Dodge Ram Complaints (1992)

107 consumer complaints on file.

#755500December 10, 2001
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
TIRE WAS OUT OF SHAPE DOT # REMOVED ON ALL TIRES. BRAKE DRUM ALMOST WORE THROUGH BY BRAKE SHOE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: REMOVED TIRESIZE: 235/85R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896997September 27, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FUEL INJECTORS MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, VEHICLE STARTED REVVING AND HAD TO BE PUT IN NEUTRAL WHEN DRIVING TO KEEP IT FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD JUST GO FORWARD AND HAD TO APPLY BRAKES TO STOP. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF A RECALL REGARDING THE FUEL INJECTOR PUMPS, HOWEVER CONSUMERS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED, CONSUMER FEELS HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE TPS SWITCH HAS GONE BAD AND BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THAT THIS TOO WAS A RECALL COMPONENT THAT NEEDED REPLACED, CONSUMER THINKS THAT MAYBE SINCE THESE TWO COMPONENTS WORK TOGETHER, MAYBE THAT HAS BEEN THE PROBLEM ALL ALONG. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729221August 26, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
NO HEAT,ELECT. WINDOWS,NO AIR CONDIT., WITH 5 CHILDREN IN VAN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863249June 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON TWO OCCASIONS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER ON BOTH OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED, AND DEALER WANTED TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER FOR THE THIRD TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859640April 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, TRAVELING 35MPH HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. PULLED OVER AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A GARAGE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FLYWHEEL COMPLETELY BROKE OFF. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THAT VEHICLE HAD HIGH MILEAGE, AND WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD UPPER CONTROL ARM CRACKED, AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855172January 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED OF 20-55 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. STALLING HAS ALMOST CAUSED A VEHICLE COLLISION. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#5500353January 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550353January 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TRANSMISISON FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550174January 3, 2000
SUSPENSION
THE MAIN FRONT SUPPORT AXLE BEAM OUTER EDGE WELDS IN FRONT SUSPENSION IS CRACKED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854488December 28, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. DID NOT CHANGE OUT OF LOW GEAR. RPMS WERE REVVING HIGH. TOOK TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THE THROTTLE ROD WAS WORN OUT & IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714865November 16, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713587October 20, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRUCK RUNS AWAY , FULE PUMP MAKES SPEED UNCONTROLLABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841799July 7, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FUEL INJECTION PUMP HAS GONE OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO RUN. IT WON'T START AND IT ALSO SHUT DOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707586June 15, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER CONTROL LEVER GETS SO HOT IT CAN BURN YOUR FINGER AND COULD CAUSE FIRE. SEE ODI ID: 950669, 955053, 447333, 944319, 965951 DEALER CURE IS TO REPLACE UNDER DASH WIRING HARNESS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704735March 22, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NO SUMMARY MENTIONE DFOR THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834338February 2, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FOR FEW DAYS. LOOKED AT FUEL LINE, SAW GAS, TRIED TO MOVE VEHICLE, AND UPON STARTING A FIRE WAS STARTED AT FUEL LINE BETWEEN ENGINE BACK AND FIRE WALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543512January 26, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
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
#701038December 1, 1998
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
THIS VAN HAS A FACTORY INSTALLED FLOOR MOUNTED SPARE TIRE UNDER THE REAR MOST SEAT. DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION, THE SPARE TIRE SLID FORWARD AND BECAME A DEADLY PROJECTILE. THE TIRE ROCKETED FORWARD AND CRUSHED A PASSENGER'S LOWER LEFT LEG, INSTANTLY SNAPPING THE BONES INTO SPLINTERS AGAINST THE SET IN FRONT OF HIM. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE PASSENGER WAS PINNED INSIDE THE VAN BY THE SPARE TIRE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#822631April 21, 1998
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
THE LEFT SIDE INNER TIE ROD BROKE OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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