WAS MAKING A PANIC STOP WHEN BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED, CAUSING REAR END CRASH. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP.FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, BUT REAR DID NOT. IT TOOK DEALER 2 WEEKS TO FIX DEFECT. ALSO, THEY HAD TO REPLACE WHEEL CYLINDERS/ SPRINGS/ PADS AND TURN DRUMS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877790January 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONGOING SEVERE PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE PULLING TO LEFT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877729January 9, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
GOODYEAR WRANGLER AFTER MARKET TIRE, LT235/85R16 SIZE. TREAD ON 9 OF TIRES SEPARATED FROM CASING. DOT MK0RKRHV079. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738985January 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739003January 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN THE CAR STOPPED HARD I PROCEEDED TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES, WHEN I NOTICED I WAS NOT STOPPING. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY 4 OUTSIDE PERSONAL AND THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING. THAT I HAVE A SEVER PROBLEM WITH MY REAR BRAKES, BUT THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM INCLUDING CHRYLSER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877635January 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED AFTER BEING INVOVED IN A UNDER DASH FIRE CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.MANUFACTURER//DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER,. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877693January 8, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING, IT LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING AND LOSES POWER STEERING WHILE SITTING STILL AND WITHOUT FOOT ON BRAKE, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP TWICE, POWER STEERING GEAR BOX, INSTALLED A VACUUM BOOSTER, AND INSTALLED POWER STEERING LINES, HOWEVER VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS. FUEL LEVELING UNIT WAS REPLACED AND THE SENDING UNIT WAS ALSO REPLACED, DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. CONSUMER FELT PULSATION IN BRAKES, DEALER FOUND REAR DRUMS WARPED AND ROTORS OUT OF ROUND. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877694January 8, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
HEADLIGHTS COME ON AT ALL TIME, AND DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. BATTERY RUNS DOWN, AND HE HAS TO HAVE A JUMP START. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738903January 6, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, THE HORN BUTTON CANNOT BE LOCATED WITHOUT TAKING EYES OFF THE ROAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738905January 6, 2001
TRAILER HITCHES
THE TRAILER HITCH DEVELOPED TWO INCH CRACKS IN THE METAL AT THE 90 DEGREE BEND WHERE THE HITCH BOLTS TO THE TRUCK. THE CRACKS ARE ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES STARTING AT THE REAR. A RECALL HAS BEEN MADE FOR 1998 TRUCKS BUT NOT 1997. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE A TOTAL DISCONNECTION OF THE TOWED TRAILER SINCE SAFETY CHAINS ARE ALSO ATTACHED TO THE HITCH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877476January 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WITHIN 57,000 MILES FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES CAUSE UNKNOWN, DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877538January 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET PAVEMENTS THEY LOCK UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS THREE TIMES, AND BRAKE CALIPERS ONCE. MANFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877549January 5, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
DIESEL VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE WHEN MECHANIC NOTICED THROTTLE CABLE WIRES, WHICH HAS MULTIPLE STRANDS, WERE FRAYING. LEFT ONLY 3 STRANDS FOR THROTTLE CABLE. MECHANIC REPLACED THROTTLE CABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877550January 5, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE FAILED. WAS DRIVING WHEN IT BURSTED & FOGGED UP WINDSHIELD WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED A HAZARD OF POOR VISIBILITY FOR DRIVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES, AND HAD BEEN REPLACED EACH TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877560January 5, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER/PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WOULD LOCK UP WHEN PULLED OUT TO BE USED. IT WOULD FAIL TO RELEASE FROM RETRACTOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT SEAT BELTS NEED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738836January 5, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SO SEVERE, UNABLE TO REBUILD, AT ONLY 51,000 + MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558696January 4, 2001
TRAILER HITCHES
DEALER TOLD CONSUMER IT WOULD BE AT LEAST TWO MONTHS BEFORE THEY COULD SCHEDULE A TIME TO LOOK AT VEHICLE FOR RECALL 00V-107, DEALER DID NOT BOTHER TO INSPECT FOR CRACK WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS THERE, THE CONSUMER LIVES 125 MILES FROM THE DEALER. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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