Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#716700December 31, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT LOW SPEED TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF FIRST GEAR, THEN SUDDENLY ENGAGES AS RPM IS INCREASED. TRUCK SUDDENLY LUNGES FORWARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716704December 31, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
STRONG GAS SMELL; CALLED ONE DEALER WHO WAS BOOKED SOLID, (BYRD DODGE, SALTLICK, KY.) HE SAID "FUEL LEAKS ON THE 97 DODGE RAM 5.2 ARE NOT COMMON"; FUEL RAIL ORDERED FROM DETROIT BECAUSE NOT STOCKED BY ANY LOCAL DEALERS; MANN DODGE SAID NOT TO DRIVE--FUEL DRIPPING ONTO MANIFOLD; FR PART SUPERSEDED AND REQUIRED ADAPTER; OWNER-CUSTOMER SUSPECTS THE PART WAS FLAWED AT MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716690December 31, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SWERVE VIOLENTLY INTO OTHER TRAFFIC. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS $800 DUE TO OVERHEATING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND BRAKE COMPONENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550138December 30, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE THROTTLE LEVER TO THE INJECTION PUMP LEVER LINKAGE ROD FAILED CAUSING CONSUMERS VEHICLE ENGINE RPM TO DROP TO IDLE AS HE SHIFTED FROM LOW TO FIRST RESULTING IN NO THROTTLE CONTROL WHILE TURNING ONTO MAIN ROAD. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851584December 30, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SPEEDS LOWER THAN 20 MPH WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL FEATURE, AND NO SOLUTION IS AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854588December 30, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
FUEL TANK ATTACHMENTS BROKE OFF AND THE TANK DROPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS FIXED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550115December 29, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854536December 29, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LEFT FRONTAL COLLISION AT APPROX. 15-20 MPH (ESTIMATED COST OF $6,800) OF DAMAGES, IN WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716607December 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
MY BACKGROUND AND TRAINING IS IN METALLURGICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING. UPON REPAIR OF THE TRANSFER CASE THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THE FAILURE WAS FROM THE MAINSHAFT RETAINING RING WHICH FAILED. I INSPECTED THIS RETAINING RING AND NOTED THE FAILURE AS A FATIGUE FAILURE WHICH CRACKED THROUGH 80% OF THE COMPONENT MATERIAL BEFORE FINAL FRACTURE. THIS SNAP RING WAS DEFECTIVE SINCE INSTALLATION IN THE VEHICLE AT ORGINAL MANUFACTURING. FORTUNATELY, I NOTICED SOUNDS EMINATING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE BEFORE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OCCURED WHICH MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY OF OCCUPANTS OR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. PLEASE FILE THIS REPORT AND CONTACT ME FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. SINCERELY, ERIC FREMD B.SC. METALLURGICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY SAN LUIS OBISPO CALIFORNIA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716608December 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRAMISSION COOLER LINES FAILED AT PLASTIC QUICK DISCONNECT, THROWING TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT. COULD NOT BE REPLACED, BECAUSE NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. DEALERSHIP HAD TO INSTALL NEW DESIGNED LINES, COSTING OWNER $872.72. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716632December 29, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854463December 28, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE CABLE WORE OUT THROUGH ITS COVERING, AND WIRE BECAME UNRAVLED, CAUSING IT TO BE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854488December 28, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. DID NOT CHANGE OUT OF LOW GEAR. RPMS WERE REVVING HIGH. TOOK TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THE THROTTLE ROD WAS WORN OUT & IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550075December 27, 1999
TRAILER HITCHES
TRAILER HITCH IS STARTING TO CRACK. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#783580December 22, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DRIVESHAFT SEPARATION DUE TO A CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT YOKE, EXTENSIVE TRANSMISSION DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE REAR SECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION CASE, ALSO THE U-JOINT CAPS WERE EXPELLED FROM THE YOKE, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED DUE TO THE CRACK. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550048December 21, 1999
TIRES
TIRES (GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS P265/75R16) ARE NOT SUFFICIENT FOR VEHICLE, SEVERAL FLAT TIRES WHILE TRAVELING OVER GRAVEL/STONE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716311December 21, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAD GRINDING NOISE ON REVERSE,THE AIR CONDITIONER BLEW WARM AIR AND MADE A WEIRD NOISE BEHIND DASH. HORRENDOUS NOISE IN REAR ,TURNED OUT TO BE THE REAREND (MECHANIC STATED IT HAD FROZE AND EXPLODED) NO EXTENDED WARRANTY, AM HAVING IT WORKED ON NOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716324December 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE PADS WORE PREMATURELY AT 18000 MILES.THOMPSON DODGE WHO IS DOING THE WORK SAID DODGE WILL PAY FOR PARTS BUT NOT LABOR WHICH WILL BE 100.00 LABOR.THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THE NEW PADS ARE OF A BETTER DESIGN AND SHOULD LAST BETWEEN 40000 AND 50000 MILES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.75%OF THE 18000 MILES ON MY TRUCK ARE HIGHWAY MILES SO I FEEL THAT THE PADS SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN OUT SO SOON.I THAT DODGE SHOULD REIMBERSE ME THE 100.00 THAT I PAID OUT OF MY POCKET FOR LABOR.DODGE'S DECISION ON THIS MATTER WILL DICTATE IF MY NEXT VEHICLE PURCHASE WILL BE A DODGE PRODUCT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550041December 20, 1999
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE SPARE WHEEL ON THIS VEHICLE IS A REGULAR STEEL WHEEL WITH NO OPENING FOR VENTILATION CAUSING THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT AND BECOME SO HOT WHILE DRIVING DOWN GRADE THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKE FUNCTION ON THAT WHEEL AT ALL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854149December 20, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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