Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#11129504September 14, 2018
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED TWICE OVER THIS ISSUE, EACH TIME THE REPAIR HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE CURRENT PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE RELATES TO THE AIR BAG MODULE. MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A MONTH AGO AT WHICH TIME I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP THINKING THE AIRBAGS HAD GONE BAD AGAIN. I WAS ADVISED THE AIRBAGS WERE FINE BUT THE CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER DODGE NO LONGER MAKES THE REPLACEMENT MODULE AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO SEEK ONE FROM A SALVAGE COMPANY THEY DO BUSINESS WITH. MY QUESTION IS SIMPLE, HOW CAN A MANUFACTURE DECIDE TO STOP MAKING A CRUCIAL COMPONENT TO THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. I WAS ADVISED THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT INFLATE. IT HAS BEEN OVER A MONTH NOW AND THE DEALERSHIP STILL HASN'T LOCATED A MODULE BUT ARE CONTINUING TO SEARCH FOR ONE. I HAVE A LOW MILAGE 2003 RAM 3500 HEAVY DUTY TRUCK SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY THAT IS TOTALLY WORTHLESS. WHAT CAN I DO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129510September 14, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. HAD TWO WRECKS IN 2008 & 2009. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, HAVE BEEN REPLACED, RECALL CSN 1. SUFFERED SERIOUS NECK INJURY ENDING IN COMPLETE CERVICAL FUSION & TRANSPLANTS. ALSO HAVE CHRYSLER 2005/300 4 SPEED AIRBAGS REPLACED UNDER SAME RECALL. HAD NO WRECKS WITH IT. I CAN'T FIND ANYONE TO REPRESENT ME IN SETTLEMENT. TRUCK WAS MOVING WHEN HIT DEER & STATIONARY WHEN A TRUCK HIT US IN REAR & SIDE BACK.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11129572September 14, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON GRAND AVE IN GLENDALE ARIZONA WHEN I CAME ON TO A TURN MY VEHICLE TURNED OFF ON ME I LOST STEERING AND BRAKES VEHICLE DRIFTED INTO ANOTHER LANE LUCKILY NO ONE WAS NEXT TO ME WHEN IT HAPPENS I HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO START THE TRUCK 4 TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE TURNED BACK ON, LATER THAT DAY SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN ON FREEWAY I-10 AND 75TH AVE HEADING WEST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129306September 13, 2018
POWER TRAIN
THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT . IN SHORT MY DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT THEIR FAULT .PROBLEY ISN'T. I WAS TOLD AFTER 7MONTHS OF PHONE CALLS THAT THAT AS OF 20 SEPT 2018 I CAN PUT MY NAME ON A LIST TO ORDER AND GET IN LINE TO REC. MY PART T79 RECAL BRAKE TRANS SHIFT INTERLOCK .NO WONDER THEY SAY ON TV THAT 70%OF THE CARS ON THE ROAD HAVE SAFETY RECALLS.NOTHING HAPPENED YET ! WOULD BE NICE TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE IT DOES. OVER 7 MONTHS. THANKYOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129362September 13, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A 50 MPH FRONTAGE ROAD AND DECELERATING TO TURN ON A SIDE STREET, THE TRUCK STALLED SUDDENLY AT THE APEX OF THE TURN, GAVE A WARNING SOUND AND A MESSAGE FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD SCREEN STATING "LOW OIL PRESSURE". NO OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR CODE WAS STORED IN THE COMPUTER. WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED I LOST POWER BRAKES, POWER STEERING AND (OBVIOUSLY) ENGINE POWER. THE ENGINE RESTARTED EASILY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, SOME AT THE SAME LOCATION OR LOCATIONS WITH SIMILAR SPEED/DECELERATION/TURNING CONDITIONS. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO RECREATE THE STALL AND THUS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM 2 TIMES AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THEM ONCE. THEY ONLY OFFERED A SERIES OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCES LIKE CLEANING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129228September 13, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FIRST IT WAS FUEL LIGHT COMING ON THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON. GOT THAT OFF THEN THE BLOWN LIGHT STARTED COMING ON CHANGE ALL BLOWN FUSES AND LIGHTS BUT LIGHT WOULDN'T GO OUT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. PAID TO FIXED AFTER 1 YEAR IT STARTED UP ALL OVER AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128929September 12, 2018
POWER TRAIN
2009 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE.*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128693September 11, 2018
ENGINE
92,000 MILES AND AM REPLACING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS FOR THE 4TH TIME. EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS COVERED UP TO NOW, BUT NEXT TIME AND ALL THE TIMES AFTER WILL BE ON ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128779September 11, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVESHAFT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HAYES CHRYSLER GAINESVILLE (3115 FRONTAGE ROAD, GAINESVILLE, GA 30504, 855-439-2860) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,075. *TT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128787September 11, 2018
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT START THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000. *TT UPDATED 11/20/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128534September 10, 2018
ENGINE
WE TOOK OUR TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A BRAKE RECALL. AFTER THE RECALL WAS FIXED, MY DAD WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY TRUCK WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND BLINKING. IT WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND WAS HAVING A HARD TIME ACCELERATING. HE GOT THE TRUCK TO MY HOUSE. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE MECHANIC A FEW MILES FROM MY HOUSE AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES. WHENEVER I WOULD SLOW DOWN THE TRUCK WOULD START SHAKING. IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO ACCELERATE AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO TURN AS I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WOULD ACTUALLY GO. I DIDN'T WANT TO BE STUCK IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY BLINKING AND BEEPING. AFTER A TOW TRUCK TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE CAM SHAFT AND LIFTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD BE A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, THERE WERE MANY FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE HAD EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE IN 2011 AND 2012 DODGE RAM TRUCKS. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT THERE WERE ANY ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK BEFORE IT HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128551September 10, 2018
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH SIGMA STAMPEDE RADIAL AT/S TIRES, SIZE 265/75R16. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEEL TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES WAS TORN APART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE TIRES WERE NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128592September 10, 2018
ENGINE
MY TRUCK WAS EXPERIENCING THE MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 5, I TOOK IT INTO A DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE 20 OTHER DODGE HEMI VEHICLES THERE FOR THE SAME PART. THESE LIFTERS ARE ALL ON BACK ORDER, WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE. THEY ARE SAYING THAT I MAY NOT GET THE LIFTERS FROM BACK ORDER FOR A WHILE. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO WORK AND IF THERE ARE THAT MANY BROKEN LIFTERS IN THE HEMI ENGINES, THEY MUST BE FAULTY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128367September 9, 2018
ENGINE
MY TRUCK HAS ALWAYS HAD PROPER MAINTENANCE DONE AND AT ONLY 95,000 MILES, THERE IS A LIFTER FAILURE THAT I BELIEVE IS CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE ENGINE. RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF OTHER RAMS WITH THE 5.7L HEMI ENGINE. HERE IS A LINK TO A FORUM WHERE MULTIPLE RAM OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING.(HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/RAM_1500/2011/ENGINE/LIFTER_AND_CAM_ISSUE.SHTML) I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK WAS VIBRATING NOTICEABLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED TO FLASH. I HAD THE CODE READ AND IT TOLD ME MISFIRE, CYLINDER 5. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND AFTER REPLACING SPARK PLUGS, IGNITION COILS, AND FUEL INJECTOR, I AM TOLD IT IS LIFTER FAILURE AND THAT IT IS COMMON IN THESE ENGINES. WHEN THE LIFTER FAILS, IT IS KNOWN TO BORE INTO THE CAMSHAFT, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE. THE REPAIR COSTS AN AVERAGE OF $3200 WITH SOME GOING UP TO $4,000. CHYSLER MECHANICS KNOW THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO DO RIGHT BY THEIR CUSTOMERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128296September 8, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FOR YEARS NOW, WHILE DRIVING, SOME OF MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD BE OFF, BUT NOT ALL OF THE TIME. NOW ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE OFF EXCEPT FOR THE SPEEDOMETER. I CAN'T SEE THE GAS GAGE OR TACHOMETER OR TEMPERATURE READINGS. THIS DOESN'T MATTER IF I AM STOPPED OR MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128109September 7, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I CAN HEAR THE FUEL PUMP CONSTANTLY RUNNING HOURS AFTER THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY TWICE NOW AND IS TRUCK IS SOMETIMES HARD TO CRANK. I CAN FEEL THE TRUCK LOSING POWER WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROADS AND THOUGH IT HAS NOT YET LOST POWER COMPLETELY I FEEL VERY UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128121September 7, 2018
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128133September 7, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM AND FIAT AT 200 AUTOMALL DR ROSEVILLE, CA 95661. AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. *TT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128148September 7, 2018
POWER TRAIN
THIS TRUCK HAD A P 77 RECALL DONE AND SUPOSEDLY WAS FIXED IN APRIL 2016 AND IN SEPT 2018 I START HEARING A NOISE IN THE REAREND AND FOUND OUT THESE TRUCKS HAVE REAREND ISSUES SO TOOK IT TO FINDLAY DODGE IN WILSONVILLE OREGON .THEY CLAIMED PROBLEM NOTHING TO DO WITH RECALL FIX , SO I TOOK THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER PLACE TO HAVE FIXED , WHICH THEY THEN FOUND OUT, THAT THE PINION SET WAS WAY TOO TIGHT CAUSING THE BEARING FAILURE AND METAL IN CASE.I PAID TO HAVE REAREND REBUILT.I FEEL THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVEBEEN FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER AND HAPPENED BECAUSE THE ORGINA RECALL AND THE FIX WAS DONE WRONG (TOO TIGHT) CAUSING THE BEARING FAILURE. I HAVE PROOF OF FINDLAY DODGE PAPER WORK CLAIMS AND OF THE PLACE THAT ACTUALLY FIXED MY TRUCK WITH REPAIR COST PARTS ETC. TRUCK ONLY HAS 57K MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11127879September 6, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAVE BEEN PREVALENT SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE IN 2013. MUST BE A SHORT IN THE ENTIRE TRUCK SOMEWHERE. MY LIGHTS ON THE PASSENGER MIRROR BLINK ALL THE TIME WHILE RUNNING AND OR OPENING THE DOOR. HUBS/CV AXLES HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE 3 TIMES EACH NOW. THIS VEHICLE IN NOT USED AND ABUSED. I TAKE CARE OF IT WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHERS WHO OWN SAME YEAR MODEL AND HAVE SEEN ONLINE ON FORUMS OTHERS HAVE HAD THESE ISSUES ALSO. THIS CAUSES THE CV, HUBS, AND ROTORS/BRAKES TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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