Dodge Ram Complaints
27,062 consumer complaints on file.
- #822447April 15, 1998AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING AN ACCIDENT AIR BAG'S DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #540913April 15, 1998STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT IS FLAKING ALL AROUND THE BODY. MAINLY ON THE HOOD AND ROOF.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #534314April 15, 1998STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
PAINT IS FLAKING OFF ALL AROUND THE BODY, MAINLY ROOF AND HOOD.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #534331April 15, 1998ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ELECTRICAL FIRE ORIGINATING UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #822092April 14, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STILL TRAVEL. CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BREAK AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #822388April 13, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE BRAKE PADS SEPARATED FROM THE SHOE, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533885April 8, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL OCCASIONALLY, ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #822303April 8, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, UNDER NORMAL BRAKING, THEY SEEM TO BE VERY SPONGY, AND THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOORBOARD. THEY DO NOT STOP THE TRUCK. ALL BRAKE PADS HAVE BE REPLACED ON 3/7/98. THE REAR BRAKES PADS WERE GLAZED OVER LIKE THEY WERE HEATED UP. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #822309April 8, 1998AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING TRUCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533970April 8, 1998VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ROUGH IDLING. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #822252April 7, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS BRAKES FAILED. ON 4-3-98, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WENT OUT, LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH NO BRAKES. OWNER HAS TAKEN THE TRUCK INTO DEALER THREE TIMES, AND THEY REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS, SUCH AS THE FUEL PUMP, SPARK PLUG WIRE, AND ETC. THE TRUCK STILL IS HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #822265April 7, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A MODULE WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED LESS THAN A YEAR. THE ABS AND BRAKING LIGHT COMES ON. DURING A PANIC STOP THE WHEELS LOCK UP. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #822275April 7, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY GRAB. THE REAR BRAKES RELEASE, CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO DO ALL OF THE WORK, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS AND THE POWER BOOSTER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE EXISTING PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533664April 7, 1998VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
OUTSIDE MIRRORS CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533624April 7, 1998SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WON'T RETRACT WHEN RELEASED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533608April 6, 1998AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533726April 3, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE BRAKING ENGINE SWERVES AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533591April 3, 1998STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
STEERING LINKAGE TO FRONT RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533513April 2, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
BRAKES HAVE BEEN A CONTINUED PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE, SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533565April 1, 1998TIRES
DRIFTS VERY HARD TO RIGHT CAUSING TIRES TO LOSE THEIR TREAD VERY FAST.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0