Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#567923October 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER SUDDENLY HEARD A NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE, WHEN HE CHECKED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED, HE SAW THAT THE TIRE HAD FALLEN OFF BREAKING THE POWER STEERING BOX AND THE AXLE CAME OFF COMPLETELY. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768732October 22, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
AFTER VEHICLE HAS GONE IN REVERSE AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND AGAIN WHEN PULLING FORWORD AND BRAKE IS APPLIED, THERE IS A "CLANKING NOISE" AS IF MAYBE A LOOSE BRAKE CALIPER. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS 3 TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE FIRST TIME, I WAS TOLD THAT I JUST NEEDED TO TIGHTEN MY WHEELS. THE SECOND TIME THE (RT) UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED. THE THIRD TIME THE LEFT CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE BRAKE PADS. ALL THIS WORK IS BEING DONE TO A NEW TRUCK AND THE MECHANICS DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THEY ARE SIMPLY REPLACING THINGS THAT THEY THINK IT MIGHT BE. I-AM VERY CONCERNED AND FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I HAVE A NEW TRUCK THAT IS CONSTANTLY IN THE SHOP AND I NOW HAVE NOTHING TO DRIVE. PLEASE HELP. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768733October 22, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VIBRATION IN FRONT END AT ALL SPEEDS AFTER 30 MPH. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567906October 22, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON THE SAME DAY AS PURCHASE, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END AND WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. DESPITE THE SEVERITY OF THE CRASH, THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021316October 22, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING STARTED TO HEAR A CLUNK, STEERING WHEEL WAS SNAPPING AND BANGING. CONSUMER STATES THE LOWER SHAFT ASSEMBLE WAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021324October 22, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER STATES THE RUBBER VACUUM BLOCK THAT SITS ON TOP OF THE TRANSFER CASE IS DETERIORATING. CONSUMER STATES COULD CAUSE BRAKES TO FAIL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021372October 22, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE SHIMMY'S ALL OVER THE ROAD. CONSUMER STATES IF YOU HIT A POT HOLE, COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021380October 22, 2002
TIRES
DOT M32KC24X2100 ORIGINAL TIRES ON RAM 1500 2001 LTX AS 24575R16. CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES FELT MUSHY SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. WHILE TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW, AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE LOSS AIR. CONSUMER FELT TIRES WERE TOO THIN FOR WEIGHT OF VEHICLE. MR*JG *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021277October 21, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 65MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP CAUSING ZERO VISABILITY. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021308October 21, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIPPING . THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768684October 21, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT "WINKED" OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES THEN QUIT WORKING, THEY RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION AFTER ABOUT 10 MIN. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768651October 20, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
HAVING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKES WORKED ONE MINUTE AND THE NEXT TIME TOTAL FAILURE. IN 2001 POWER STEERING PUMP AND GEAR BOX WERE REPLACED DUE TO TOTAL FAILURE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#768667October 20, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
FOLDING SIDE MIRROR SPRING MECHANISM FAILED CAUSING THE MIRROR TO "FLOP" AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THESE MIRRORS ARE DESIGNED TO BE FOLDED IN AND OUT FOR CLEARANCE AT DRIVE-UP WINDOWS, CAR WASHES, ETC. THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN EARLY SEPTEMBER AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BY THE DEALER IN MID-SEPTEMBER ON 10/19/2002. THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR FAILED, THIS TIME WHILE FOLDING IT BACK OUT FROM THE "IN" POSITION TO THE "NORMAL" POSITION. SINCE THERE IS NO WAY TO "RIG" THE FAILED MIRROR IN PLACE SO THAT THE DRIVER CAN USE IT, AND BECAUSE OF THE LONG WAIT FOR A REPLACEMENT PART, THIS DEFECT PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768627October 19, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
VEHICLE EXCESSIVELY VIBRATES AT AROUND 40-50 MPH. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND FINALLY ON THE 3RD VISIT THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP AT 45MPH CAUSED BY LUGGING DOWN THE ENGINE. THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS STYLE OF TRUCK, BUT THEN SAID THEY CAN ONLY WAIT FOR TSB AND POSSIBLE TRANS CONTROLLER FLASH. THIS PROBLEM IS AN ANNOYANCE AND SHOULD BE DEALT WITH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768550October 17, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK 2/28/02. BY THE END OF MARCH EARLY APRIL, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO STALL SPORADICALLY AND HAS EVEN JUMPED GEARS WHILE IN MOTION ONCE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP 8-9 TIMES AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD EVERYTIME THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PROMISES UPON PROMISES HAVE BEEN MADE TO RE-FLASH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD THEY (DODGE) THINK THE TRUCKS COMPUTER SYSTEM IS TELLING THE TRUCK TO SHUT DOWN. ONE TIME WHILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD THE TRUCK LOST COMPLETE POWER TO ALL INTERIOR SYSTEMS (I.E. AIR CONDITION, STEREO, WINDOWS) AND WE HAD TO PULL OVER. THE TRUCK HAS STALLED BOTH IN REVERSE AND IN DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION HAS LOCKED UP ON THE DEALERSHIP (IN REVERSE). FROM FEB. 28, 02 TO JUNE 28, 02 THE TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP OVER 25 DAYS. ON JULY 8, 2002, THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR COMPLETELY BROKE AND WOULD SPIN AROUND IN CIRCLES. WHEN WE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WE WERE TOLD IT WAS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER. WHILE WAITING FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR, THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR BROKE IN THE SAME FASHION. ALL IN ALL WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL 9/9/02 TO HAVE THE MIRRORS FIXED. WHILE WAITING WE HAD TO TAPE THE MIRRORS IN PLACE SO WE COULD SEE WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT TIMES AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL. WE HAVE STOPPED TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR NOW BECAUSE WE GET NOW WHERE WITH THEM OR DAIMLERCHRYSLER/DODGE. I HAVE SINCE CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO HELP PURSUE THIS MATTER. WHEN PAYING $30,000 FOR A TRUCK AND THEN BEING REFUSED REPAIR FOR A PROBLEM THAT CAN AND HAS DEFINETLY ALTERED THE MARKET VALUE AND OUR CONFIDENCE THAT WE HAVE A SAFE TRUCK TO DRIVE/RIDE IN IS IN-EXCUSABLE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE WE ARE NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THESE PROBLEMS. LET'S ALL GET TOGETHER AND MAKE DODGE STAND UP TO THEIR PROBLEMS. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021052October 17, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT IN A FRONTAL COLLISON NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020962October 16, 2002
STEERING
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING IS OVALED OUT. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768459October 15, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
MY 2000 MODEL DODGE 2500 3/4 TON PICKUP LOST IT'S REAR AXEL UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT HAS CAMPER PACKAGE WHICH INCLUDED A SPECIAL HELPER SPRING ON THE REAR SUSPENSION. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE U-BOLTS HOLDING MY REAR END ON HAD BROKE FREE OF THE SPRING ASSEMBLY. CAUSING MY TRUCK TO ROLL SIDE OVER SIDE AND THE COME TO A REST ON IT'S PASSENGER SIDE. THE REAR AXLE WAS FOUND 100 YARDS AWAY FROM THE TRUCK. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN NOTED ON THE 2001 SERIES TRUCKS OF THE SAME BODY STYLE AND MAKE. I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY KNOWN AS IL RJ 6 1 MILE NORTH OF I-74. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO GET LOOSE. I NOTICED THE BACK OF MY TRUCK START TO COME AROUND AND THEN WHEN I TRIED TO COUNTER STEER I LOST CONTROL AND ROLL SIDE OVER SIDE ONTO THE MEDIAN. THE REAR AXLE SEEMED AS IF IT HAD SHIFTED BACK ON ONE SIDE CAUSING IT TO SWING THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AROUND. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ALSO NOTED THIS TO BE VERY POSSIBLE DUE TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE. MY INSURANCE COMPNAY NOTED THAT THEY BELIEVE THE U-BOLTS FAILED AND ARE CURRENTLY SENDING THE TRUCK TO CHICAGO, IL FOR AN EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS STATE FARM INSURANCE. I WAS NOT BADLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, BUT DOCTORS AND POLICE TOLD ME I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE WALKED AWAY. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#768501October 15, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE, INSTEAD MADE A TEMPORARY FIX WHICH CAUSED THE MIRROR TO BE STATIONARY. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020809October 15, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR END FAILED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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