Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#875987December 5, 2000
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING FRONT WHEELS TO DROP WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876002December 5, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
POWER STEERING SHAFT KEPT BREAKING. DEALER REPLACED / REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND CAUSE WAS STILL UNKNOWN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557860December 4, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DURING COLLISION, TWO INJURIES DURING COLLISION. *MJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#737294December 4, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
DUE TO FAILURE OF TURN SWITCH, I WAS TICKETED FOR NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS, AND FORCED TO HAVE $366.48 IN REPAIRS FOR A FAULTY SWITCH THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AT INITIAL RELEASE OF VEHICLE IN 1988.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875898December 4, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN 1997 FOR STEERING COLUMN, AND DEALER PUT A PLASTIC BUSHING TO KEEP STEERING FROM WORKING LOOSE. 3 YEARS LATER , STEERING WAS COMING LOOSE AGAIN & MAKING A POPPING NOISE. PROBLEM WASN'T COMLETELY FIXED. CURRENTLY, DEALER WANTS CONSUMER TO PAY $500.00. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THERE ARE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737241December 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875830December 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
ENGINE WAS BURNING A QUART OF OIL WITHIN 700-900 MILES , DEALER CLAIMED THIS WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC. DEALER DID REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD TWICE WHICH STOPPED PROBLEM FOR A WHILE, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875836December 1, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AT 60 MPH SMOKE CAME OUTOF DASHBOARD. HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. WIRING HARNESS HAD BURNED OUT, HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PART(HEADLIGHT SWITCH) AS 3500 TRUCK SERIES, WHICH HAD BEEN RECALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875866December 1, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH. CONSUMER IS ABLE TO RESTART IT AGAIN. CONSUMER RECEIVED 10 RECALL LETTERS FOR SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875852December 1, 2000
TIRES
CONSUMER HAD FOUND OUT ABOUT LUMPS ON TIRES AFTER BEING REPLACED FROM THE FIRST TIME AFTER A TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. P245/75R16, DOT WRLAPCVSB, DODGE, RAM 1999. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558215November 30, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
AFTER RECALL REPAIR 97V-068 OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WIRING BOTH BATTERIES WENT DEAD, THE BATTERY ISOLATOR WIRING IS DIRECTLY LINKED INTO BLOWER MOTORS WHICH WAS THE WRONG SOURCE FOR POWER CAUSING ELECTRICAL DRAW TO THE BATTERY ISOLATOR AND BATTERIES, DEALER FOUND NEW POWER SOURCE FOR BATTERIES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875741November 30, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL OUT . FUEL PUMP FAILED AT ONLY 40,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875758November 30, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), TIRES, SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END/STEERING. VEHICLE HAD A 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. DEALER DROVE VEHICLE & SAID IT WAS FINE. ON APRIL 5, 2000, DEALER SAID FRONT END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. STEERING GEAR BOX, AND 4 TIRES HAD TO BE REPAIRED TO PASS INSPECTION. CONSUMER HAS PUT OUT $839 THE FIRST TIME & NOW STEERING BOX IS LEAKING WHICH COST $900. DEALER DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT REAL CAUSE WAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900576November 29, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FIRE, IT ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AT BATTERY CABLE TO POWERBOX, VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS, CLAIM 46-0377-665. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558176November 29, 2000
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER TOTALED VEHICLE BY HITTING A TREE HEAD ON, CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES DUE TO THE AIRBAGS EXPERIENCING NO DEPLOYMENT, CONSUMER INJURED LOWER BACK AND KNEES AND IS STILL RECOVERING. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#557656November 29, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING FAIRLY SLOW, THE THROTTLE STUCK. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737050November 29, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875692November 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL FROM TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE . DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557600November 28, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE OUTSIDE PASSENGER MIRROR FREELY GOES BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING, THE DEALER STATED TO REPAIR THIS, A KIT NEEDED TO BE ORDERED, THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT AND THE DEALER SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557606November 28, 2000
TIRES
BRIDGESTONE DUELER H TIRES (P265 75 R16) FAILED, ONE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT THAT ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, WHILE CHANGING THE DEFECTIVE TIRE THE CONSUMER CUT HIS FINGER AND INJURED HIS BACK. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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