Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#832014December 8, 1998
SUSPENSION
THE SHOCKS AND THE SPRINGS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME HAVE BROKEN ON THE LEFT SIDE AND THE RIGHT SIDE ARE CRACKED. PROBLEM CORRECTED UNDER RECALL SOME TIME AGO. OWNER IS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832019December 8, 1998
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT ANY MPH AND WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, VEHICLE WANDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON THE ROAD. CONSUMER TRIED TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND KEEP FOCUSED ON THE ROAD. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701208December 8, 1998
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
1500 TRUCK TAKEN TO DEALER PREVIOUSLY FOR FRONT END VIBRATION. DEALER SAID TIRE PROBLEM. TIRE MAKER REPLACED TIRES. ON DAY OF INCIDENT, AT SPEED OF 10 MPH, DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT WHILE TRUCK JUMPED UP/DOWN ON STREET. TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER LOCATION. OWNER TERRIFIED BY EXPERIENCE. IF HAD BEEN DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831852December 7, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
NEW GLASS ON THE RIGHT HAND EXTERIOR MIRRIOR GIVES DRIVER A DECEPTIVE VIEW OF OTHER VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831882December 7, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE DOESN'T SHIFT CORRECTLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831915December 7, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER EXPRIENCING ON GOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION JUMPING OUT OF GEAR INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED. *AK THE FRONT RIGHT SPRING FAILED. THE RELAY ROD AND THE CAMBER MALFUNCTIONS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831923December 7, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED FOR A SUDDEN STOP, THE VEHCILE VEERS SEVERELY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, ALMOST CHANGING LANES. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701178December 7, 1998
STEERING:LINKAGES
3500 AT 45 MPH. IF TRUCK HITS A POT HOLE OR OTHER ROAD DEFLECTION STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT 4" EACH WAY AND CONTINUE UNTIL YOU SLOW TO 15 MPH. SHAKE IS VIOLENT AND DRIVER CAN ONLY GO STRAIGTH AS WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. A BAD THING IN A CURVE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#831778December 4, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON 8/12 HAD AIRBAG LIGHT CHECKED DUE TO COMING ON. MECHANIC SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT. WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN RAN OFF ROAD BY DRUNKEN DRIVER. HIT A TREE DEAD CENTER. DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELT HELD, BUT DRIVER SUFFERED WHIPLASH. VEHICLE'S DAMAGE APRROXIMATELY $10,000. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#831803December 4, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN SENSOR DOES NOT WORK, CAUSING THE HORN TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831833December 4, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AND SITTING IN THE SEATS THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT AND WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO FELL BACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542865December 4, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831664December 3, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN IS VERY HARD TO PUSH TO MAKE IT SOUND. IN AN EMGERENCY SITUATION IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE DEALER IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831678December 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT TIMES. BRAKE LINING OVERHEATS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE NOT STOPPING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED QUICKLY. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831714December 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE LEFT. THIS HAPPENS ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD SURFACE. THE MORE WEIGHT ON THE TRUCK, THE MORE IT PULLS. THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR TWO YEARS. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831756December 3, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
CONSUMER HAD BEEN DRIVING VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES WHEN HE STARTED TO SMELL A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL. THEN HE PARKED VEHICLE, BUT WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING VEHICLE STARTED GETTING ON FIRE AND EXPLODED. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS OF INTAKE MANIFOLD ON OCTOBER 16, 1998. DEALER HAD TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY WILL INVESTIGATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701083December 3, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH DID NOT WORK BECAUSE IT IS BINDING UP AND THE HOOD FLEW OPEN DAMAGING THE HOOD, HINGES, AND THE FRONT FENDERS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542859December 3, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CAUSING STALLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542990December 2, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TRAILER TOW HARNESS SWITCH BURNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831614December 2, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THAT WHEN TRAVELING AT A 17 DEGREE DECLINE THE ENGINE STARTED TO LEAK OIL OUT OF THE BREATHER TUBE BECAUSE OF THE TILT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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