Dodge Ram Complaints (1997)

1,130 consumer complaints on file.

#827568September 3, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A IN HEAD ON COLLISION TRAVELING AT VERY HIGH SPEED IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT. ALSO VEHICLE TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#540738September 2, 1998
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE TREAD TO PEEL AWAY FROM THE STEEL BELTS AT HIGHWAY SPEED SMASHING THE TRUCK FENDERS, SHREDDING THE WHEEL WELLS AND MUD FLAPS, AND TWISTING THE RUNNING BOARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539554September 1, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
FRONT BRAKES FAILED CAUSING PULSATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827393August 31, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVER BUMPS VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR. DEALERS HAVE CHANGED LINKAGE 3 TIMES BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827249August 26, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS. DEALER CONTACTED, PUT ON COMPUTER AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. DRIVING DOWN A HILL REPRESENTS A BIG PROBLEM WHEN PULLING A TRAILER. IT WILL NOT HOLD BACK. CONSUMER HAS TO RELY ON BRAKES IN ORDER TO COME OFF OF A HILL. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK TORQUE CONVERTER UNLOCKS AT ANY SPEED WHEN DECELERATING, VEHICLE WILL NOT HOLD BACK EVEN WHEN IN FIRST GEAR, WHEN TOWING A TRAILER AND TRAVELING DOWNHILL, THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE USED, DEALER STATES THIS IS THE WAY THEY ARE BUILT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540265August 23, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. AFTER A REPAIR ATTEMPT, THE BRAKES LOCKED (IN WET CONDITIONS) AND A PALLET IN BACK OF THE TRUCK WAS THROWN INTO THE CAB.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540146August 19, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542144August 19, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. QCAW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826589August 12, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35 MPH, FIRST THE ABS BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THEN A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT OCCURRED, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. DEALER SENT OUT INVESTIGATION TEAM THAT STATED THE AIR BAGS WERE OKAY. REPORTS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT STATED THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539653August 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538824August 4, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
RIGHT FRONT BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND IN A SAFE MANER, CAUSING A HARD PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE HOT. OWNER BELIEVES THAT THE CALIPERS ARE BAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825636August 4, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRUCK JUST BLEW UP WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE ENGINE JUST STARTED TO BURN. DEFECTIVE DTRANSMISSION STARTED FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826007July 29, 1998
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF STEERING FAILURE OCCURRING WITHIN A 4000 MILE OF WEAR. BELIEVED THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE NORMAL. DEALER NOTIFIED AND COULD FIND NOTHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825950July 28, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE TWICE PRIOR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER A THIRD TIME AND STATED THAT PEDAL GOES AND VEHICLE SLOWLY STOPS, MASTER CYLINDER AND FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT A PROBLEM DOES EXIST PROBABLY WITH THE HYDRAULIC FLUID FLOWING TO THE BACK BRAKES. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825907July 27, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY WOULD COAST VEHICLE, NOT STOPPING RIGHT AWAY. BRAKES WOULD NOT CATCH OR LOCK. PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. NO PULSATING. *AK THE REAR BRAKES WERE ADJUSTED, CAUSING THE BRAKING ACTION TO BECOME WORSE, FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED AND LATER FOUND TO BE GLAZED AND BRINDLED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825866July 24, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT CATCH, AND CONSUMER RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE.DRIVER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#538710July 23, 1998
TIRES
VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP UNDER CONTROL AS TIRE BLEW OUT WITH NO WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538008July 20, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
BRAKE CALIPERS STICK CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROTORS AND PADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537958July 17, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
DRIVER'S SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO VIBRATION, HOWEVER STILL CONTINUES TO VIBRATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825558July 17, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNED BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCEY SITUATION, BRAKE SYSTEM MOMENTARILY FAILED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. ALSO THE CONSUMER STATED THAT MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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