Dodge Ram Complaints
27,062 consumer complaints on file.
- #527742January 3, 1998SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM REAR. METAL IN HEAD REST PENETRATED THE BACK OF DRIVERS SCALP AND CAUSED SEVERE TRAUMA RESULTING IN SWELLING IN THE BRAIN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #527299January 2, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL WHEN 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS ACTIVATED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #527661January 2, 1998LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
SECONDARY HOOD LATCH FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #527622December 31, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN BRAKING THE LEFT REAR BRAKES LOCK WITH LIGHT PEDAL PRESSURE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #528850December 30, 1997SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONTINUOUS OUT OF ALIGNMENT; INABILITY TO HOLD ALIGNMENT. FRONT TIRES WEAR EXCESSIVELY ON OUTER EDGES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #527660December 30, 1997SUSPENSION
VEHICLE IS CONTINUOUSLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 12,000 MILES DUE TO ABNORMAL, EXCESSIVE AND EXTREME WEAR ON THE OUTER EDGES OF FRONT TIRES. AGAIN AT 17,500.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #529187December 30, 1997SUSPENSION
TIRES WEAR EXCESSIVELY BECAUSE VEHICLE CANNOT HOLD AN ALIGNMENT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #527599December 30, 1997SUSPENSION
CONTINUOUS OUT OF ALIGNMENT, INABILITY TO HOLD ALIGNMENT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #527598December 30, 1997SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. EXCESSIVE WEAR TO FRONT TIRES THAT CAUSES VEHICLE TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT WITH STEERING WHEEL HELD STRAIGHT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #528351December 30, 1997SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. EXCESSIVE WEAR TO FRONT TIRES THAT CAUSES VEHICLE TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT WITH STEERING WHEEL HELD STRAIGHT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #527063December 23, 1997POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY
GEAR SHIFT HANDLE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO BEING DESIGNED WITH A HANDLE THAT HAS NO ATTACHING BOLTS, SCREWS ETC. TO HOLD HANDLE PROPERLY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #820091December 23, 1997FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FLEXIBLE FUEL RUBBER HOSE DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS LEAKING FLUID AND SPRAYING DIESEL ON BACK OF ENGINE/TRANSMISSION AND ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #524191December 23, 1997SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING ON SMOOTH ROADS, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE VIBRATION BETWEEN CERTAIN SPEEDS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #820114December 23, 1997ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH CONSUMER STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE AND GAS. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO CHECK TO SEE WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM,SUDDENLY FLAMES STARTED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH DASH INSIDE VEHICLE. DUE TO DEFECT ,TRUCK WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND BURNED BY THE FIRE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #527506December 22, 1997FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL LINE FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #527477December 21, 1997SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
PASSENGER SITTING IN REAR OF VEHICLE HIT HEAD ON WINDOW WHEN VEHICLE WAS STOPPED SUDDENLY. THERE IS NO HEADREST.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #527480December 20, 1997STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #817710December 19, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PULLING TRAILER, ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. HARDER PRESSURIZATION AND LESS PEDAL REACTION. UNREASONABLE CONDITION: POTENTIAL CRASH. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #820363December 19, 1997POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97V084000) OVER 2 1/2 MONTHS AGO. CONTACTED DEALER & WAS INFORMED HAD NO PARTS & WOULD ORDER THEM. DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #820364December 19, 1997STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97V230000) OVER 2 1/2 MONTHS AGO. CONTACTED DEALER & WAS INFORMED HAD NO PARTS. THE PARTS NEEDED ARE ON BACK ORDER. OWNER HAS BEEN CALLING BACK TO CHECK ON STATUS OF PARTS, BUT SO FAR DEALER DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0