Dodge Ram Complaints (2002)

1,381 consumer complaints on file.

#10118657April 28, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK ON MY FULL SIZE VAN. AFTER COMING TO A STOP A THUD CAN BE FELT COMING FROM UNDER THE VAN. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL REACHES 3/4 TO 1/2. THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE ARE NO BAFFLES IN THE TANK AND REPLACING THE TANK MAY NOT CURE THE PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BECOME WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118412April 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
AT APPROXIMATELY 56,000 MILES I HAD A 216 VEHICLE ENGINE CODE COME UP. THIS SHOWED A FAILURE IN THE INJECTION PUMP. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 79,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND THE CODE HAS ONCE AGAIN COME UP. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SEE "EVERYTHING" IS OK AND CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE LIGHT IS COMING ON. THE VEHICLE IS NOW BEGINNING TO SUGE DURING DRIVING, A SIGN OF NOT ENOUGH FUEL BEING DELIVERED TO THE ENGINE. IN SPEAKING WITH MULTIPLE DIESEL MECHANICS IN THE AREA THIS IS A PROBLEM CUMMINS HAS WITH THE ISB ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118257April 22, 2005
VISIBILITY
MY SUN VISORS HAVE BROKEN NUMEROUS TIMES. BOTH SIDES (PASSENGER AND DRIVER) HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST THREE TIMES EACH. THEY LOSE THEIR SPRING TENSION AND HANG DOWN AND CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN MY WIFE AND I DRIVE, BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT STAY UP AND OUT OF THE WAY. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 30K MILES ON IT, I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. 8JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115347April 18, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN ENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL IT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT AND ADVANCE TO A HIGHER SPEED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED VIA PHONE. THE DEALER OR A REPAIR SHOP MADE NO INSPECTION AT THIS TIME.*AK THE VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED SUDDENLY A NUMBER OF TIMES IN THE PAST 3 YEARS. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS RECENTLY FIXED BUT THAT WAS BECAUSE IT DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117278April 1, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. HOWEVER, WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE IDLED QUIETLY, AND THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115036March 30, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE HAS HAD TO BE SERVICED FOR ENGINE STALLING SIX TIMES. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS STILL UNDETERMINED. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109130March 30, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS WOULD FOG UP WHEN THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER WERE ON, WHICH WAS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116949March 28, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT FRONT END PULLING TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS TO NO AVAIL. CURRENTLY, THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE LEFT FRONT BEARING WAS BAD, WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE TIRE AND RIM SEPARATING AND FALLING OFF WHILE DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114351March 19, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH
1.SPARKS FROM DASHBOARD AREA NEAR HEADLIGHT SWITCH WERE SEEN BY MY WIFE WHEN SHE BORROWED THE VEHICLE. 2.NOW THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF, WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION THE FOG LIGHTS COME ON, HEAD LIGHTS ALSO WILL NOT COMPLETELY COME ON.3. SO FAR, $49 DIANOSTIC, SWITCH NEEDED (HAD TO BE SPECIAL ORDERED B/C THE PART HAS BEEN CHANGED THREE TIMES ALREADY)(DOESN'T THAT CONSTITUTE A RECALL?)ANYWAY IT IS GOING TO COST ME $79 FOR THE NEW SWITCH AND THEY ARE NOT EVEN SURE THAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10111243March 15, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, SUSPENSION, STEERING
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE PARTS WERE REPAIRED/REPLACED THREE TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK BOTH SEAT BET RETRACTORS WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK INOPERATIVE. RATTLE SOUND OVER BUMPS. RIGHT FRONT SWAY BAR LINK REPLACED. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN OSCILLATING ALMOST TAKES THE WHEEL OUT OF THIS HANDS. DEALER FOUND ICE IN WHEELS/CLEANED WHEELS. HOWEVER VIBRATION RE-OCURRED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115109March 14, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS, CRUISE CONTROL, AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113620March 8, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN T DRIVER HEARD THE ENGINE KNOCKING LOUDLY, AND NOTICED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WENT DOWN. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112640March 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
1) THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS LEADING UP TO THE VEHICLES FAILURES. 2) THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN ENGINE IS ON / THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND PUMP ARE INOPERABLE. THEY BOTH OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME. FAMILY WAS STUCK ON RAINY HIGHWAY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. 3) DODGE SERVICE "THINKS" THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER MAY HAVE SHORTED OUT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND RECOMMEND REPLACE BOTH -$750 THERE IS A BACK ORDER FOR BOTH PARTS - APPARENTLY THERE ARE MANY REQUESTS. PART #'S 56045433AF AND 56051036AD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113604March 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING AND NO BRAKES. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND, HOWEVER , THE VEHICLE WAS SUSPECTED TO HAVE A VALVE LEAKED. THE CONSUMER LATER SAW OIL ON THE GROUND, GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE SAME THING OCCURRED AGAIN. HE LET THE VEHICLE RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THE POWER AND BRAKES CAME BACK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113406March 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 20 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT HE LOST THE STEERING AND BRAKES. *AK THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS HOOKING THE VEHICLE UP TO A TRAILER. THE BRAKE FAILURE RETURNED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10113432March 4, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT OPERATE, WHICH IS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO INFORM OTHER DRIVERS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MAKING TURNS. OWNER WILL TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS FOR THE SECOND TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108922March 2, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, STEERING:COLUMN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
VEHICLE IDLES AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS STEPPED ON. ALSO, VEHICLE TENDS TO DECELERATE OFTEN WHEN IT IS TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE ROAD. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A TOTAL OF 10 TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED.*AK THE VEHICLE NEVER RAN RIGHT AFTER THE WIRING ON THE STEERING WAS REPLACED. CRUISE CONTROL OR GAS PEDAL DOES NOT WORK. TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF BY ITSELF AND STARTED BACK UP BY ITSELF TWICE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113177February 28, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE REVERSING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A FENCE/ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND INTO NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10112127February 24, 2005
AIR BAGS
I WAS ON A BACK ROAD DOING 35 MPH I HIT BLACK ICE AND THE BACK END WENT OUT. I HAD WEIGHT IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK BUT IT DIDN'T HELP. I LET OFF THE GAS AND THE BRAKE AND TRIED TO SLOWLY CORRECT THE BACK END. IT JUST MADE THE SITUATION WORSE. I KNEW I WAS GOING OFF THE ROAD. MY TRUCK TOOK A NOSE DIVE INTO A SIX-FOOT DITCH THE BACK END CAME STRAIGHT UP AND THE ROOF HIT A TREE FROM THEN THE TRUCK SPUN ON ITS NOSE FELL ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE WENT UP HIT THE ROOF AGAIN AND FINALLY STOPPED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS WITH THE FIRST HIT AFTER THAT I WAS COMPLETELY SCALPED. NEITHER ONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I ONLY WONDER IF THEY DID I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SCALPED AND SUFFERED SUCH TRAUMATIC HEAD INJURIES. AT THIS POINT I AM JUST HAPPY TO BE ALIVE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED OUT THE TRUCK UNDEPLOYED AIR BAGS AND ALL. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10112927February 23, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THE CONSUMER WAS ON A LONG ROAD TRIP WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL WAS RUNNING LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN INSPECTION AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE TRANSFER PUMP WAS CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING 60% OF THE FUEL INTO THE ENGINE FOR THE THIRD TIME. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER ONCE AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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