Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#540630September 6, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827619September 4, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. IF THE CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES HARD THE BRAKE'S WOULD BRAKE IN HALF. THE BRAKES ALSO SMOKE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826665September 3, 1998
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE DEFECTIVE A/C WIRING GETS EXTREMELY HOT WHICH CAUSES SMOKE AND FIRE. REPLACED THE SWITCH TWICE. PROBLEM OCCURRING AGAIN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827568September 3, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A IN HEAD ON COLLISION TRAVELING AT VERY HIGH SPEED IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT. ALSO VEHICLE TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#827553September 2, 1998
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
INNER TIE ROD TRUCK GOES OUT AND STEERING GOES TO THE RIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540738September 2, 1998
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE TREAD TO PEEL AWAY FROM THE STEEL BELTS AT HIGHWAY SPEED SMASHING THE TRUCK FENDERS, SHREDDING THE WHEEL WELLS AND MUD FLAPS, AND TWISTING THE RUNNING BOARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827464September 1, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
DRIVING THE TRUCK DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND WAS GETTING OFF ON AN EXIT RAMP AND THE ENGINE DIED OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP HAD BROKEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827482September 1, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP FROM DRIVE TINO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540478September 1, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKES OVERHEAT AND CRACK THE BRAKE PADS WHICH FELL OFF WHILE TOWING A VERY LARGE TRAILER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539554September 1, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
FRONT BRAKES FAILED CAUSING PULSATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539890September 1, 1998
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
REAR OF VEHICLE SAGGING DUE TO INSUFFICIENT SUPPORT CAUSING CAB TO SEPARATE FROM THE MOTORHOME BODY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539530September 1, 1998
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE JUMPS CAUSING CONSUMER TO EXPERIENCE CONTROL PROBLEMS WHEN VEHICLE IS GOING 40MPH OR HIGHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827393August 31, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVER BUMPS VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR. DEALERS HAVE CHANGED LINKAGE 3 TIMES BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827402August 31, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE TO THE RIGHT LANE UNEXPECTEDLY. HAS TO RELEASE THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO MOVE BACK INTO THE ORGINAL LANE, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACE CONTROL ARMS, BRAKE PADS ETC. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540440August 31, 1998
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TRANSFER CASE HAS BEEN REBUILT TWO TIMES AND OWNER HAS NOT USED 4-WHEEL SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540363August 28, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
THERE IS NO RESERVE CANISTER FOR BRAKE VACUUM CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540501August 27, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:DRUM
VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540504August 27, 1998
STEERING:LINKAGES
CLAMP HOLDING STEERING LINKAGE TO STEERING BOX FELL OFF CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. VEHICLE WAS GOING 5 MPH AND RAN OVER CURB.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827284August 27, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF AND NOT TURN BACK ON. HAD TO PUT THE HIGH BEAM MANUALLY IN ORDER TO SEE. DEALER SAID THE WIRE THAT HAD TAPE AROUND IT BURNED OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539404August 27, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY. QCAW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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