Dodge Ram Complaints
27,062 consumer complaints on file.
- #515418March 12, 1997EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEA DLAMP SWITCH-WIRING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #515561March 11, 1997SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
THE IDLER ARM LOOSENED WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE DRAGLINK, CAUSING INSTABILITY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #515472March 11, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, SEATS
BRAKE PADS/DRUMS FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #809823March 11, 1997POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 25 MPH THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP BECAUSE THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE GEARS IN FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SHEARED OFF. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #515444March 10, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #808465March 10, 1997POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT NORMALSPEED HEARD A NOISE AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. TOOK TO DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM . *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #808562March 10, 1997EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
OWNER STATES THAT WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE USED HE CANNOT SEE THE ROAD VERY WELL. ALSO, THAT THE DIMMER SWITCH MUST BE USED IN ORDER TO SEE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #515370March 6, 1997TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE SPARE TIRE RETAINER FAILED AND THE TIRE DROPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE BOUNCED 10-15 FEET IN THE AIR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #808098March 6, 1997POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WITH THE GEAR IN THE PARK POSITION IT SHIFTED BY ITSELF INTO REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #809711March 5, 1997TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE VEHICLES SPARE TIRE LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE PICKUP BED CAME LOOSE AND FLEW INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD DUE TO PREMATURE CORROSION CAUSED BY EXPOSURE TO DIFFERENT ROAD ELEMENTS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #809714March 5, 1997ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN THE DASH STARTED TO SMOKE, CAUSING THE WIRING TO MELT AND LOSS OF ALL LIGHTS EXCEPT THE HEADLIGHTS. DEALERS ARE REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THE WIRING HARNESS. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #515266March 4, 1997SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON BROKE PRIOR TO RECALL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #809685March 4, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
THE VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AT 25 MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID AND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PREVIOUSLY MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AND DETERMINED THE WHEEL CYLINDER WAS LEAKING. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #809557March 3, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT AN APPARENT WARNING, CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKNOWN. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #809606March 3, 1997SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE OCT.14-96, CALLED LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, CALLED WHEN THEY WOULD BE IN, NO RESPONSE. CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY HAD ALL CONSUMERS INFORMATION, CHRYSLER INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL WHEN PARTS CAME IN, NO RESPONSE. SERVICE RECALL NOTIFICATION # 655. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #809608March 3, 1997SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 655 FOR SEAT BELT ON 14-OCT-96, CALLED LOCAL DEALER, NO PARTS/WILL CALL BACK WHEN IN, JANUARY 1997 CALLED MANUFACTURER WHO HAD ALL CONSUMER INFORMATION, NO PARTS, WILL CALL WHEN IN, NO RESPONSE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #808130February 28, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY WILL GRAB AND WHEN PRESSED HARDER THE BRAKES RELEASED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, ONCE RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #809510February 28, 1997AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION GOING ABOUT (70)-(75) THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #515037February 27, 1997POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #602746February 25, 1997STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE DOOR STRIKER FAILED, CAUSING THE PASSENGER DOOR NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0