Dodge Ram Complaints (1997)

1,130 consumer complaints on file.

#820004November 18, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES (ABS), THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 3 TIMES & INFORMED THAT ROTORS NEEDED TURNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524329November 5, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT END OF VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY ALIGNED PROPERLY, CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524404November 4, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PADS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818026October 30, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING THE ABS BRKAES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. ALSO THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND WITHIN BRAKES WHEN APPLIED.PROBLEM OCCURS AT ANY SPEED WHILE BRAKING. DEALERS REPLACED MANY PARTS, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817939October 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES ARE SUBJECT TO INTERMITTENT FAILURE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, BRAKES MAKE GRINDING SOUND WHILE MAKING A TURN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. WHEN DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WAS HARD, AND THE TRUCK KEPT ON GOING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817530October 24, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
APPLIED BRAKES AND THE TRUCK ALMOST DIDN'T STOP. THE BRAKES FADED OUT SEVERAL TIMES. OWNER TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER, AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817462October 23, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE. *AKTHE FRONT BRAKES OVERHEATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL WHILE DRIVING. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817339October 21, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE COUGHT FIRE. OWNER THINKS THE THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE MANUFACTURER WILL SEND OUT AN INVESTIGATOR . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513875October 20, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE SURGES AT IDLE; ALSO PULLS TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER WHEN BRAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817209October 17, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES: AT 6,000 MILES FRONT BRAKES REPLACED, PREIODICALLY THERE IS SQUEAKING , PULLING ABOUT A WEEK AGO BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING MOST OF TH TIME. TOOK IN DEALER , ROAD TESTED AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. DRIVING AFTER PICKING TRUCK UP ON THURSDAY, GOT IN TO GO TO WORK AND THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING. TOOK BACK TO DEALER, AND THEY PUT NEW BRAKES ON THE FRONT . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522270September 22, 1997
SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
VEHICLE VIBRATES CONTINUOUSLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816450September 18, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES; DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH IN WET CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THERE WAS POOR BRAKE RESPONSE. HAD BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED MOVING. COULD NOT STOP AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ONLY THING THE DEALER IS SAYING IS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, AND THEY DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER AS TO HOW TO SOLVE IT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523263September 15, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN IS NOT LOUD ENOUGH. IT CAN BARELY BE HEARD ABOVE THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE AT IDLE. DRIVE RHAD TWO INCIDENTS WHERE HE HAD TO USE THE HORN WHERE THE OTHER DRIVER APPARENTLY COULD NOT HEAR IT. IT COULD RESULT IN A COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522006September 12, 1997
TIRES
TIRES ORIGINALLY INSTALLED ON THE TRUCK HAVE ALL GONE FLAT (7 TIRES). THE INFORMATION ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR RECOMMENDS (LT225/75R16 TIRES), THE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE TRUCK ARE (P245/75R16).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812537September 8, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE FIREWALL AREA. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM UNDETERMINED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814212September 8, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OWNER BEGAN SMELLING UNKNOWN ODOR. PULLED TO GAS STATION AND FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST PIPE HAD BURNED INSULATION WITHIN 3 TO 4 INCHES OF FIREWALL. RUG INSIDE COMPARTMENT RETAINED HEAT. HAD WRONG INSULATION ON FIREWALL. SUPPOSED TO BE ALUMINUM INSULATION. INSTEAD, HAD SOFT BLACK INSULATION. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814358September 8, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, EXPERIENCING THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE 97 MODEL. FEELS IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813257September 3, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DESIGN FLAW IN BRAKES, ACCORDING TO DEALER. FRONT/REAR BRAKES GET OUT OF SYNC, LEAVES FRONT BRAKES FUNCTIONING ONLY. BRAKES WILL NEED ADJUSTING EVERY 6 MONTHS, COULD CAUSE CRASH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521155August 28, 1997
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
TAPE PLAYER INOPERATIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816802August 27, 1997
STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING
GOING 60MPH WHEN STEERING CONNECTING ROD FELL OFF & ROD CONNECTING FRONT WHEEL FELL. WAS ABLE TO STEER TO SIDE OF ROAD; VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY; ONE WHEEL WENT ONE WAY & THE OTHER ONE OPPOSITE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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