Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#10691254February 28, 2015
POWER TRAIN
NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE14019 RECALL P77 DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN DECELERATING THE REAR END OF TRUCK VIOLENTLY STARTED SHAKING. UNDER A CONSTANT SPEED SHAKING STOPPED. TOOK AN EXIT TO A COUNTY ROAD WHERE THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AGAIN AND THE DRIVE SHAFT CAME OFF THE TRUCK AT ABOUT 45MPH. TOWED TRUCK TO MECHANIC WHO SAID THE PINION NUT CAME LOOSE ALLOWING THE GEAR TO FALL INTO REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHICH CAUSED DRIVE SHAFT TO FALL OFF AND SHATTER THE TRANSFER CASING. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT INTERSTATE SPEED THE DRIVE SHAFT FLYING INTO A VEHICLE BEHIND ME COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. THE IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR THE 2005 MODEL REFERENCED ABOVE. CALLED CHRYSLER, WHO SAID THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED? I BELIEVE THIS RECALL AFFECTS MORE THAN JUST 2005 MODEL RAMS AND NEEDS TO BE READDRESSED TO MULTIPLE YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691002February 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING HOME STARTED HEARING WHAT SOUNDED LIKE GRINDING AND SOME VIBRATION, I STOPPED AND LOOKED ALL OVER UNDER THE HOOD AND UNDER THE TRUCK AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING, I CONTINUED A FEW MILES AND THE NOISE DISAPPEARED, THE NEXT DAY I LEFT AND THE NOISE STARTED UP AGAIN ABOUT 30 MILES FROM HOME ON THE FREEWAY, I WAS DOING ABOUT 70 MPH,, WHEN I PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, THE NOISE DISAPPEARED BEFORE I STOPPED TO LOOK IT OVER AGAIN, I TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME AND HEARD NOTHING AT ALL, GOT UNDER THE TRUCK AND DIDN'T SEE NOTHING, THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN DOING ABOUT 55MPH,THIS TIME IT WAS GETTING LOAD, I MADE IT BACK HOME, LOOKED OVER AND BETWEEN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND NOTICED SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT, WHEN I GOT UNDER THE TRUCK ,I NOTICED THE FRONT SHAFT COMING OUT OF THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT, I LOOKED CLOSER AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT YOKE COMING OUT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL HAS A ROUND RING ROCK GUARD FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS PRESSED ONTO THE YOKE SHAFT TO PROTECT THE SEAL, AND IT HAS WEIGHTS ON IT ALSO TO BALANCE THE SHAFT, THE RING OR ROCK GUARD HAS COME LOOSE AND WAS SPINNING ON THE SHAFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING AND TO THE OIL SEAL, IT DID SOME PRETTY GOOD GRINDING DAMAGE TO THE HOUSING, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DRIVESHAFT REPAIR PLACE, THEY SAID THE WILL NEED TO REBUILD THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL TO CHECK FOR OTHER DAMAGE TO THE BEARINGS AND SO, AS IT LOOKS NOW THE MECHANIC SAYS HE DOESN'T KNOW IF HE CAN SAVE THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING WITH ALL THE DAMAGE, AS FOR NOW I CANT AFFORD TO FIX IT, THE RNG OR ROCK GUARD FOR NOW IS GETTING HELD BACK FROM THE HOUSING WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE, I KNOW IT SOUNDS BAD BUT CURRENTLY BEING CUT FROM MY JOB WITH NO INCOME, I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT THE WAY IT IS ,IT IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691004February 27, 2015
SUSPENSION, STEERING
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY FRONT LEFT STRUTS BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND AT SAME TIME THE FRONT SWAY BAR BROKE OFF ON SAME SIDE IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL I SLOWED DOWN N STOPPED AND HAD TRUCK HAULED TO DEALERSHIP DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T CHANGE BOTH FRONT STRUTS SAID OTHER ONE LOOKED FINE CHARGED ME 750 DOLLARS AND ONE MONTH LATTER OPPOSITE SIDE STRUT BLEW OUT N SWAY ARM SNAPPED OFF.. AND NOW I HAVE PROBLEMS WHERE THE REAR END OF MY TRUCK WALKS ALL OVER THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691058February 27, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V354000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO NEEDED DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03/30/15*LJ UPDATED 6/23/2015*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691061February 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500.WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM BOTH REAR TIRES. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS LEAKING OIL AND EMITTING VAPOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,995.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691063February 27, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V005000 (STEERING) AND WOULD NEED TO BE SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR ALL OUTSTANDING RECALLS. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. EVERY TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED AT THE DEALER FOR A TIE ROD FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691065February 27, 2015
SUSPENSION, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V796000 (SUSPENSION) AND 14V817000 (AIR BAG) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691067February 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691071February 27, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF TRAFFIC AT 70 MPH WHEN MY 4WL LITE FLASHED,I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND MY TRUCK JERKED VIOLENTLY, I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN REAR ENDED. MY TRUCK IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN TO 30MPH RIGHT AFTER THE LOUD NOISE. I THEN HAD TO GET ACROSS TWO LANES OF SPEEDING FREEWAY TRAFFIC TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE. AFTER I MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND CALMED MY NERVES, I DID DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND DISCOVERED THAT MY TRUCK HAD SHIFTED ITSELF INTO FOUR WHEEL LOW AT 70 MPH. I LIMPED MY TRUCK HOME, STUCK IN FOUR WHEEL LOW, CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND TOOK IT TO MY DODGE DEALER. ALMOST TWO YEARS LATER AND NUMEROUS TRIPS BACK TO VARIOUS DEALERSHIPS TO GET THIS WARRANTY WORK FIXED, AND OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED AND CHRYSLER CONSIDERS THE CASE CLOSED. I'M AFRAID NOW AFTER THIS INCIDENT TO TAKE MY TRUCK ON THE FREEWAY AS I FEEL IT IS NOT SAFE FOR ME OR THE DRIVERS AROUND ME. NEXT TIME I MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691101February 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691113February 27, 2015
WHEELS, TIRES:VALVE
VALVE STEM NUT SPLIT AND FELL OFF TIRES. TIRE PARTIALLY DEFLATED. WENT TO PUT AIR IN TIRE, NUT FELL OFF. WENT TO ADD AIR TO ADDITIONAL TIRE, THREADS ON VALVE STEM BROKE OFF. FIRST VALVE STEM FAILED APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO WHILE DRIVING. REPLACED ALL STEMS. SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. POOR QUALITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691150February 27, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690876February 26, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690887February 26, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690919February 26, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO START THE VEHICLE AND THEN IT STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTEGRATED POWER CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690947February 26, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690781February 26, 2015
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR AXLE LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE REAR AXLE PINION NUT SEPARATED AND DAMAGED THE REAR AXLE HOUSING AND THE DRIVE SHAFT. AS A RESULT, THE REAR AXLE THE PINION NUT, THE DRIVE SHAFT, THE CHARCOAL BOX, AND THE REAR BUMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690799February 26, 2015
ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLS UNDER DECELERATION, CUTTING POWER TO POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. FIRST TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED I WAS IN TRAFFIC APPROACHING BUSY INTERSECTION TO A RED LIGHT. VERY NEARLY ENDED IN CRASH EXCEPT I GOT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. NO WARNING OR WARNING LIGHTS, NO LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690819February 26, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THEN DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT FAILURE RECURRED TWO OTHER TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690825February 26, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN EARLY DECEMBER 2014 STATING THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH A DIESEL FUEL HEATER ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON MY TRUCK THAT MAY LEAD TO O-RING FAILURE AND POTENTIAL FIRE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER TWICE AND AS OF LAST CONTACT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN A "FIX" MIGHT BE AVAILABLE. SINCE POSSIBLE FIRE IS THE RISK AND THE DEALER, INITIALLY, DID NOT EVEN KNOW THEY WAS/IS A RECALL, I AM CONCERNED. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT CHRYSLER SINCE THE DEALER KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT. SINCE I WAS TALKING WITH THE CHRYSLER DEALER THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM, I ASSUMED I WAS TALKING WITH CHRYSLER. IT HAS BEEN OVER A MONTH SINCE MY LAST CONTACT WITH THEM AND I HAVE HEARD NOTHING TO DATE. CAN YOU HELP OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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