Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#707469June 11, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, CAB FILLED WITH NOXIOUS FUMES AND SOME SMOKE. TOOK TO DODGE DEALER IN PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. THEY DISCOVERED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD MELTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839393June 11, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 60MPH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707409June 10, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SEE E-MAIL '[email protected]' TITLED "1999 DODGE RAM 5.9L THROTTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM" SUBMITTED ON 6/10/99. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836814June 9, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH THE SWAY BAR FELL OUT. DROVE TO DEALER & MECHANIC NOTICED THE SWAY BAR HANGING & HAD TO REPAIR IT. THE 2ND INCIDENT: HAD LOST STEERING CONTROL & HIT A TREE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#839108June 9, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE WENT OVER A GUARDRAIL AND RUPTURED FUEL TANK, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER CAN'T FIND REASON FOR FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#839150June 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING A CRASH. SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK BRAKE FAILED. *YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#707350June 9, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS TRUCK,IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FOR REPAIR WORK AND OUT OF WARRANTY COAST EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ALL ONGOING FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT AND PAID CASH OF >36,000 TAX AND ALL. NO SAFETY DEFECT(S) MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838097June 8, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#707308June 8, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
MY TRUCK WOULD NOT START. FIRST I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, THEN A FUEL PUMP AND FINALLY A NEW ECU. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS TO FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND SHUTDOWN. I WAS TOLD BY THE PARTS MAN AT DALLAS DODGE THAT THE ECUS ARE DESIGNED TO FAIL PRMATURELY. ANOTHER CUSTOMER ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME COMPUTER IN MY TURCK IS INSTALLED IN A NUMBER OF CHRYLSER PRODUCTS AND THAT IT FAILS WHEN OTHER COMPONENTS FAIL (IN HIS CASE WHEN THE ABS FAILED).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838976June 7, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHILE GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE, ATTEMPING TO ENGAGE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE FRONT DRIVESHAFT FELL OFF. THE TRUCK WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALERS NEXT WEEK FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839007June 7, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE DID NOT COME WITH A SHIFT INTERLOCK MECHANISM, CONSUMER SAYS THAT A 9- YEAR OLD CHILD GOT IN, AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR WITHOUT KEY OR APPLYING BRAKES, AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707264June 6, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FAILURE OF RUBBER GASOLINE FUEL LINES BETWEEN THE RIGHT AND LEFT FUEL RAIL. THERE ARE NO CLAMPS AND IT IS RUBBER LINE THAT SITS UNDER THE AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY WHICH CAN RUB AGAINST THE LINE, CAUSING IT TO SEPERATE AND EXPOSE GAS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707262June 6, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707232June 5, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
FRONT MAIN CROSSMEMBER STRUCTURALLY FAILED, ALLOWING RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET TO BREAK FREE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838858June 4, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH LOWER COVER OF THE STREEING COLUMN OVERHEATING FROM THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. BELIEVED THIS CONDITION IS A RESULT OF IGNITION WIRING RUNING THROUGH THE COVER. COVER WAS REMOVED AND CONNECTOR WAS CLEANED OFF AND COVER REPLACED. BUT CONDITION STILL OCCURS WHENEVER THE FAN TO THE A/C IS USED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707218June 4, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO WORK IN AN EMERGENCY. YOU HAVE TO HIT IT IN EXACLY THE RIGHT SPOT FOR IT TO WORK WITH A SIZABLE AMOUNT OF FORCE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THINKING IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE ALONE. THEY SAID THEY TESTED IT AND IT WAS THE SAME AS ALL OTHER HORNS. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE I HAVE NOT BE ABLE TO WARN A PERSON MOVING INTO MY LANE BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET MY HORN TO WORK. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AS I FEEL IT POSES A THREAT OF DANGER TO ANYONE WHO OPPERATES THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545927June 3, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH / WIRING / IGNITION SWITCH TO BURN OUT, RESULTING IN REPAIRS. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838796June 3, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 50 TO 55 MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834712June 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL STEER OR PULL TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL . DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836862June 2, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN CONSUMER TURNED ON ENGINE AND MOVED THE TRANSMISSION PAWL FROM PARK TO DRIVE, AND UPON STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE TOOK OFF IN REVERSE, CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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