Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#543339January 12, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GAUGE READING IS INACCURATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833420January 12, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE OWNER COULD FEEL A GRINDING SENSATION. BRAKES PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. CURRENTLY REPLACING THE PADS FOR THE 4TH TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833424January 12, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FRONT BRAKE PADS WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. VEHICLE HAD FOUR SETS OF BRAKE PADS WITHIN 30,000 MILE OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534294January 11, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
POSSIBLE FAILURE OF STEERING SHAFT, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, MAY HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE (ACCIDENT) IN WHICH DRIVE SUSTAINED SKULL FRACTURE, LARGE LACERATION ON LEFT ARM AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS AT THE SCENE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#833274January 11, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH HEARD LOUD NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. NOTICED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE BLADE SHIFTING FORWARD AND HITTING THE WATER PUMP, AND BREAKING OTHER PARTS OFF FROM THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833277January 11, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS ALONG WITH REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. UPON APPLYING BRAKES WHILE GOING 50 MPH, REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WENT OUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP. CONSUMER HAS SINCE RID HIMSELF OF THE VEHICLE, AND BOUGHT A DIFFERENT ONE. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702013January 8, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
A CRACKED FUEL RAIL WAS SPRAYING GASOLINE ONTO THE ENGINE AND FIREWALL. PROBLEM WAS NOT FOUND FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. SERVICE ADVISER REPORTS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OF THE SAME INCIDENTS REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833153January 7, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD, LATCHES WERE BENT, REPAIR WORK WAS PREVIOUSLY DONE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM FOR THE SECOND TIME. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781787January 7, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701986January 7, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME, BUT VERY SEVERE WHEN BRAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701957January 6, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
REAR SUSPENSION CLUNKS ON TURNS WITH LIGTH/NO LOAD IN BED. SOUNDS LIKE THE GAS TANK SHIFTING SIDE TO SIDE OR SPRING PACK NOISE. OTHER OWNER'S I'VE TALKED TOO HAVE SAME PROBLEM. THE REAR SLIDING GLASS WINDOW LEAKS AT THE TOP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN HEAVY RAIN. THE TWO TONE PAINT IS FADING. YOU CAN SEE THE BOTTOM COLOR THROUGH THE TOP COLOR. ALSO, I'VE HEAR FROM SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS ABOUT PREMATURE FRONT BALL JOINT FAILURES ALTHOUGH I HAVEN'T HAD THIS PROBLEM YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828672January 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#543229January 5, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND CONNECTOR FAILED CAUSING OVERHEATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543198January 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES STEERING WHEEL IS PULLED OUT OF DRIVERS HANDS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701928January 5, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701889January 5, 1999
SEAT BELTS
WHEN SYSTEM FAILED, WE WERE UNABLE TO PUT SEAT BELTS ON DUE TO COMPUTERS LOSS OF PROGRAMING. THIS IS NOT ONLY UNSAFE, BUT ILLEGAL IN THIS STATE AND MANY OTHERS.THERE SOULD BE A DEFAULT TO A MECHANICAL LOCKING SYSTEM, NOT JUST GO INOP. AND LEAVE US IN A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833028January 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE BRAKE PADS WORE OUT 4 TIMES WITHIN 40,000 MILES. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS DUE TO THE CONSUMER'S WAY OF DRIVING. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833056January 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE PULLS VERY HARD TO EITHER THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO OTHER LANES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701866January 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
EXCESSIVE PEDAL EFFORT REQUIRED TO STOP VEHICLE IN NORMAL BRAKING SITUATIONS. FRONT BRAKES SMOKE DURING HARD STOPS OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. IT ALSO GIVES OFF A BURNING SMELL. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER 2 TIMES AND THEY STATE THAT IT IS "NORMAL". I JUST FOUND OUT THAT IN 1997, DODGE CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER ON THIS TRUCK TO A LARGER UNIT. THE REST OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS ARE THE SAME. I WOULD THINK THAT THIS WOULD SOLVE MY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550172January 3, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE MAIN FRONT SUPPORT AXLE BEAM IN SUSPENSION WERE CRACKED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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