Dodge Ram Complaints
27,062 consumer complaints on file.
- #513169December 23, 1996TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
PROBLEM WITH SLIDING SIDE DOOR DIFFICULT TO CLOSE AT TIMES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #513019December 20, 1996SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
LEFT/RIGHT FRONT CALIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL LEFT OR RIGHT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #806544December 18, 1996ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT (6) TIMES SINCE PURCHASING VEHCILE ON DEC. 7, 1996. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP (3) TIMES FOR PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #512996December 17, 1996ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #512992December 17, 1996SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED TWICE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #800861December 17, 1996SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEAKING VERY BADLY, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE HAS GONE BACK TO THE DEALER 4X FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, PAD/MASTER CYLINDER, HAVE BEEN REPLACED.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #806470December 17, 1996VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO BE PINNED BETWEEN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED FROM PARK TO REVERSE TO GET OCCUPANT FROM BETWEEN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN FOR SERVICE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #806485December 17, 1996POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND IT SLIPPED INTO REVERSE AND RAN OVER ME. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP AND THE DEALER SAID THE LINKAGE WAS OFF ABOUT 1 INCH. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #806283December 13, 1996POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, DRIVESHAFT SEPERATED FROM THE BACK AXLE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED HAVE NOT SEEN THIS BEFORE. DRIVESHAFT, UNIVERSAL JOINT AND COLLAR STRAPS ON REAR ARE BEING WORKED ON. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #806284December 13, 1996AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION , SPEED 38MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #806346December 13, 1996SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN DRIVING AT A ABOUT 35MPH, TRIED TO PANIC STOP, HAD NO REAR BRAKES FOR ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS, NO INJURES. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #806212December 12, 1996SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EQUIPPED W/REAR ABS BRAKES; FRONT DISC BRAKES WEAR EXCESSIVELY WITH REPLACEMENTS OF THREE SETS OF PADS. FRONT ROTORS AND CALIPERS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED WITH FAILURE REOCCURRING REPEATEDLY. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #512530December 11, 1996VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE LINKAGE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, CAUSING HIGH ENGINE IDLE/THROTTLE TO STICK.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #512508December 11, 1996SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
REAR BRAKE DRUMS CAUSING, SEVERE VIBRATION ( OUT-OF-ROUND). REPLACED BUT EXHIBITING IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #806145December 11, 1996STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
SLIDING DOOR ASSEMBLY CONTINUED TO FAIL WHEN DOOR IS SLIDING BACK, CAME OFF THE TRACK. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #806181December 11, 1996SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP SITUATION, THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #806202December 11, 1996SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND APPLIED THE BRAKES VEHICLE COULD NOT STOP, TOOK TO DEALER, REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE SHOES AND TURNED THE DRUMS . *AK. CONSUMER STATES THE REAR BRAKES WORK FOR ABOUT 30 MILES AFTER DEALER HAS REPLACED THEM , HOWEVER THEN ONE HAS TO STAND ON THEM FOR ANY BRAKING POWER, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT BRAKES ARE BEGINNING TO WEAR NOW DUE TO THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES OPERATING ON VEHICLE. *SLC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #806093December 10, 1996SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL PULL SLIGHTLY AND SOMETIMES IT WILL PULL SO BAD THAT THE VEHICLE WILL TURN A CORNER ON ITS OWN, THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. TRANSMISSION HAS LEAKED THREE TIMES. RADIO BROKE. POWER WINDOWS FAILED. FUEL PUMP FAILED. KNOCKING NOISE IN ENGINE. WEATHER STRIPPING FALLING OFF. *SLC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #806112December 10, 1996AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT; VEHICLE HIT AN ELK HEAD-ON AT 40 MPH; SMASHED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #806137December 10, 1996AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVING VEHICLE, HIT POST DEAD CENTER OF TRUCK, GOING ABOUT 15 MPH, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0