Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#8011107June 5, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER SHIFTED TO REVERSE, SUDDENLY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND ENGINE REVVED. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, WHICH DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. AFTER ABOUT 100 FEET CONSUMER SHUT OFF ENGINE, AND PASSENGER SHIFTED TO PARK. *AK WHILE ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN, THE VEHICLE DAMAGED THE GARAGE DOORS AND PART OF THE HOUSE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011134June 5, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT TO DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. HOWEVER, HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SERVICE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762673June 5, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN IT BEGAN MAKING A NOISE AND THE WHEEL BEGAN TO WOBBLE. WHEN SHE STOPPED, THE WHEEL WAS WOBBLY. HER DAD INVESTIGATED THE CAUSE THINKING IT WAS A BEARING GOING OUT BUT FOUND OUT THAT THE SPINDLE NUT THAT HOLDS THE WHEEL ON HAD BACKED OFF. THE WHEEL HAS NEVER BEEN WORKED ON AND IT HAD THE NEW TYPE OF NUT THAT DOES NOT HAVE A KOTTER PIN IN IT AND IS THE TYPE THAT IS "SELF LOCKING". NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT DID NOT LOCK AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF THE WHEEL HAD COME COMPLETELY OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010977June 4, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE HOOD FLEW OPEN. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010984June 4, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING HOOD UNLATCHED, RESULTING IN A BROKEN WINDOW, AND CRUMPLED THE HOOD. DEALERSHIP WILL FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010985June 4, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING DRIVER TO SUSTAIN SEVERE ARM BURNS. CONSUMER WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE EXPLODING OF THE AIRBAG. *AK *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8010999June 4, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP BACK BRAKES FAIL, NO BRAKES ON BACK AFTER BRAKES WERE REPLACED.*AK CONSUMER ADDS REAR BRAKES LOCK UP AS WELL. ABS PULSATES SLOWLY. REAR BRAKE SHOES, MASTER CYLINDER AND PROPORTIONING VALVE WERE ALL REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011004June 4, 2002
TIRES:VALVE
LEFT FRONT TIRE KEPT LEAKING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT VALVE STEM WAS FAULTY.*AK CHYRSLER REFUSED TO REPLACE. THIS IS CONSUMERS SECOND TIRE, THE FIRST HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. ON TIRES WITH 80 PSI RATING THIS TYPE OF VALVE STEM SEEMS INADEQUATE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011014June 4, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE MANUFACTURER. *AK *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8011018June 4, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NHTSA RECALL 02V042000/ MANFACTURER RECALL B04: CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER END OF MAY TO HAVE RECALL SERVICED. DEALER WAS PRESENTLY WAITNG FOR PARTS ON BACK ORDER. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASES. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011042June 4, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH HOOD FLEW OPEN AND SHATTERED FRONT WINDSHIELD, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM OCCURRED DUE TO A FAULTY HOOD LATCH. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011059June 4, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR END MAKES VEHICLE BOUNCE WHEN IT HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BOUNCE IS SO BAD, THAT THE TIRES SEEM TO LEAVE THE PAVEMENT, WHEN CHANGING LANES, THE VEHICLE LITERALLY JERKS CONSUMER INTO THE NEXT LANE, THE DEALER CAN NOT FIND A REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010900June 3, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING HOOD UNLATCHED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. ALSO, HAS CONFIRMED VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED. HOWEVER, DID NOT HAVE THE HOOD LATCH TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AT DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010940June 3, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH FRONT SIDE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN FROM EITHER SIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ACTIVATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762558June 2, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE REAVIEW MIRRORS MOUNTED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAVE, ON A DAILY BASIS, FOLDED BACK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS GOING DOWN THE ROADWAY. IT DEPENDS ON THE SPEED BECAUSE THE WIND IS SOMETIMES STRONGER ON OTHER DAYS AND THE DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS OF THE WIND. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DODGE SERVICE SHOPS AND THEY ALL SAY THAT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE DODGE RAM VEHICLES AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX/REPAIR IT TO MAKE IT STOP MOVING. IF THIS IS SUCH A PROBLEM, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL TO KEEP AN ACCIDENT FROM HAPPENING. I CAN'T SEE THE LANES NEXT TO ME WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE MIRRORS FOLD BACK AND IT SCARES ME TO CHANGE LANES THINKING THERE MIGHT BE A VEHICLE BESIDE ME THAT I DIDN'T SEE WHEN I TURNED MY HEAD TO LOOK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AND COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE. IS THERE ANY WAY YOU COULD GET BACK WITH ME ON THIS AND LET ME KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL I HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT SO I CAN GET MY VAN FIXED, ESPECIALLY WITH THE UPCOMING VACATION SEASON COMING UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762560June 2, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
IS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 SUSPOSED TO COME OUT OF PARK WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL? THE TRUCK CAME OUT OF GEAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND CAUSED $2500 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING IN THIS CASE. HOWEVER, MY 3 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE TRUCK FROM PARK TO REVERSE WHILE STANDING ON THE SEAT. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AT THAT TIME ON A INCLINING DRIVEWAY SO IT ROLLED ONLY TO THE STREET. CHEVROLET PRODUCTS, I KNOW, HAVE A SAFETY FEATURE WHICH REQUIRES THE BREAK PEDAL TO BE PRESSED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME OUT OF PARK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762534June 1, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
THE COLUMN SHIFTER HAS BROKEN DOWN A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES SINCE OCT 2001. IT HAS BEEN FIXED EACH TIME BY ANTWERPEN DODGE AT NO COST. WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR. ELLIOT ABASCAL OF ANTWERPEN DODGE AT 12420 AUTO DR., CLARKSVILLE, MD 21029, PHONE NUMBER 410 531 5701. THIS IS THE FIRST DODGE TRUCK THAT I OWNED AND IT'S BEEN A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT, CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT I PAID OVER $21,000.00 OF MY HARD EARNED MONEY AND HAVE TO REPEATEDLY TURN IT IN FOR SERVICE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IF I WERE TO ENGAGE THE STEERING COLUM AND IT MALFUNCTIONED, I MAY GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. SOMEBODY MAY BE HURT OR EVEN KILLED. DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY EXCEPT THAT I WILL NOT BUY A DODGE RAM AGAIN UNLESS THIS MATTER IS RESOLVED. WILL GO BACK TO BUYING CHEVY TRUCKS. I CAN BE REACHED AT 410 674 2667 OR 301 429 5514 (WORK). RESPECTFULLY, LTC DANIEL L. BLOOM, JR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009362May 31, 2002
POWER TRAIN
NUT FELL OFF BACK OF FIFTH GEAR, DAMAGING THE MAIN SHAFT AND CAUSING TRUCK TO JUMP ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. DODGE ADMITS THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT, YET THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. A HORSE IN THE TRAILER BEING TOWED WAS INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT DUE TO THE VIOLENT JERKS AND SWERVES INVOLVED. *TS **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS*762504
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010828May 31, 2002
STEERING, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, STEERING MAKES LOUD NOISE, SOUNDS LIKE STEERING IS GOING TO FALL APART. DEALERSHIP REPLACED STEERING COLUMN; HOWEVER, PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010838May 31, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING HOOD UNLATCHED AND BLOCKED WINDSHIELD, UNABLING DRIVER TO SEE. HAD TO HOLD HOOD WITH ROPES. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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