Dodge Ram Complaints (1998)

1,390 consumer complaints on file.

#759633March 21, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE VEHICLE VIBRATES (UP/DOWN) SEVERELY IN THE 40-45MPH AND 60-65MPH RANGE. SINCE THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE FAIRLY WORN, NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND WERE FORCE BALANCED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS WITH NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT. CORRESPONDENCE WITH DAIMLER/CHRYSLER HAS NOT RAISED ANY CONCERN OR INTEREST ON THEIR PART. THERE IS CURRENTLY ONE OTHER COMPLAINT IN THE ODI DATABASE IDENTICAL TO THIS ONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005754March 15, 2002
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
RIGHT FRONT WHEEL IS TRYING TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE. LEFT SIDE WAS FIXED. CURRENTLY, RIGHT SIDE NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005434March 12, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS
ABS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHEN DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPLACED CLOCKSPRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758759February 28, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
LOCKING PINION NUT BROKE, RESULTING IN SHAFT TO FALL WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PINION GEARS AND SPINDLES. SEVERAL MECHANICS STATED THAT A LOCKING PINION NUT SHOULD NEVER UNLOCK OR BREAK. THUS IT'S DEFECT CAUSED 1,100 WORTH OF DAMAGE AND COULD HAVE DEFINITELY RESULTED IN INJURY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004648February 27, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. 2 PASSENGERS AND DRIVER WERE INJURED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#758338February 16, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE TIRE SEPARATED THE TREAD FROM THE SIDEWALL AND PEELED ALL THE WAY AROUND. THE TREAD IS STILL LIKE NEW.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564293February 14, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CONSUMER EXITED VEHICLE, AND WHEN HE CAME BACK THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE WHICH STARTED IN THE LEFT FRONT DASHBOARD AREA.*JB (OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT#10-90-733)
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758141February 12, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WAS LOADING BOAT AT DOCK RAMP WHEN CAME OUT OF PARK INJURED LEG BADLY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8003886February 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THERE WAS A SQUEAK NOISE WHEN BRAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT ROTORS NEEDED TURNING. AT 9000 MILES DEALER STATED ROTORS WERE CRACKED. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003759February 7, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED, AND THERE IS VIBRATION. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9006435February 6, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN BUTTONE (THE AREA YOU PRESS IN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL) WILL NO PRESS IN TO HONK, DUE TO DESIGN PROBLEM, DUE TO AIR BAG. THERE IS NOT WAY TO HONK THE HORN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003692February 6, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE DRIVING AND THEN STOPPING FRONT BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003534February 5, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT WHEELS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE VIBRATE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. VEHICLE HAS TO BE RESTARTED TO GAIN CONTROL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT PROBLEM IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564207January 30, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER FOR SETTING UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL BUT STILL HAS NOT HEARD FROM DEALER REGARDING RECALL, THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD CALL CONSUMER BACK TO LET HER KNOW IF THE PART WAS AVAILABLE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002718January 23, 2002
TRAILER HITCHES, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
PRIOR TO THE RECALL, THE TRAILER HITCH ATTACHMENT WAS CRACKED AND DETERIORATED, THE DEALER REPLACED TRAILER HITCH.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITION WAS NOT BLOWING COLD. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006475January 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL CHANGES WERE DONE EVERY 3000-5000 MILES. THE THIRD AND FOURTH PISTON RODS WERE WORN DOWN AND THEN BROKE. *AK *JB ******DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****7757169
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757041January 18, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO HONK, DEALER SAYS IT IS BECAUSE OF AIRBAG HOUSING AND THERE IS NOT ROOM FOR HORN CONTACTS TO WORK, SO NO MATTER WHERE YOU PUSH OR HOW HARD YOU HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WILL NOT ALLOW THE HORN TO HONK!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002209January 15, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE HIT A TREE AT 35 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER AND PASSENGER HIT THEIR HEADS ON THE WINDSHIELD. *AK *YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8002242January 15, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, THERE IS A LOUD "HUMMING NOISE" COMING FROM REAR OF TRUCK. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT BEARINGS AND GEARS FOR THE REAR AXLE HAVE TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756521January 7, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
VEHICLE HAS HAD EXCESSIVE STERRING DRIFT SINCE PURCHASED. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO HELP CORRECT PROBLEM. "THEY ALL DO THAT" IS THE ATTITUDE. SEEMS TO EFFECT MOST DODGE 4 X 4 TRUCKS. PROBABLY A DESIGN DEFECT AS THEY SEEM TO ALL DO THIS FROM DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER OWNERS. VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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