Dodge Ram Complaints (1999)

1,486 consumer complaints on file.

#10189443May 1, 2007
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD IS DISINTEGRATING. THERE ARE SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS THAT GO FROM WINDSHIELD TO FRONT OF DASH ALONG WITH OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE ACTUAL HOLES FROM CRACKING. *TR
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0
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#10189462May 1, 2007
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD FAILURE ON 1999 DODGE RAM WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE AND CAR PORT. STARTED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO AND IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY. *TR
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0
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#10189321April 30, 2007
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD CRAKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. *AK
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10189198April 29, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
99 DODGE RAM WITH CRACKING DASH PAD. PAD HAS BEEN REPLACED AND NOW IS CRACKING AGAIN. *TR
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No
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0
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#10189059April 26, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 THAT HAS A CRACKED DASH. I'M A MEMBER OF A DODGE ENTHUSIAST WEB SITE WHERE I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON THING. MOST MEMBER WITH A 2ND GENERATION DODGE RAM HAVE A CRACKED DASH. WITH THIS MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IT HAS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT. *JB
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10188400April 19, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH CRACKED OUT OF NOWHERE. *JB
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No
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No
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0
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#10185246March 15, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH BOARD CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON OR ABUSE. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DODGE DEALER UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED AND THAT I MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO CAUSE THE DASH TO CRACK AND BREAK. AT THIS POINT DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. *JB
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10184832March 12, 2007
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS WILL NOT RELEASE THE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS WERE LOCKED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 145000. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184585March 9, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4 5.9L V8 SPORTS MAGNUM. I E ACQUIRED MY VEHICLE AROUND JULY 2006 AND I HAVE NOTICED SINCE THAT THERE IS A CRACK ON THE DASH AND GRADUALLY CRACKED ALL OVER THE PLACES AND PIECES FALLING OFF INSIDE THE DASH AND I'M AFRAID THAT THOSE PIECES IN THE DASH WILL FLY OFF AT HIGH SPEED DURING COLLISION OR SUDDEN STOP FROM HIGH SPEED AND WOULD CAUSE INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. I HAVE OWNED OTHER TRUCKS/VEHICLES AND NONE OF THOSE TRUCKS/VEHICLE HAVE THIS CRACK IN THE DASH. IT SEEMS THAT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL/YEAR OF DODGE RAM 1500 HAS AN INFERIOR OR DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING THIS DASH. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THIS ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN SO THAT WE CAN SEE IF THE CRACKED DASH PIECES WILL FLY OFF AT HIGH SPEED AND INJURE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS? THIS CRACKED DASH DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I'VE SEEN SOME CRACK DASHES ON OTHER TRUCKS/VEHICLES BEFORE BUT THOSE CRACK DOES NOT TURN THE DASHES INTO JIGSAW PUZZLE AND PIECES FALLING APART AND FLYING OFF THE DASH ITSELF. MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4 5.9L V8 SPORTS MAGNUM SEEMS TO HAVE A CRACK DASH WITH INFERIOR QUALITY WHICH BREAKS APART EASILY AND CAUSE POSSIBLE INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185820March 7, 2007
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, STEERING:COLUMN
3/7/2007. 1999 DODGE RAM. CONTACT STATES THAT A CHRYSLER DEALER TOLD HIM NOT TO USE THE TILT WHEEL BECAUSE IT WILL BREAK THE WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN AGAIN. **CC THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED T HE SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184199March 5, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FIRST HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AT 36,000 MILES. PERIODICALLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED, AND FELT A VERY HARD PULSATING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 42,000 MILES HE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AT THE DEALERS PRODDING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TIRES. AT 44,000 MILES HE REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC MODULE AFTER BEING TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING THE CAR IN APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES RECURRED AND NEVER DID WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR, AND THAT HE WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE TIMES THAT HE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT, THERE WAS A BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM THE RADIO, THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE AC BLEW WARM AIR. UPDATED 04/05/07. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180635January 24, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:COLUMN
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE HYDRAULIC LINES RUSTED, AND THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM MUST BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS BEFORE OR AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. 50 MILES PRIOR TO INCIDENT THE VEHICLE PASSED SAFETY INSPECTION. A YEAR AGO WHILE LEAVING HIS DRIVEWAY A BOLT FOR THE STEERING IDLE ARM FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE RUSTED BRAKE AREA WAS NOT EXPOSED AND RUSTED NEAR THE GAS TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178911January 17, 2007
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SUSPENSION:REAR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE GOT INTO HER 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 (FAILURE MILEAGE: 100000) THE SEAT BELTS WERE RETRACTED AND LOCKED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND THEY NOTIFIED HER OF THE RECALL ON THE RETRACTOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL AND ASKED HER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. *JB UPDATED 2/22/2007 - BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT WERE LOCKED IN THE RETRACTED POSITION AND COULD NOT BE USED. THE SEAT BELT LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE WATER PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE BRAKE LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE REAR END HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10178970January 17, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND APPLIED MY BRAKES. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY, I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO PUT THE TRUCK IN LOW GEAR AND COME TO A SAFE STOP. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID AND THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. IT APPEARS THAT BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING FROM A BRAKE LINE UNDER THE BED OF THE PICKUP NEAR THE GAS TANK. THE BREAK IS NOT VISIBLE BECAUSE THE GAS TANK IS IN THE WAY. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET. THE TRUCK IS A 1999 DODGE PICKUP WITH ONLY 29000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178020January 7, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING WITHIN FIRST 3 YEARS. NOW HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT IS HAS LARGE HOLES. CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBILITY OF CAUSING AIRBAG FAILURE. HAVE SPOKEN TO DEALERSHIPS AND BEEN TOLD IS COMMON BUT NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177251December 28, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HORN NOT WORKING HARD TO GET TO WORK... COMPLAINED TO DEALER AND DODGE. DODGE WOULDN'T COVER UNDER WARRANTY PERIOD. CAN'T USE HORN TO BEEP. ALSO TRANSMISSION WENT AT 36000 - 38000 MILES . TRANSMISSION SHOP STATE BAND TO TIGHT FROM FACTORY ON TRANSMISSION. CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP OUT. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174646November 29, 2006
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING FROM VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS FIRST TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THERE WERE CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE FRAME ON THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE INSPECTED BY A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN. UPDATED 12/18/06. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174254November 25, 2006
SEAT BELTS
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FRONT SEAT BEAT RETRACTORS HAVE STUCK NOT ALLOWING DRIVER OR PASSENGER TO USE THEM. THEY WILL DO THIS ON EVERY SEVERAL MONTHS AND THEN WILL ACT NORMAL FOR A PERIOD. DEALER STATED THAT IT HAS TO DO WITH HEAVY BRAKING AND THAT THE TWO SEAT BELTS OPERATE INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER, BUT WHEN ONE LOCKS THE OTHER IS ALSO LOCKED. WE ARE OF COURSE A SEAT BELT LAW STATE AND HATE BEING IN VIOLATION OF SC LAW. MY MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME A RECALL WAS ISSUED BUT UNABLE TO VERIFY THAT FACT. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173972November 21, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER WAS IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT HIS 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 HEADING NORTH BOUND ON 4 LANE RURAL ROAD WAY (401 N). THE VEHICLE DEPARTED RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY IN AVOIDANCE OF DEBRIS AND A STOPPED VEHICLE IN THE ROAD. VEHICLE SUSTAINED INITIAL IMPACT TO THE FRONT LEFT AREA RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL CRUSH. AS A RESULT OF THIS IMPACT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER SIDE DID NOT. THIS PUT THE DRIVER AT UNNECESSARY RISK OF CHEST TRAUMA. DRIVER SUSTAINED OVERALL INJURY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10172142October 30, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WORKING ON THE BRAKE LINES, PRESSURE WAS PUT ON THE SHIFTER PLATE CAUSING THE SHIFTER BOLTS TO FRACTURE AND THE SHIFTER PLATE TO FALL OFF. THE CONTACT HAD THE PLATE REDRILLED AND THE BOLTS REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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