Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#717697January 22, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
SERIOUS BOUNCE OF REAR AT ALL SPEEDS. WILL BE UNSAFE ON ROADS WITH LOOSE MATERIAL OR ICE. DISTRICT REP INSPECTED AND SAYS AWARE OF PROBLEM. CHRYSLER CANNOT FIX AND IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD I HAD NO RECOURSE ON THIS PROBLEM AND THAT WAS FINAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717741January 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN APPLIED CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING HAZZARD. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERS IN A TOTAL OF SEVEN (7) TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN A SATISFACTORY REPAIR. THE DEALERS HAVE DONE STEERING ALIGNMENT AND REPLACE BRAKE PARTS ON MANY OCCAUSIONS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS A FACTORY DESIGN DEFICIENCY WHICH IS NOT REPAIRABLE AT THE DEALER LEVEL. DODGE SHOULD BE FORCED TO REDESIGN THE FRONT BRAKE - STEERING SYSTEM TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IN A NATIONWIDE RECALL. THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME A JOKE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. THE DOT SHOULD PROCEED TO FORCE DODGE TO REDESIGN THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS BRAKE PULL PROBLEM IS A SERIOUS DRIVING HAZZARD WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STEER UNEXPECTANTLY INTO OTHER TRAFFIC LANES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE DEALERS ADMIT THAT THEY CANNOT MAKE A SATISFACTORY REPAIR GIVEN THE EXISTING PARTS AVAILABLE FROM THE FACTORY. THE OTHER DEALERS HAVE BEEN: VALLEY BOULDER DODGE, 2100 30TH STREET BOULDER, CO 80301, TEL: 303-381-1184 AND PRESTIGE DODGE, 200 ALPINE STREET, LONGMONT, CO 80501, TEL: 303-651-3000. THE COLORADO "LEMON LAW" IS NOT EFFECTIVE SINCE THE AMOUNT GIVEN IS TRADE IS LESS THAT NORMAL TRADE-IN NEGOTIATIONED AMOUNTS. THE DOT SHOULD PROCEED TO RECALL ALL DODGE 1998 RAM PICKUPS. SINCERELY, KENT R. RIESKE, 5086 COTTONWOOD DRIVE, BOULDER, CO 80301. TEL: 303-530-1551. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550512January 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, SUSPENSION:REAR
BETWEEN JAN.1998 THROUGH OCT. 1999 VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH EIGHT SETS OF BRAKES, FRONT ROTORS TURNED THREE TIMES, REAR DRUMS TURNED ONCE, EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE BRAKE COMPONENTS. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550517January 21, 2000
STRUCTURE
VEHICLE CONTINUALLY LEAKS WATER INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER CONTINUES TO LEAK WITH STANDING WATER IN VEHICLE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550492January 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
THE TRANSMISSION FLUID EXCEEDED THE MELTING POINT OF THE MATERIAL USED IN THE CONNECTOR TO RETAIN THE FLUID LINE TO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH RESULTED ON FLUID LEAKAGE. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR CONSUMERS CONNECTOR UNDER RECALL 97V084 BECAUSE VEHICLE USES DIESEL FUEL INSTEAD OF GAS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855311January 21, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INDSHIELD WIPER FLUID FROZE INTO ONE BLOCK, AND DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO APPLY TO THE WINDSHIELD. DRIVER RAN OFF THE ROAD DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER SAYS THAT WATER WAS IN FLUID. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855319January 21, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO VEER OUT OF CONTROL SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, AND THE SHIFTER DOES NOT SLIDE INTO THE GEAR PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855363January 21, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
PLASTIC COVER TO THE WIRE HARNESS MELTED, AND UNDERHOOD DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855147January 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. AT HIGH SPEED IT WILL JERK THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF CONSUMER'S HAND. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HE WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855172January 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED OF 20-55 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. STALLING HAS ALMOST CAUSED A VEHICLE COLLISION. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855192January 20, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT SMELLED OF FUEL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER , AND THE TECHNICIAN HAD TOLD HER THAT TANK WAS PUNCTURED ON THE BOTTOM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855223January 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SHIFT LEVEL NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY INTO PARK. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855248January 20, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING WELDS TO THE BODY OF THE DOORS ARE COMING UNDONE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855256January 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE ACCELERATING TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED AT WILL, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717629January 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE AUTOMOBILE SHOP THAT REPAIRED MY TRUCK SAID THAT WHEN THE DEALER REPLACED MY REAR MAIN SEAL THE JOB WAS DONE IMPROPERLY. THAT WAS MOST LIKELY THE REASON THE ENGINE FAILED. THE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THE NEW PARTS CAME IN THE NEW OIL PICK UP TUBE SCREAN WAS A LOT LARGER THAN THE OLD ONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717641January 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION JUMPS (POPS) OUT OF FIRST GEAR. PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN FROM A STOP, YOU START TO MOVE FORWARD IE; INTO A INTERSECTION, AND TRANSMISSION JUMPS (POPS) OUT OF GEAR. THIS PROBLEM IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO TRANSMISSION JUMPING OUT OF GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550483January 19, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, STEERING
THE STEERING UNIT FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH GUARDRAIL, DUE TO DESIGN OF THE GAS TANK, WHICH HANGS 3 INCHES BELOW FRAME, DURING IMPACT WITH THE GUARDRAIL, THE FUEL TANK RUPTURED AND CAUGHT FIRE, BURNING VEHICLE AND INJURY/BURNS TO CONSUMERS. YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#855129January 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUME R HAS ONLY 39,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, AND HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES.DEALER SAID THAT WARRANTY HAS BEEN VOIDED BECAUSE CONSUMER HAD PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED SOMEWHERE ELSE. MANUFACTURE WAS CALLED ALSO TO SEE IF THE VIN# WAS MATCHED TO A RECALL. WAS INFORMED NO RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717546January 19, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN IS VERY DIFFICULT TO USE. IT MUST BE HIT HARD AT EXACTLY THE RIGHT SPOT TO FUNCTION. WHEN IN A PANIC (I.E. WHEN HORN USE IS NECESSARY) IT IS UNLIKELY THAT ONE CAN HIT THE RIGHT SPOT. IN VERY COLD WEATHER (BELOW FREEZING) THE HORN DOES NOT WORK AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717568January 19, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), SUSPENSION:FRONT
THIS IS MY SECOND TRUCK FROM DODGE. THE FIRST TRUCK THEY REPLACED THE STEERING BOX 4-5 TIMES AND TRIED MANY OTHER THINGS LIKE ALIGNMENT, TIRE PRESSURE, TIRE ROTATION ETC, TO TRY TO CORRECT A SEVERE WONDERING PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT FIX THIS. CHRYSLER OFFERED ME A NEW TRUCK TO REPLACE THIS ONE AND I RELUCTANTLY AGREED. I FINALLY TOOK DELIVERY AFTER NUMEROUS PAPERWORK PROBLEMS AND IT TURNED OUT THAT THIS TRUCK HAS THE SAME PROBLEM ALONG WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FRONT END AND THEY TRIED FRONT END ALIGNMENTS, TIRE ROTATIONS, MORE TOW ON THE FRONT END, NEW STEERING BOXES, REPLACED THE BRAKES & TURNED THE ROTORS AT 8,000 MILES, REPAINTED ABOUT HALF THE TRUCK ETC. WHEN I FIRST TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE I TOLD THE SALESPERSON (JOE ZAPPIA) AT WILSONS THAT THERE WAS A FRONT END PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND HE ASSURED ME THAT IT WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE DELIVERY. I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE AND I DROVE THE TRUCK DOWN THE STREET AND REALIZED THAT THE TRUCK WAS NEVER FIXED. I DROVE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER ON DUTY AND HE TOLD ME THAT THEY NEVER TOLD HIM THAT THER WAS A FRONT END PROBLEM. SO FROM THAT DAY ON IN JANUARY 1999 I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY TO KEEP MY TRUCK IN MY OWN LANE GOING DOWN THE ROAD!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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