Dodge Ram Complaints (1999)

1,486 consumer complaints on file.

#10010677March 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND REVERSE TO ANOTHER GEAR THERE IS A LOUD BANGING IN THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER STATED THIS PROBLEM IS NORMAL?? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012016March 18, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
NHTSA# 03-V-035-000 ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLT BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR RESULTING IN THE SEAT BACK RECLINING UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SYMPTOMS OF HE RECALL HOWEVER THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011263March 10, 2003
TIRES
CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE SPLIT/CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CENTER IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT. CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE, CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES.*JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010251March 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UNDER PANIC BRAKING, THE BRAKING SYSTEM SEEMS TO FAIL ABOUT THE TIME WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK SHOULD BE KICKING IN. MASSIVE LOSS OF PRESSURE FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN SEVERAL SECONDS UNDER THE PANIC BRAKE CONDITIONS. LOAD AND SPEED DO NOT SEEM TO MATTER OR BE FACTORS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010195March 9, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED GOING OVER A SERIES OF BUMPS A REDUCED BRAKING AFFECT IS ACHIEVED AND POSSIBILITY OF CRASH IS INCREASED. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009891March 5, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
THE WASHERS WHICH HOLD THE MAIN SHOCK SUPPORT WERE SEVERELY CORRODED.*JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008435March 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING, EQUIPMENT
STEERING SEEMED LOOSE. DEALER REPLACED TRAC BAR, INNER AND LOWER TIE ROD ENDS, AND AN ADDITIONAL BAR. JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, MILEAGE 35,982 ON NOVEMBER 21, 2002. AS OF MARCH 5, 2003 FRONT END AND STEERING IS WORSE THAN WHEN IT WENT IN. VERY LOOSE FEELING, FREQUENT STEERING WHEEL CORRECTION NEEDED. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY ON SNOW COVERED ROADS. VERY UNSAFE FEELING. DEALER WAS ASKED TO CHECK WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED ON NOVEMBER 0F 2002, ON JANUARY 30, 2003. THEY DID NOT LOOK INTO THE SITUATION. ALSO WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE RADIATOR NEEDING TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH CRANK SHAFT SEAL, LOWER PAN GASKET, AND FRONT SEAL. THIS WAS WITH MILEAGE OF 38,105. THESE ITEMS SHOULD NOT FAIL WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE AND AGE!!!! OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING, AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT ADMIT TO ANY FAULT OF THEIR PRODUCT. I HAVE RECORDS AND PROOF OF DAMAGED ITEMS IF NEEDED. I AKSED CHRYSLER TO PAY FOR PARTS ONLY, BUT THEY REFUSED TO DO SO. THEY ALSO REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE THE SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS FRONT END ISSUE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008890March 3, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE INTAKE GASKET LEAKED, THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM VEHICLE, ENGINE OIL HAD LEAKED ALONG WITH A SMOKE ODOR, AND THERE WAS UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008949February 20, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT GIVE A CORRECT READING.*JB *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007787February 19, 2003
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE HAS PULLED TO RIGHT SINCE DRIVING IT OFF LOT. WAS TOLD BY SALESMAN THIS WAS DESIGNED INTO TRUCK FOR SAFETY REASONS. REGUIRES 1/4 TURN OF STEERING WHEEL TO CONTINUE STRAIGHT TRAVEL AND IF STEERING WHEEL RELEASED, DARTS SHARPLY TO RIGHT. I'VE HAD TWO ALIGNMENTS BY DODGE DEALER WITH NO IMPROVEMENT IN PULLING. HAS ALSO DEVELOPED SEVERE "SHIMMY" AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHEN ENCOUNTERING BUMPS OR HOLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007637February 17, 2003
STEERING
1999 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB TRUCK - WHEN A BUMP OR ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD IS HIT, THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. WHEEL HOP OCCURS AND THE VEHICLE MUST BE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED COMPLETELY BEFORE THE STEERING RETURNS TO NORMAL - HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME ON THE SAME BUMPS OR PATCHES ON THE SAME ROADS. THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD THE TRUCK IS BASICALLY UNDRIVABLE AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONCERN - ONLY 74,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND HAVE REPLACED MOST ALL THE FRONTEND PARTS AS WELL AS BRAKE ROTORS, ETC. STILL OCCURS. SEEMS DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN OF THIS ISSUE FOR SOME TIME, BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I AM AWARE OF SERVERAL WRECKS DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND THERE IS EVEN A WEBSITE THAT ADDRESS THE ISSUES APPARENTLY MANY PPL ARE HAVING - HTTP://WWW.DODGETRUCKSTEERINGPROBLEMS.COM/ CHRYSLER HAS DONE NOTHING TO OFFER ASSISTANCE AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES WITHOUT HAVINGTO PAY THEM ALLOT OF MONEY AND STILL IT DOES NOT GET RESOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005863February 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MANIFOLD GASKET SUCKED IN.. CAUSING SPARK KNOCKING. HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING PROPERLY DUE TO BAD GROUND. CHRYSLER FIXED HEADLIGHT AT NO CHARGE, HOWEVER, TOLD ME THERE WAS A TSB ON MANIFOLD GASKET AND STILL CHARGED ME FOR REPAIRS.. THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO FIX BECAUSE THEY REMODELED THE ENGINE. FEMALE SUBJECT AT CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS HUNG UP ON ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007530February 15, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE - VEHICLE STARTED TO SKIP WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD I WAS 200 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY COULD NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY (EVEN THOUGH I HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FOR A MONTH BEFORE THAT AND HADN'T TIME TO GET IN TO GET IT LOOKED AT). WAS TOLD THAT OTHER TRANSMISSIONS WERE ALSO FAILING, BUT DODGE WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I AM A FORMER CHRYSLER EMPLOYEE, AS IS MY FATHER. ALWAYS BEEN LOYAL TO CHRYSLER PRODUCTS, BUT AFTER THIS, I CAN'T TELL ENOUGH PEOPLE TO BUY FOREIGN AND NOT DOMESTIC - CHEAP QUALITY AND POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY SELL YOU A VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEMS ARE YOURS - TOO BAD. FINALLY GOT SOME HELP FROM THE CHRYSLER CORPORATE CENTER MICHIGAN.FIRST DEALER SAID "PASSING CABLE WAS PROBLEM, THEN LATER ON FOUND TRANSMISSION WAS FAULT. A REBUILT ONE WAS INSTALLED, AND NOW THAT TOO IS HAVING PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE IS USED ONLY TO GO TO AND FROM WORK AND AROUND TOWN. NO HEAVY HAULING, HEAVY TOWING (DO HAUL PUSH MOWER AND HAND TRIMMER, RAKE, ETC) OR ANY HEAVY DRIVING. TRUCK IS MAINTAINED ON SCHEDULE - TREATED WITH CARE LIKE A KID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007383February 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS:SWITCH, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO PUMP THE BRAKES. *JB THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP WHEN THE WEATHER WAS DAMP, WHEN NOT IN USE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD AND WHEN USING FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ALL THE WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP. THIS WOULD ONLY HAPPEN AT TEMPERATURES OF 32 DEGREES OR COLDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONSUMER TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION LEAKED AT THE REAR OUTPUT SEAL EXTENSION HOUSING LEAKED AT THE CASE SPLIT SILICONE SEAL, THE REAR TRANSMISSION SEAL LEAKED ON THE EXTENDED HOUSING SEAL AT THE TRANSFER CASE, THE RADIO CONTROL HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE, THE WIPERS SHORTED OUT, AND THE FOG LIGHT SWITCH HAD GONE BAD. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005804February 13, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 CLUB CAB 2-WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATIC WITH A 318. 48,000 MILES ALREADY HAD THE TRANS GO OUT, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT BAD, THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT LEAKED WHEN IT RAINED, SPOT WELDS CAME THROUGH THE PAINT ON THE DRIVERS DOOR SKIN,DRIVERS SIDE LICENSE PLATE LIGHT WENT OUT AND CHANGING THE BULB DOESNT FIX IT, THE THERMOSTAT GASKET WENT BAD,THE REAR BRAKES SOMEHOW CAME OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND TRASHED THE DRUMS,PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WENT BAD, PASSENGER SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WENT BAD, FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHINGS WENT BAD,WHEN COLD THE TRANS SLIPS, INNER WELDS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAVE POPPED CAUSING VIBRATION,AND KNOCK ON WOOD THAT IS ALL FOR NOW I THINK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567771February 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006286February 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED.*JG *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003052January 20, 2003
TIRES
TIRE BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002553January 10, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION , AND NONE OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THIS RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE DRIVER.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10019587January 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLES ENGINE BOLT LOOSENED AND A SCREECHING NOISE WAS PRODUCED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM ALL 20 VALVE COVER BOLTS HAD LOOSENED. THEY LOOSENED AN ADDITIONAL TWO TIMES AFTER PROPERLY TORQUED. LOOSENED VALVE COVER BOLTS CAUSED OIL TO LEAK OUT OF ENGINE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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