Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#761686May 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 45MPH THE ATNI-LOCK REAR BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. A FEW MINUTES LATER, WHILE PULLING OUT AT A STOP SIGN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD "CAME OUT" FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM. I HAVE ALL THE PARTS AND PIECES FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL. THE PINION GEAR WAS IN PIECES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSING. THE RING GEAR HAD SEVERAL TEETH MISSING AND/OR DAMAGED. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR/EQUIPMENT WAS ALSO DAMAGED.THE ONLY PARTS THAT WERE NOT REPLACED WERE THE AXLES AND THE HOUSING. CAUSE OF THE DEFECT IS STILL YET UNDETERMINED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761688May 8, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC. GAGE READS FULL WHEN TANK IS FULL. 50 MILES LATER IT READS EMPTY AND THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761694May 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
I BELIEVE THIS IS COVERED IN YOUR RECALL 97V084000 - TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE TO TRANSMISSION SPLIT AND OR FITTING FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF ALL TRANSMISSION FLUID. FACOTRY DEALER VAGUELY REFERENCED RECALL AND I LOCATED IT ON YOUR WEB SITE. I CONTACTED DAIMLER/CHRIYSLER RECALL CENTER AT 800-853-1403 AND THEY TOOK COMPLAINT REFERENCE # 9992910 AND THEN TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO SUCH RECALL ON ITEM AND YOUR 97V084000 WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. LOCAL DEALER INDICATES THIS RECALL DOES NOT SHOW ON THEIR DATABASE. SOME INDICATION THAT IT WAS OVER TWO YEARS OLD. MY INSURANCE HAD $340 TOW BILL AND I WAS OUT $278.43 IN REPAIRS. I NOTICED EXTREME AMOUNT OF SMOKE FROM UNDER VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE DAMAGING TRANSMISSION OTHER THAN RUNNING OUT OF FLUID. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL AND WHAT IS GOING ON HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009454May 8, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY; ROTOR/, PADS, AND CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761660May 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL), STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN THE KEY TURNS OFF ENGINE MOST OF THE TIME YOU CAN`T GET THE KEY OUT BECAUSE THE GEAR SHIFTER DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY INTO IT`S SLOT ,AND EVEN AFTER IT DOES FINALLY GO INTO THE SLOT (AFTER WORKING WITH IT) THE STEERING WHEEL DOES`NT LOCK !*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009328May 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN PULLING FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER OR GOING UP A HILL, TRANSMISSION TRIED TO FIND A GEAR OR KEEP SHIFTING BACK AND FORTH UNTIL A GEAR WAS FOUND. ALSO, ENGINE WILL OVER REV. CONTACTED DEALER WHO INDICATED TO SHIFT AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LIKE IT WAS A STANDARD. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE TRAILER IS ALWAYS PULLED WITH THE OVERDRIVE TURNED OFF AND THAT THE SHIFTING PROBLEM IS IN ANY GEAR WHEN THE RPMS DROP, BELOW 2000 RPMS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009349May 7, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING AT 25MPH BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009350May 7, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILEDRIVING AT 25MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN REAR END ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, NONE OFF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009355May 7, 2002
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING. CONSUMER FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE 2-3 TIMES, AND STATED HE COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009363May 7, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HOOD FLEW UP, HOOD LATCH HAD BROKEN. NO INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009370May 7, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAS BURNED OUT FOR SECOND TIME, HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT, AND SWITCH GETS HOT TO TOUCH. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761619May 7, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. SAFETY FACTOR IS THAT THERE IS NO INDICATION TO FOLLOWING VEHICLES THAT A PROBLEM EXISSTS. FOR INSTANCE, I PASSED A TRUCK ON I81 IN WVA WITH THE CRUISE SET AT 70 MPH THE TRUCKS SPEED WAS APPROX 67 MPH. WHEN I PULLED BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS ABSOLUTLY NO INDICATION TO THE TRUCK DRIVER THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING. I BARELY HAD TIME TO HIT ACCELERATOR IN TIME TO AVOID BEING REARENDED BY THE TRUCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009187May 6, 2002
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
JACK EXPLODED IN THE VEHICLE. WHITE POWDER SUBSTANCE THAT OOZED OUT CAUSED FLOORBOARD, SEAT BRACKETS AND BOLTS INSIDE VEHICLE TO RUST. JACK WAS NEVER USED BEFORE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE WHITE POWDER SUBSTANCE IS TOXIC AND WANTS TO HAVE IT TESTED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009202May 6, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM PICKS UP OFF WINDSHIELD AT 70MPH WITHOUT WIND. WHEN THERE IS WIND WINDSHIELD WIPERS PICK UP OFF WINDSHIELD AT A SLOWER SPEED. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER REPLACED 3 SETS OF BLADES AND 2 WIPER ARMS, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009205May 6, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
REARVIEW SIDE MIRRORS VIBRATE. TOOK TO DEALER ,AND DEALER IWAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT DIDN'T HAVE REMEDY. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009210May 6, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
WHEN HITTING A BUMP VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BOUNCE AFTER HITTING BUMP. TOOK TO DEALER, AND HAD SHOCKS REPLACED IT,, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009212May 6, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN TAKING OFF AND VEHICLE GOES INTO HIGH GEAR IT STARTS CHUGGING. WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE WILL DECELERATE. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009219May 6, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ENGINE RUNNING AND ROLLED BACKWARD INTO GARAGE. DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009284May 6, 2002
STEERING
WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS COLD OUTSIDE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED UNTIL THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WARMED UP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PARTS 3 TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009140May 3, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. CONSUMER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND FOUND THROTTLE LINKAGE HAD BROKEN AT THREAD. RECALL ON THROTTLE CABLE WAS DONE IN THE FALL OF 2001. CONSUMER REPAIRED PART.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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