Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#712799October 4, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712707October 3, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IF YOU USE THE AIR CONDITIONING WHILE DRIVING THE SWITCH OVERHEATS AND BURNS OUT THE SWITCH AND YOU LOOSE THE ENGINE ALL TOGETHER. REAL BAD THING TO HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712708October 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH KEEPS BURNING OUT. WIRE OVER HEATS AND MELTS PLUG AND SWITCH/ BRAKES DON'T STOP THE TRUCK LOADED. WE CHANGE THE FROUNT PADS 20 TO ONE SET OF REAR BRAKES. REAR BRAKES VERY IN AFECTIVE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712715October 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IF DRIVING WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON HIGH, INGNITION SWITCH GETS SO HOT IT WILL BURN YOUR HAND IF YOU TOUCH THE BOTTOM OF COLLUM, ALSO YOU LOOSE THE ENGINE IN TRAFFIC. BRAKES ON REAR NOT STRONG ENOUGH WITH LOAD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548808October 1, 1999
STRUCTURE
BEDLINER MATERIAL OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM CIGAR THAT WAS ACCIDENTALLY THROWN IN. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849669October 1, 1999
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH RIGHT REAR WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE GUARDRAIL. DEALER SAID ITWAS THE OWNERS FAULT. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712616October 1, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PROBLEM #1 ON 31 MARCH 1999, I VISITED MY GRANDSON IN CENTERVILLE, VA. I DROVE MY TRUCK THERE AND EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS. WHEN I LEFT TO GO HOME, I STARTED THE TRUCK, PLACED THE SHIFTER IN REVERSE AND LET IT ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN HIS SLOPED DRIVEWAY, BRAKING WHEN I GOT ON THE STREET. I PLACED THE SHIFTER IN DRIVE AND STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. IT CRAWLED FORWARD DOWN THE STREET. I PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR AND GOT NO RESPONSE. I STOPPED THE TRUCK, PLACED THE SHIFTER IN PARK, GOT OUT, AND THROUGH THE OPEN DOOR APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR WITH MY HAND. IT DID NOT HAVE ANY RESISTANCE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND LOOKED AT THE INJECTOR PUMP WITH MY FLASHLIGHT AND NOTICED A LINK HANGING DOWN FROM THE PUMP AND IT . THERE ALSO APPEARED THAT THERE WAS SLACK IN HE ACCELERATOR CABLE. I LET THE TRUCK IDLE BACK TO MY GRANDSON'S DRIVEWAY AND PULLED THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD. HE DROVE ME HOME IN HIS CAR AND MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY DEALER THE NEXT DAY, A DISTANCE OF OVER 50 MILES. THE SERVICE PEOPLE EXAMINED THE PROBLEM AND REPORTED THAT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE HAD SHREDDED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITH A KIT THAT CHRYSLER PROVIDES. IT WAS NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY THEY SAID. THIS REPAIR COST ME $344.92. IT WAS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED AND I WOULD HATE TO THINK OF THE POTENTIAL HAZAR IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING 65 MPH IN THE FAST LANE OF AN INTERSTATE WHEN IT SNAPPED, REDUCING MY SPEED FROM 65 MPH TO IDLE. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHE INDICATED THAT THEY HAD HAD THE CONDITION OCCUR PREVIOUSLY AND THAT CHRYSLER HAD A KIT TO REPAIR IT. IT WAS NEVER A RECALL SO FAR AS ANYONE KNEW. THEY ALSO SAID THAT CHRYSLER HAS MODIFIED THE INSTALLATION ON LATER MODELS TO PREVENT REOCCURANCE. I FEEL THAT (1) CHRYSLER SHOULD REPUIRE AN EXAMINATION OF ALL EARLY MODEL DODGE RAM TRUCKS WITH DIESEL ENGINES AND, (2) PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR MY COSTS IN HAVING THIS PROBLEM .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849390September 30, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE REAR BLOWER MOTOR THAT CONTROLS THE AIR CONDITIONER BURNED OUT, CAUSING THE INSIDE OF THE VAN TO BECOME FILLED WITH SMOKE, THE MOTOR MELTED THE HOUSING COVER OF THE MOTOR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849421September 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. REPLACED BRAKES FIVE TIMES WITHIN TWO YEARS. ALSO, THE ROTORS ARE PREMATURLEY WEARING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849473September 30, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE RUNNIG FROM TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR RUSTED THROUGH AND WAS LEAKING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK, COVERING THE WHOLE BOTTOM REAR END WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE IF ENOUGH OF FLUID HAD SPILLED ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849542September 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ,VEHICLE WILL PULL HARD TO RIGHT. OR IF VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED IT WILLTHEN PULL TO LEFT. ROTORS ARE BEING REPLACED WITHIN 6-9 MONTHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849547September 30, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER CONTROL ARM HAD BROKEN OFF THE FRAME. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 30MPH IN A SCHOOL ZONE. HAD CONTROL OF VEHICLE AT THE TIME. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING ALSO, ALIGNMENT WAS DONE PRIOR TO THIS. HAD CONTACTED MFG & DEALER. WAS INFORMED PROBLEM HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849569September 30, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
RECALL # 99V024000 CHRYSLER/HEADLAMP SWTICH: WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND DASH AREA. OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ABOUT SEVEN DAYS BEFORE THE FIRE. OWNER CONTACTED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS. NONE OF THE DEALERSHIPS HAD PARTS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849631September 30, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH IT TAKES TRUCK 190 FEET TO STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712544September 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I AM A MECHANIC AND HAVE TALKED TO OTHER MECHANICS ABOUT MY PROBLEM. THE MOTOR IN MY TRUCK IS 3 YEARS OLD AND IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. I AM TOLD THAT CHRYSLER HAS HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS LIKE THIS FOR MANY YEARS. I KNOW THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE LIKE ME ARE HAVING TO FIX THERE PROBLEMS OUT OF OUR OWN POCKETS. MY PROBLEM IS ONLY FIXED TEMPORALY IT CAN NOT BE FIXED. THE NEXT SOLUTION WOULD BE A NEW MOTOR . I FEEL THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD ATTEND TO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712553September 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
FREEZE PLUGS ARE LEAKING AND AFTER REPAIRS THEY ARE STILL LEAKING. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY SAND LEFT IN THE BLOCK AFTER CASTING AND THE PLUGS ARE CORRODING. LAST TIME IN THEY PUT A STOP LEAK IN THE SYSTEM AND IT HAS SLOWED DOWN THE COOLANT CONSUMPTION TO ABOUT A PINT EVERY 3 MONTHS. I FEEL THEY HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BUT DELAYED IT UNTIL THERE IS A PROBLEM AT A FUTURE DATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712588September 30, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SLIGHT JERKINESS BETWEEN 45 - 50 MPH, LESS NOTICABLE JERKINESS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. DEALER STATED THAT DODGE DOES NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. THE COMPONENT HAS NOT FAILED, BUT IT IS VERY IRRITATING TO SAY THE LEAST. THERE WAS ONE OCCASION WHERE I HAD 2 SUDDEN JERKS WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. THE DEALER WHERE I HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER. I AM SURPRISED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED BEFORE. I KNOW OF A 1998 RAM 1500 THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548766September 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT
BRAKES EXPERIENCE HANG UP AND PULLING CONTINUALLY, REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKES DID NOT RECTIFY PULLING PROBLEMS. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849069September 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT. ALSO, THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. VEHICLE CHECKED FOR ALIGNMENT AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849081September 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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