Dodge Ram Complaints (1994)

830 consumer complaints on file.

#886387April 20, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE ENTERING TURNPIKE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FUEL PUMP HAD GIVEN OUT, NO CAUSE OF DEFECT WAS GIVEN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886207April 18, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
2 DAYS BEFORE TAKING VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP CONSUMER WAS SMELLING GAS. THERE WERE PUDDLES OF GAS BESIDE EXHAUST PIPE AND UNDER HOOD ON TOP OF ENGINE MANIFOLD. GAS WAS LEAKING DOWN SIDE, HOT ENGINE. REPAIR SHOP ORDERED, AND REPLACED FUEL LINES WHICH HAVE A NEW SAFETY CLIP.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886058April 17, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH HOOD FLEW UP WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, SLAMMING INTO WINDSHIELD, AND OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VISION. HOOD LATCH WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL SEVERAL YEARS AGO. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886020April 16, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND REAR END GEARS INSIDE OF DIFFERENTIAL BROKE LOOSE. REAR END FROZE UP AND LOCKED UP DRIVESHAFT, AND TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885611April 10, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM FRONT LIKE GRINDING. ALSO, BEARING AND SPINDLE BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743053March 26, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THIS POST A FIRE HAZARD UNDER HOOD AT TBI SYSTEM,THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPEND/I HAVE SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM IN TRUCKS AT THE JUNK YARDS AROUND THE CSRA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883679March 21, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HOOD FLEW OPEN AND BROKE WINDSHIELD, LATCH WAS SECURELY SHUT. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883059March 14, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
VEHICLE THAT WAS SOLD TO CONSUMER AS A SALVAGED VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. FRONT AND CENTER PARTS OF FRAME WERE CRUSHED, AND PUT BACK TOGETHER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560257March 8, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT QUARTER PANEL (GOODYEAR WRANGLER LT 245/75R16 LOAD RANGE E). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882340March 7, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY TOLD CONSUMER TO LEAVE CAR AND RECALL LETTER. DEALER CALLED CONSUMR NEXT DAY AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE OF ALARM SYSTEM WHICH WAS AN AFTER MARKET SYSTEM. THEN, NEXT DAY THEY CALLED AND SAID IT WAS READY. AFTER THAT COSUMER STARTED HAVING OTHER LITTLE PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882264March 6, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM DASHBOARD. DEALER SAID NOT SAME PART AS RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741976March 5, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO LEFT WHEN BRAKING,,,,,,HAVE TO HOLD IT RIGHT TO KEEP STEERING WHEEL FROM GOING LEFT,,,,,PADS & CALIPERS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT BUT DOES NOT HELP,,,,,,,THE STEERING GEAR BOX ON THESE TRUCKS MAKE THEM WANDER ALL OVER THE ROAD,,,,,,LOTS OF PLAY IN THE STEERING,,,,,,,,,,,I FEEL CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS,,,,,,,I AM A MEMBER OF A CLUB THAT HAS 6600 MEMBERS WITH THE DODGE RAM 2500/3500 PICKUPS WITH THE DIESEL ENGINE AND THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF STORIES THERE ABOUT TRYING TO DEAL WITH THESE PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559962February 28, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HAVE RECALL WORK 00V-135 PERFORMED THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER WOULD ONLY PROVIDE SERVICE BACK HOME AND NOT TO RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881594February 27, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND WIITHOUT ANY INDICATION HOOD FLIPPED BACKWARD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL, AND FIXED THIS PROBLEM. BUT, IT DID NOT WORK. *AK VEHICLE HOOD IS DAMAGED AND WINDSHIELD IS ALSO BROKEN. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880991February 21, 2001
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER CONTACTED DANVILLE CHRYSLER DEALER TO PERFORM RECALL 99V21400/ SUSPENSION REPAIRS. DEALER CLAIMED THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY ONE QUALIFIED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. CONSUMER MUST TRAVEL TO ANOTHER DEALER IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785275February 17, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED, SEALED UNITS WITH NO GREASE FITTINGS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880387February 12, 2001
STEERING
WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A POPPING SOUND. *AK THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR AT A POINT WHERE STEERING SHAFT COMES THROUGH FIRE WALL. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880258February 9, 2001
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER CONTACTED DANVILLE CHRYSLER IN DANVILLE TO PERFORM RECALL 99V214000/ SUSPENSION REPAIRS. DEALER CLAIMED THEY HAD NO ONE QUALIFIED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. CONSUMER MUST TRAVEL TO ANOTHER DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879755February 5, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK WHEN SWITCH WAS TURNED ON. POWER WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL IF BUTTON WAS PUSHED. VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE & RATTLE WHEN GOING PASS 50MPH. BEEN TO DEALER EACH TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740403February 4, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
I HAVE THIS WONDERING STEERING AS SOON AS A PICK UP FREEWAY SPEEDS I WENT TO THE DEALER AND SAID THEY HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND THEY HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS BY PLACING A RECALL ON ONE COMPONENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. I PLACED AN AD ON THE EDMUND.COM, AND I WAS SURPRISED HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES,MANUFACTURER/MODEL/YEAR/SPEEDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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