Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#719431February 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 31, 700 MI. IT REQUIRED A MAJOR OVERHAUL TO RETURN IT TO OPERATION. LABOR COSTS WERE $1100 DOLLARS AND PARTS $800. AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEALER THE LABOR CHARGES WERE PAID BY THE DEALER. INVESTIGATION INTO CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH DODGE RAM TRANSMISSIONS PROMPTED OWNER TO CALL CHRYSLER 800 NUMBER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT $800 PAYMENT. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE $800 WAS PAID, NO REFUND COULD BE PROVIDED. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THIS DETERMINATION WAS FINAL AND NO APPEAL TO HIGHER AUTHORITY WAS POSSIBLE. OWNER PERSONALLY KNOWS THREE OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH DODGE RAM PICKUPS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT THE SAME MILEAGE. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS DEFECT PREFERRING INSTEAD TO DEFER THE EXPENSE TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551105February 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE IS NOT SHIFTING GEARS AND THE REVERSE GEAR IS INOPERATIVE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719303February 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES STARTED TO FAIL AT 8000 MILES. AT 18000 MILES THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. TECH FOUND REAR DRUMS OUT OF ROUND. FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED. THE PROBLEM PRIOR TO REPAIR WAS BAD VIBRATIONS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. TRUCK NOW HAS 37000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM IS BEGINING AGAIN. STARTED TO NOTICE VIBRATIONS AT ABOUT 25000 MILES. WILL DEALER OR MFG. COVER THIS PROBLEM AT THIS POINT?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857557February 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INDICATON. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. ALSO, OIL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE IS ON ITS THIRD REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719240February 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
THE BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT STOP THE TRUCK AS IT SHOULD. WHEN YOU MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP THE PEDAL FEELS AS IF THE MASTER CYLINDER PISTON BOTTOMS OUT, METAL AGAINST METAL. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A BRAKE PEDAL STOP AND THERE WERE NONE. WHEN I HAD TO MAKE MY FIRST EMERGENCY STOP I HAD PLENTY OF DISTANCE TO STOP. MY SPEED WAS 35MPH WITH ABOUT 50FEET OF CLEARANCE. I HAD TO SWERVE AND RUN THRU A YARD CAUSING $200.00 DAMAGE. I TOOK THE TRUCK OVER TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. I WENT HOME AND DID A PLANNED EMERGENCY STOP IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. AT 30MPH, IT TOOK 30 -35 FEET TO STOP. MY BROTHER HAS A 1992 DODGE TRUCK OF THE SAME WEIGHT AND HE CAN STOP IN 12- 15 FEET AT THE SAME SPEED. BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE SERVICE MGR TO TEST DRIVE THE TRUCK AND HE FELT THER WAS A DEFINITE PROBLEM. HE ORDERED A MORE AGGRESSIVE SET OF PADS AND CHRYSLER CANCELLED THE ORDER AND SENT A KIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO INSTALL THE KIT INSTEAD OF THE PADS. TO ME. THAT TELLS ME THEY KNOW OF A PROBLEM, BUT DO NOT WANT IT TO GET OUT CAUSINF A RECALL ON ALL 1997 TRUCKS. THE DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR BULLENTINS ON BRAKE PROBLEMS. I ASKED THEM IS IT GOING TO TAKE A FATALITY DUE TO FAULTY BRAKES BEFORE THEY FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF THE KIT THE BRAKES WORK A LITTLE BETTER BUT FAR FROM BEING SAFE AS TO PULLING A 4 WHEELER AND TRAILER OR A BOAT AND TRAILER. LAST WEEK I HAD TO EXECUTE ANOTHER EMERGENCY STOP. 50 MPH WITH APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET OF DISTANCE. I ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION.MY POLICE CRUISER AT 30 MPH CAN STOP IN 10 -14 FEET . EVEN MY BROTHER'S TRUCK WITH A 1000 LBS OF WEIGHT IN THE BED STOPS IN A SHORTER DISTANCE THAN MY TRUCK. ARE THERE ANY OTHER VICTIMS OF BRAKE PROBLEMS BESIDES MYSELF?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857491February 24, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WANDERS FROM RIGHT SIDE TO THE LEFT SIDE WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER STILL NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REPAIR DONE BY THE DEALER. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719120February 23, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT CORRECTLY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES. VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO WE TOOK IT TO WESTER DODGE IN SEASIDE, CA FOR REPAIR. SERVICE DEPT CHANGED THE VALVE BODY, WASN'T AT SEALS HAD INTERNALLY FAILED. REPLACED THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. TWO YEARS LATER SAME PROBLEM ARISES AT THIS TIME VEHICLE WARRANTY IS UP. DODGE DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR AND WARRANT PROBLEM. TOOK TRUCK TO CERTIFIED TRANSMISSION IN GILROY, CA . THEY FOUND THAT THE SEALS WERE BAD IN TRANSMISSION AND BROKEN BELL HOUSING AND OVERDRIVE HOUSING BOLT HOLES WERE STRIPPED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784527February 22, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
FRONT CONTROL ARMS FAILED AND REPLACED 3 TIMES. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551026February 22, 2000
AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHEN CONSUMER HAD A REAR END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857331February 22, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROLADVANCES ON ITS OWN WITHOUT SWITCH BEING ACTIVATED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION LOCKS AND UNLOCKS AT ANY SPEED AND AT ANY TIME. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857340February 22, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES, STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
STEERING PITMAN ARM AND IDLER ARM HAVE A LOT OF PLAY, FRONT BEARINGS LOOSE, FRONT ROTORS RUSTED AND WORN OUT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719006February 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE KNOCKS ON REGULAR GAS. DEALER CANNOT FIX. FAILURE TO WARRANTY? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719009February 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT MY TRANS HAS FAILED SINCE I PURCHASED IT. FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP REBUILT IT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TIME IT IS JUST ?!@#$% I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH A VEHICLES POWERTRAIN AS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS ONE. I' M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM EITHER. I'M WORRIED THAT THE NEXT TIME IT GOES OUT IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718963February 19, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718965February 19, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
KNOCKING NOISE IN RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION ALSO NOTICED ITS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHERS. IT SHOULD BE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857223February 18, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
TAILGATE SIDE OF THE BED FELL APART. THE PART WAS LOOSENED FROM THE ORIGINAL WELDING PART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857228February 18, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SEVERLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. ABS SYSTEM LOCKS UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857243February 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PAN HAS METAL CHIP WHICH CAUSES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEAR INTO DRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857253February 18, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT SPEED OF 40 OR MORE MPH VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHIMMY OUT OF CONTROL. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE RAN OVER A BUMP HAD TO PULL OVER AND ALLOW SHIMMY TO STOP BEFORE CONTINUING. INSPECTION/REPAIRS MADE BY THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718951February 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION GOES INTO 2ND WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND WON'T SHIFT OUT OTHER. PEOPLE I KNOW WITH SAME PICKUPS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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