Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#8017665August 30, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS FAULTY. DRIVER'S SIDE BLADE SWINGS OFF THE TRUCK, CAUSING ARMS TO BIND UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766487August 30, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
THE TWO METAL TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES WERE INSTALLED DURING TRUCK ASSEMBLY WITHOUT SUFFICIENT SPACERS TO PREVENT ABRASION AGAINST EACH OTHER. THIS ALLOWED ONE LINE TO RUB A HOLE INTO THE SIDE OF OTHER LINE RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FLUID BEING SPRAYED AGAINST HOT ENGINE COMPONTENTS AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSON OR A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766417August 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO COOLANT LOSS AND ODOR IN CAB. THEY SAID, ON AT LEAST TWO OF THE OCCASIONS, THAT THEY DO NOT SEE A PROBLEM. ON ONE OCCASION THEY DID REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SERVICE DEPT SAYS ITS THE "INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET". I ASKED IF IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD NO. I ASKED IF THE LOSS OF COOLANT WAS DUE TO THIS GASKET FAILURE THEY STATED THAT THE GASKET HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM.? I ASKED A FRIEND OF MINE IF THE GASKET DEFECT COULD BE THE REASON FOR THE COOLANT LOSS AND HE ADVISED ME, MOST DEFINITLY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I NEEDED THE TRUCK FIXED, SO I PAID FOR THE REPAIR. LOW AND BEHOLD I'M STILL LOSING COOLANT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766437August 29, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THIS VEHICLE SHUT DOWN THE IGNITION AT 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY.SEVERAL TIMES. IT WOULD RESTART AFTER A WAITING PEROID OF 10 -15 MINUTES.TOOK TO DEALER INITALLY AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG. I TOLD THEM THE IGNITION SHUT DOWN I THOUGHT DUE TO ASD TIMING FAILURE SENSED. BUT NO ACTION TAKEN BY DEALER . I WAS PAYING AS WARRANTY EXPIRED. DID IT AGAIN IN 3 WEEKS. TOOK TO DEALER AND HE CHANGED CRANK PROX SWITCH ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN TO DEALER. FOR A VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN FROM A COMPUTER "GLITCH" AT SPEED WHEN THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG MECHANICALLY WITH IT IS STRANGE LOGIC AND DANGEROUS. DAN JOHNSON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017543August 29, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE PULLING A TRAILER UP HILL, TRANSMISSION CONNECTOR MELTED, VEHICLE LOST ALL FLUIDS; SOME OF THE FLUIDS SPRAYED ON MUFFLER AND STARTED SMOKING. *AK *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017544August 29, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING DOWN DRIVEWAY HEARD AS LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, AND NOTICE A TRAIL OF FUEL ON GROUND. FUEL TANK HAD DROPPED UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017566August 29, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
NHTSA RECALL 02V161000, THROTTLE LINKAGE; NORTON MOTORS IN CALIFORNIA WILL NOT ACCEPT APPOINTMENT FROM THIS CONSUMER 2 TO 3 WEEKS FROM TODAY. OWNER DIDN'T PURCHASE VEHICLE IN CALIFORNIA BUT IN FLORIDA WHERE THEY RESIDED. THEY DIDN'T SAY THAT REFUSAL WAS BECAUSE OF NOT HAVING THE PARTS AVAILABLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567230August 28, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CONSUMER STATES RETURNED VAN TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES FOR THE TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION BUT IS STILL EXPERIENCING DRAGGING WHEN AT A STOP WITH COOLING FAN ENGAGED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567244August 28, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE CHARGING SYSTEM CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND FOUND THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. CONSUMER STATES SERVICE BULLETIN RELATING TO THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS WAS NEVER PERFORMED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT CONSUMER IS NOT SURE WHAT IS COVERED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017396August 28, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
A SHORT IN WIRING HARNESS, CAUSED THE FUEL GAUGE TO GO OUT ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER ELECTRICAL ELEMENTS. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANY WORK. *AK *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017475August 28, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
GEARBOX IS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID, IS CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS. IT WILL BE HARD TO TURN. *AK *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017257August 27, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS SET AND VEHICLE GOES ON AN UPGRADE OR HITS IT WILL ACCELERATE INTENSIVELY. CONSUMER FEELS IF ON ICE IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS.*AK. CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017309August 27, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AT 35 MPH, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DEALER REPLACED ABS SENSOR. ON 26 AUGUST 2002 AT 40-45 MPH ABS LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKE WAS APPLIED, AND PEDAL AGAIN WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017331August 27, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH AND WITH NO WARNING ON FLAT SURFACE THE FUEL LINE CRACKED, AND STARTED TO LEAK FLUID ONTO THE ENGINE, CAUSING A FIRE. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017336August 27, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING ON FLAT SURFACE AND WITH NO WARNING IF VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD STEERING WHEEL WILL JUMP AROUND,AND IT COULD CAUSE CONSUMER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017337August 27, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
SINCE FIRST DAY OF PURCHASE OWNER HAS NOTICED AND COMPLAINED THAT REAR SUSPENSION HAS A TENDENCY TO SWAY WHEN DRIVING ON A SLUMP/BUMP IN THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP IS UNAWARE WHAT THE CAUSE IS. OWNER IS CONCERNED BECAUSE HIS WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE DUE TO ERRATIC HANDLING OF VEHICLE ON THE ROAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017376August 27, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY TO RIGHT OR LEFT, THE WHEEL TURNS TOO FAR. THERE IS NO STOP IN GEAR BOX. ALSO WHEN THIS HAPPENS, TIRE HITS SHOCK ABSORBER BRACKET, AND IS SLOWLY SHREDDING THE TIRE.*AK CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES WITH NARROWER TIRES. THEY STILL RUB AGAINST THE SHOCK ABSORBER BRACKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ADVICE GIVEN WAS TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR BOX THAT HAD INTERNAL STOPS. THIS VEHICLES GEAR BOX WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH THAT FEATURE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766308August 27, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
THROTTLE LINKAGE BROKE, WE HAD THROTTLE LINKAGE WELDED BECAUSE WE WERE IN A VERY REMOTE LOCATION AT THAT TIME. WE DROVE TRUCK HOME AND PARKED IT AT WHICH TIME WE RECEIVED A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER ON LINKAGE. DEALER (RINGGOLD CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP,,7154 NASHVILLE ST., RINGGOLD, GA. 30736 PHONE 706-935-2328) REFUSED TO DO RECALL BECAUSE LINKAGE HAD BEEN WELDED. CHRYLSER RECALL DIVISION STATES NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH LINKAGE BREAKING AND REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE FULL REPAIR. WE ARE STILL DRIVING TRUCK ON WHICH SAFETY RECALL WORK HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766336August 27, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
STARTER CAME ON WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 40 MPH. I PARKED VEHICLE AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND REMOVED THE KEY, AND STARTER KEPT RUNNING. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD FROM THE BATTERY CABLES. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERIES AND THE STARTER STOPPED. THE DEALER SAID THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH WIRING HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE STARTER. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE IGNITION WIRING THAT CAUSED THE STARTER TO COME ON. I CAN NOT IMAGINE HOW A STARTER SOLENOID COULD GET POWERED WITHOUT TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH OR A SHORT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567211August 26, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
PRIOR TO RECALL (95V056000) CONSUMER STATED THE HOOD LATCH FAILED, WHICH ALLOWED THE HOOD TO COME UP WHILE DRIVING, THE FORCE BROKE THE HINGES OFF THE HOOD, WHICH HIT THE WINDSHIELD SO HARD IT CRACKED, THIS IN TURN ALMOST CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER HAD THE LATCH REPAIRED BY AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC ONLY BECUASE THE LOCAL DEALER INSISTED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THAT PART AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SECONDARY LATCH AT NO CHARGE, CONSUMER IS NOW REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT.(ATTORNEY, ANNETTE FRANCHER BISHOP FOR CLIENT)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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