Dodge Ram Complaints (2000)

970 consumer complaints on file.

#883284March 16, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TIRE IS RUBBING AGAINST TIE ROD ENDS AND CAUSING IT TO BURN OR EAT AWAY A QUARTER OF AN INCH AWAY FROM RIM. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883310March 16, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 40-45 MPH WITH A 2000 DODGE, DURANGO. CONSUMERS VEHICLE T-BONED THE DURANGO AND UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#883184March 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
HAD A SHORT BLOCK PLACED ON ENGINE DUE TO MAKING A PECKING NOISE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WOULD MAKE A WHINNING SOUND WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENS ANYTIME WHEN EITHER STOPPING OR STARTING OFF.*AK AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER ARE INOPERABLE. VIBRATION IS FELT AT 48-60 MPH. DEALER REPLACED ENGINE, HOWEVER PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO USE 30 WEIGHT OIL, CONSUMER WANTS DEALER TO BUY BACK VEHICLE, HE FEELS HE HAS A LEMON. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882649March 9, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE WANDERS ACROSS ROAD AT 50 OR MORE MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882657March 9, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *AK CONSUMER STATES PASSING GEAR KICKS IN WHEN SPEED DROPS ABOUT 3 MPH. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882444March 8, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS GOING 35-40MPH AND HIT OTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE. MASSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE.STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE LIFTED FOR CONSUMER GET OUT OF VEHICLE. FRONT AIRBAGS GAVE NO SIGNS OF TRYING TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DODGE SENT OUT AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR TO BODY SHOP. CONSUMER HASN'T GOTTEN A REASON FROM ANYONE WHY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742038March 7, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882274March 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
PINON GEAR IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL END WAS GRINDING. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. MECHANIC REFUSED REPAIR IT AGAIN. EACH TIME IT WAS REPAIRED, GRINDING WOULD COME BACK.*AK THE CONSUMER SAYS THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WAS FLAWED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY A BETTER DESIGN. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED BUT WAS NOT TAKING ANY ACTION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881879March 1, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
BOTH SIDE MIRRORS ARE LOCATED TOO HIGH. WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, HEADLIGHTS OF VEHICLE BEHIND CONSUMER REFLECT DIRECTLY INTO CONSUMER'S EYES, CAUSING LOSS OF VISION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881600February 27, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPORTING A RENTAL VEHICLE FROM EXPRESS WAY DODGE EXPERIENCED A FIRE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55-60 MPH. *AK CONSUMER FEELS THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY EITHER THE FUEL PUMP OR A TRANSMISSION LEAK. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881265February 23, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WA SREAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 30 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881144February 22, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
REAR VIEW MIRROR IS NOT RELIABLE ENOUGH TO HELP CONSUMER TO BACK UP OR CHANGE LANES. CONSUMER HAS ALREADY HIT A TREE, AND ALMOST HIT OTHER VEHICLES WHEN CHANGING LANES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED EMISSONS CONTROL DEPARTMENT, AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON SAME ISSUE. *AK OBJECTS IN REAR MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559728February 16, 2001
SEATS
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, THE PASSENGER SEAT UNLOCKED AND ROLLED ALL THE WAY FORWARD TO THE END OF THE SEAT TRACK, FROM 6-30-00 TIL 11-27-00 THE SEAT HAD NOT BEN MOVED AND WAS IN THE LOCKED POSITION, LUCKILY THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880694February 15, 2001
TRAILER HITCHES
CONSUMERS HAD FOUND ON A ROUTINE CHECK CRACKS ON HITCH. MANUFACTURER SAID THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO HELP CONSUMER IN THIS SITUATION. *AK THE CONSUMER SUGGESTS THAT THE MANUFACTURER CONDUCT INSPECTION ON 3500 SERIES VEHICLES IF ANY OTHER HITCH FAILURES OTHER THAN THE ONE ON RECALL, HAVE OCCURED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880109February 8, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING VERY ROUGH. WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED IN GEAR A LOUD NOISE IS HEARD. ALSO, VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. IN ADDITION, VEHICLE PULLS TO ONE SIDE, DRIVER'S SIDE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880157February 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
CONSUMER HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS: FIRST, ABS LOCKED UP & WOULDN'T UNLOCK UNTIL VEHICLE STOPPED. DEALER HAS CHANGED EVERY PART THEY CAN THINK OFF, DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE TO A REMEDY. MANUFACTURER SAID ABS WAS ONLY USED FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES. SECOND, PROBLEM INVOLVED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. DEALER FOUND A SEAL LEAKING, AND PUT IN A NEW MASTER CYLINDER. CONSUMER PICKED VEHICLE UP, AND IT DIDN'T MAKE IT FOR 3 BLOCKS. FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP. ONLY THING THAT DEALER HAD TO SAY WAS SOMETIMES THEY GET BAD PARTS. CONSUMER HAS MORE INFORMATION TO SEND IN.*AK FACTORY BATTERY SHORTED OUT ALONG WITH RADIO. THE DASH CLUSTER, THERMOSTAT AND HOUSING ON ENGIE,CRANK SENSOR, BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND CALIPERS AND STEERING GEAR BOX WERE REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880159February 8, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
A RIGHT FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON RIGHT TIRE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879887February 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, CONSUMER LEFT IT IN PARK AND EXITED VEHICLE WITH WIFE IN PASSENGER SEAT, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND VEHICLE JUMPED TO REVERSE AT A FAST SPEED INTO A STORE. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740454February 5, 2001
TRAILER HITCHES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I HAD A RECALL FOR TRAILER HITCH, (FIXED) HAD A RECALL FOR EMISSIONS, ( COMPUTER ADJUSTMENT)AFTER THAT FUEL MILEAGE DROPED FROM 13.5 TO 8.8.TOOK IT TO DEALER IN FLORIDA AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.I WOULD LIKE TO GET IT SET BACK TO 13 MILES PER GAL.WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879334January 30, 2001
TIRES, STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
GOODYEAR INVECTA GL TIRES EXPERIENCE UNEVEN AND PREMATURE WEAR, DEALER STATES TIRES ARE WRONG TYPE FOR VEHICLE, DODGE STATES TIRES ARE CORRECT, TIRES CAUSED VIBRATION AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO DRIFT, TIRE SIZE P235/75R15. BEZLE WAS LOOSE ON DRIVER DOOR PANEL, REAR DOORS LEAKED, DEALER ADJUSTED AND ALIGNED BOTH REAR DOORS DUE TO EXCESSIVE GAP. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED COOLANT LEAK. CONSUMER HEARS WIND NOISE. AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT COOL PROPERLY. THERE IS A LOUD NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST. VEHICLE GETS POOR GAS MILEAGE, ONLY GETS AROUND 9 MILES PER GALLON. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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